China reports roughly 1.13 mln new firms in emerging, future industries in 2025

China has seen strong growth momentum in eight emerging and nine future industries, with about 1.13 million companies established in these sectors in 2025, an increase of 9.9 percent year on year, official data showed on Thursday.

Among these, some cutting-edge fields such as humanoid robots, civil aviation and generative artificial intelligence witnessed notable growth, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation.

China registered nearly 25.75 million newly established market entities last year, including 9.5 million enterprises and 16.19 million self-employed businesses, the administration said.

Consumer-related sectors also showed promise. The number of entities involved in intelligent consumer equipment manufacturing reached approximately 78,000 in 2025, with around 5,000 newly established.

The cultural tourism sector added 3.3 million new enterprises, up 12.2 percent year on year, while sectors related to the silver economy saw the addition of roughly 68,000 enterprises, a year-on-year increase of 17.1 percent.

Market regulatory authorities will continue to refine market access and exit mechanisms, foster a fair competitive environment and optimize government services for businesses, thereby further stimulating the vitality of all types of market entities.