The Wuzhen Summit of the 2026 World Internet Conference entered its third day today (4th), and the "China Internet Development Report 2026" and "World Internet Development Report 2026" blue books prepared by the China Cyberspace Academy were officially released.
The "China Internet Development Report 2026" shows that my country's cyberspace technology innovation is accelerating, the artificial intelligence technology industry is booming, and the intelligent agent and embodied intelligence industries are accelerating. In 2025, China's enterprise-level AI intelligent body market size will jump to 21.2 billion yuan, and the embodied intelligence market size will be approximately 915 billion yuan.
As of June 2026, a total of 924 generative artificial intelligence services have been registered, and 573 generative artificial intelligence applications or functions have been registered; in March 2026, the average daily word usage volume in my country has climbed to 140 trillion, an increase of more than a thousand times in two years. Foreign exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace continue to deepen, China's concept has won wide international recognition, and the international influence and influence of cyberspace has become more evident.
Chen Baihui, deputy chairman of the e-commerce committee of the World Internet Conference, said that open source and openness lower the technical threshold and usage costs, making artificial intelligence accessible and affordable to small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries; and co-construction and sharing can promote communication among all parties such as data protection, talent training and rule collaboration, and reduce friction costs in cross-border applications. "Open source, openness, co-construction and sharing" is not only a technical concept, but also provides important opportunities to narrow the digital divide, help developing countries improve productivity, and integrate into the development of the global digital economy.
The "World Internet Development Report 2026" shows that a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are accelerating breakthroughs. Global artificial intelligence is experiencing a leap from quantitative change to qualitative change, accelerating towards the physical world and driving the comprehensive expansion of scientific research.
It is expected that artificial intelligence will contribute US$22.3 trillion to the global economy by 2030, accounting for 3.7% of global GDP that year. However, at the same time, the problem of uneven regional development has become increasingly prominent. In particular, the development of artificial intelligence has given rise to a new intelligence gap, further widening the digital development gap between countries.
Cyrus Hodes, founder of the Artificial Intelligence Secure Connection Association, said that China advocates the establishment of a global governance mechanism for AI and calls for the improvement of AI-related regulatory rules. At the same time, it is also solidly promoting the implementation of AI regulatory measures. China is playing a leading role in this regard and welcomes the international community to engage in global dialogue on this issue. Capacity building is not only about letting everyone around the world know how to use AI, but also about setting up AI security defense lines and popularizing AI security education.
(CCTV reporter Zhang Gang)
