China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association report released at the CDEC
summit shows China’s 1H2026 game market actual sales revenue at CNY 188.45 bln,
up 12.17% YoY. Game user base stood at 684 mln as of June, up 0.82% YoY.
Self-developed Chinese games earned US$12.37 bln in overseas sales in 1H, up
30.2% YoY. Mini-program mobile games generated CNY 31.66 bln in 1H, up about 36%
YoY. The report notes significant industry scale expansion and widespread AI
adoption across games.