At the 2026 China Science Fiction Conference, which opened on March 27th, the China Science Popularization Research Institute released the "2026 China Science Fiction Industry Report". By 2025, the total revenue of China's science fiction industry will reach 126.1 billion yuan, surpassing the 100 billion mark for three consecutive years. The Chinese science fiction industry is steadily entering a new stage of high-quality development. The report covers the five core industries of science fiction reading, science fiction film and television, science fiction games, science fiction derivatives, and science fiction tourism, with a focus on analyzing the annual development characteristics and future trends of China's science fiction industry. The report shows that the science fiction reading industry achieved an annual revenue of 5.19 billion yuan, achieving eight consecutive years of growth, and science fiction online literature has become the core growth driver of digital reading. The science fiction film and television industry generated an annual revenue of 8.16 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.6%. The influence of domestic science fiction dramas and animations continues to increase, and AIGC's short and medium videos are accelerating their rise. The annual revenue of the gaming industry was 77.91 billion yuan, and domestic science fiction games have performed well in overseas markets. The science fiction derivatives industry had a total annual revenue of 7.07 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 179.4%. Original IP is the core driving force of the market, and new forms of products such as AI trendy games inject new vitality into the market. The science fiction tourism industry generated an annual revenue of 27.77 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.8%. Theme parks contribute core revenue, and local original amusement projects continue to increase. New scenarios such as VR large spaces, immersive exhibitions, and script entertainment are constantly expanding the boundaries of the experience. In addition, this year's report added two observation dimensions: the annual revenue of science fiction technology equipment reached 24.74 billion yuan, forming a cross-border application pattern dominated by digital content production technology, led by AI, and characterized by immersive experience; The search popularity of Chinese science fiction has surged by 203.3% year-on-year, and the overseas audience size of phenomenon level IPs continues to expand. According to the report analysis, overall, China's science fiction industry has formed a multidimensional pattern of coordinated development among five major sectors, and continues to expand its growth space in new fields such as technology equipment and international communication. With the improvement of original IP capabilities, deep empowerment of digital technology, and continuous innovation in consumer scenarios, China's science fiction industry is accelerating towards a new stage of high-quality development with optimized structure and upgraded momentum, demonstrating new advantages in cultural and technological integration for the world. (New Society)