On July 21, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released the 56th Statistical Report on the Development of Internet in China (hereinafter referred to as the Report) in Beijing. The Report shows that during the 14th Five Year Plan period, China's Internet construction has made remarkable achievements. The layout of new information infrastructure has been accelerated, and Internet basic resources have continued to be abundant, providing a solid support for the popularization of the Internet and the development of the digital economy. As of June, the number of netizens in China has reached 1.123 billion, and the Internet penetration rate has reached 79.7%. More and more groups share the achievements of digital development. Emerging markets are flourishing, artificial intelligence technology is accelerating its application and landing, global influence is constantly increasing, and technological innovation leads high-quality economic and social development. The Report shows that in the first half of 2025, the amount of basic resources will remain stable, the information infrastructure will continue to be consolidated, the mobile Internet access traffic will continue to grow, enabling the high-quality development of the information and communication industry to a new level. First, the retention of Internet basic resources has laid a solid foundation. As of June, the total number of domain names in China was 32.62 million, of which 20.85 million were national top-level domain names ". CN"; The number of IPv6 addresses is 68567 blocks/32. The second is the continuous consolidation of information infrastructure. In January, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on carrying out the pilot work of 10 gigabit optical network, proposing to carry out the pilot work of 10 gigabit optical network and guide it from technical pilot to deployment and application in an orderly manner; On the tenth anniversary of the implementation of universal telecommunications services, as of the end of June, the total number of 5G base stations in China has reached 4.55 million. Over the past decade, we have promoted the realization of "broadband connectivity in every village and 5G connectivity in every township", with over 90% of administrative villages having access to 5G; Mobile users have achieved double-digit growth in internet traffic for six consecutive months. The Report on Internet Inclusion Deeply Promoting Yinfa Rural Groups to Share Development Achievements shows that as of June, the number of Internet users in China has reached 1.123 billion, and the Internet penetration rate has reached 79.7%; The number of silver haired internet users aged 60 and above has reached 161 million, and the number of rural internet users has reached 322 million, maintaining a stable growth trend. First, the rapid development of silver economy has enabled the further popularization and application of the Internet. The government attaches great importance to the digital dividend for the elderly, and the Internet penetration rate of the elderly in China has reached 52.0%. The 2025 Government Work Report proposes to vigorously develop the silver economy. In June, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the "Catalogue of Smart Health and Elderly Care Products and Services Promotion (2024 Edition)" to promote the deep sharing of information technology development achievements among the silver population. The second is the industrial development of enriching the people in the county, and the Internet lights up the new digital life of rural residents. The Internet enabled rural revitalization has achieved remarkable results. The Internet penetration rate in rural areas of China is 69.2%, 1.9 percentage points higher than that in December 2024. New digital tourism models continue to emerge, expanding new channels for rural residents to increase their income through digital employment. In March, the booking volume of rural tourism products increased by 52% year-on-year; High quality development of rural circulation, with 30% of the national express delivery volume sent to rural areas in the first quarter, and a year-on-year increase of 42.1% in county-level life service consumption orders. The trend of digital entertainment going global is not decreasing, and the integration with offline channels is enhancing development vitality. According to the report, in the first half of 2025, China's digital entertainment industry will develop both internally and externally, continuously exporting excellent cultural values to the world and expanding its integration with offline channels, adding new impetus to the domestic cultural and tourism market. Firstly, the popularity of online literature going global continues to rise, becoming an innovative carrier for Chinese culture to "go global". In 2024, the market size of online literature going global will exceed 5 billion yuan, cultivating 460000 overseas online writers and over 350 million overseas users, covering more than 200 countries and regions around the world. Among them, the user size of the Japanese market has surged by 180%, becoming the fastest-growing emerging market in the world. The second is that online games have ushered in new development opportunities for going global. In April, the State Council released the "Comprehensive Pilot Work Plan for Accelerating the Expansion and Opening up of the Service Industry", which clearly stated that "developing game overseas business and laying out the entire industry chain from IP creation to game production, distribution, and overseas operation" will be included in the national strategic project. Thirdly, the empowering effect of online videos on offline culture is gradually emerging. The deep integration of online dramas and tourism, such as canal themed online dramas and tourism forming a collaborative matrix, has promoted a 40% increase in the total number of tourists in cities along the canal, and a 215% year-on-year increase in bookings for homestays. Short video platforms integrate local government resources, platform traffic, and merchant resources to build a closed loop of online and offline consumption, bringing new customer traffic to more physical merchants. The number of generative artificial intelligence products is increasing, and the application scenarios are constantly deepening. The report shows that in the first half of 2025, generative artificial intelligence products have achieved comprehensive progress from technology to application, with a rapid growth in product quantity and continuous expansion of application scenarios. Firstly, China's influence in the field of artificial intelligence has significantly increased. As of March, a total of 346 generative AI services had been filed with the State Internet Information Office. The emergence of China's AI products has attracted global attention. Within 20 days of its launch, DeepSeek has exceeded 30 million global daily active users. It has topped the application market in 140 countries and regions around the world, becoming the fastest growing generative AI application for global users. The second is the continuous penetration of generative artificial intelligence technology into specific application scenarios. On the user side, as of June, the proportion of users using generative artificial intelligence products to answer questions was the highest, reaching 80.9%. In terms of industry, the scale of China's AI industry will exceed 700 billion yuan in 2024, maintaining a growth rate of more than 20% for many consecutive years. Domestic artificial intelligence products have not only achieved breakthroughs in parameter scale of billions and multimodal capabilities, but also deeply integrated with scenarios such as office collaboration, education accessibility, industrial design, and content creation, building an intelligent application ecosystem covering multiple fields. (New Society)