China's cultural industry revenue increased 7.5% in H1 2021 to 6.5 trillion yuan, driven by growth in all sub-sectors and digital publishing/animation.

China's cultural industry revenue grew 7.5% in H1 2021 to nearly 6.5 trillion yuan ($910.82b), per the National Bureau of Statistics. All sub-sectors witnessed revenue growth, with cultural equipment production leading at 10.4%. New business forms like digital publishing and animation achieved 11.2% revenue growth, contributing 60.5% to the sector's overall revenue growth.