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China AI

China is racing to build AI compute: intelligent computing capacity grew 177% year on year as of June 2026 (MIIT), though China held 14% of global AI supercomputer capacity in 2025 (Federal Reserve). 86.0% of generative AI users reach it via a standalone app (CNNIC).

20 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.

MetricValueGeoPeriodTierSource
Average capacity gain of China's 100 benchmark 5G factories after digital retrofit25percentCN2026-06T1miit.gov.cn
Year-on-year growth of China's intelligent computing capacity177percentCN2026-06T1miit.gov.cn
Generative AI accessed through standalone mobile app, China86.0percent of generative AI usersCN2025-12T1cnnic.cn
Average weekly time online per internet user, China32.5hours per weekCN2025-12T1cnnic.cn
China share of global AI supercomputer (compute) capacity14percentCN2025T1federalreserve.gov
Household fixed broadband access subscribers, China0.583billion householdsCN2025T1wap.miit.gov.cn
Average annual wage, information transmission software and IT services, urban non-private units, China248752yuan/yearCN2025T1stats.gov.cn
Share of 1000Mbps+ subscribers in fixed broadband subscribers, China34.5percentCN2025T1wap.miit.gov.cn
Fixed broadband subscribers at 1000Mbps and above, China0.238billion subscribersCN2025T1miit.gov.cn
Fixed internet broadband access subscribers, China0.691billion subscribersCN2025T1miit.gov.cn
Fixed internet broadband access service revenue, China2896CNY 100 millionCN2025T1miit.gov.cn
Total telecom business revenue, China1.75CNY trillionCN2025T1miit.gov.cn
Mobile IoT terminal subscribers, China2.888billion terminalsCN2025T1miit.gov.cn
5G base stations in operation, China483.810 thousand base stationsCN2025T1miit.gov.cn
Share of 5G in all mobile telephone base stations, China37.6percentCN2025T1miit.gov.cn
Size of China's national AI industry investment fund600CNY 100 millionCN2025T1miit.gov.cn
CN: companies citing as a concern for adopting generative AI: initial cost of adoption38.2percentCN2024T1soumu.go.jp
CN non-users of text generative AI citing: cost is too high14.4percentCN2024T1soumu.go.jp
CN non-users of text generative AI citing: not needed for my life or work27.5percentCN2024T1soumu.go.jp
CN: companies with no clearly defined policy on generative AI use2.9percentCN2024T1soumu.go.jp

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