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竖屏里的中国故事:从“中国热播”到“全球通刷”

全球头部平台集体下场,AI全面介入,中国微短剧正深刻改变世界内容产业的生产与消费方式。

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中国竖屏微短剧(duanju)正加速走向全球,引领全球内容产业生产方式与商业模式的变革。字节跳动、Instagram、Netflix等全球头部平台纷纷入局,AI技术的大规模应用更将生产效率推向新高度,同时短剧也成为传播中华文化的新抓手。

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过去一年中国微短剧出海市场进入爆发增长期,TikTok等全球平台纷纷推出竖屏短剧功能与应用。

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打开任何一个海外短视频平台,用户很容易刷到一种竖屏、单集一两分钟、动辄几十集的剧集:反转密集、节奏快到“停不下来”。在英文互联网上,这类内容已经拥有了一个专门的词——duanju(短剧)。它不是欧美本土产物,而是起源于中国的内容形态。过去一年,这个“中国制造”的品类加速走向全球:作为字节跳动旗下产品,TikTok今年初在欧美、东南亚等地推出独立的微短剧应用PineDrama,把中国短剧跑通的模式带向海外;与此同时,Instagram上线专为微型短剧设计的Series功能,Netflix上线竖屏信息流,连久负盛名的圣丹斯电影节也和TikTok合作开设了微短剧写作课程。中国短剧带来的,是一场正在发生的全球内容生产方式的变革——从形式、节奏到商业模式,世界内容产业正在集体学习一种由中国市场跑通的做法。

全球平台“集体下场”

过去一年,全球微短剧市场进入爆发增长期:业界预计2026年中国微短剧出海市场规模可达60亿至90亿美元,行业预计全球微短剧市场2030年将达260亿美元。规模之外,更值得注意的变化是,全球头部平台从“旁观者”集体变成了“入局者”,而它们采用的,几乎都是中国短剧跑通的那套规则。这当中,TikTok本身就是字节跳动旗下产品;而在更早的几年里,中文在线旗下ReelShort、点众科技旗下DramaBox等中国出海短剧应用,已先后在北美、东南亚市场打开局面。同样有标志意义的,是Instagram、Netflix、Disney+等国际平台也在竞相跟进——中国短剧定义的规则,正从一家中国公司的实践,变成全球平台的共同选项。

动作最密集的,是字节跳动自己的平台TikTok。今年1月,TechCrunch报道TikTok推出独立的微短剧应用PineDrama,把中国跑通的模式带到海外,应用随后进入美国、巴西、泰国iPhone App Store免费榜前十;2025年底上线的应用内专区“Minis”,则从今年3月起测试竖屏微短剧信息流。内容端,它与曾获艾美奖提名的美国演员、制片人伊萨·雷(Issa Rae)合作推出首部微短剧《Screen Time》,首周播放量即达7500万次,累计播放量已接近5.8亿次观看。

美国媒体The Wrap报道微短剧《Screen Time》爆火截图

这股势头在10月的戛纳电视节达到高潮:TikTok与创作者经纪公司Made By All旗下制片公司Made By Us Studios合作推出竖屏微短剧,又与福克斯旗下流媒体平台Tubi合作开发10部原创竖屏系列,携手圣丹斯电影节推出面向全球创作者开放的微短剧写作项目。写道,TikTok正在推动创作者更早进入好莱坞的制作决策——“在制片厂决定开发哪些故事时,就让他们参与进来”。

非中国背景的国际平台同样在跟进。据彭博社报道,Instagram于10月推出“Features”与“Series”两大视频功能,其中“Series”专为微型短剧设计;Netflix于5月上线竖屏信息流“Clips”;Disney+今年3月起测试竖屏信息流;亚马逊云服务推出了将横版内容转换为竖屏的工具。

效率与AI:一场难以复制的“生产方式”革新

如果说前两年中国短剧出海靠的是译制内容出海,那么这一年来,支撑其全球扩张的已经是一套完整的工业化生产方式。

在生产端,中国短剧把影视制作的出品周期压缩到了极致。《中国日报》今年5月的产业报道显示,抖音集团今年投入超过15亿元支持真人微短剧创作,1100余部微短剧播放量破亿,用户日均观看时长一年增长近4倍,题材从44种扩展到65种。《南华早报》在对COL Group的报道中分析了这套“游戏化内容”模式:竖屏9:16画幅、30—70集、单集1—3分钟、免费增值收费,配合数据驱动的题材测试,让中国短剧公司能够以极低的试错成本,快速产出爆款。

人工智能(AI)的全面介入,则把效率推向新的量级。据CNN报道,2026年一季度中国上线超过12.8万部微短剧,其中约95%由AI生成。《南华早报》记录了全AI版《西游记》登上湖南卫视黄金档——30集、每集约40分钟,从立项到播出仅用三个月,带动芒果超媒市值上涨逾130亿元;据中国网络视听协会数据,2026年上半年中国上线短剧36.7万部,超74%由AI生成。北京大学国家发展研究院的报告显示,AI视频生成直接带动约69万人就业。

《南华早报》报道截图

在技术底座上,中国视频AI的领先已经形成共识。《金融时报》分析认为,字节跳动等公司已在视频生成领域建立起对美国的优势;据《南华早报》报道,DataEye预计今年中国AI短剧市场规模将达到400亿元。而随着红果短剧等平台的短剧制作大步走向海外,这套技术能力也正在向海外输出。

短剧把中华文化送到更多人眼前

短剧出海之所以被看作文化现象而非单纯的商业现象,在于它以最轻量的方式,把中华文化送进了更多人的日常。

在中国台湾地区,这股热潮尤其具有样本意义。今年10月底,红果短剧登顶中国台湾地区苹果、安卓两大应用商店免费下载榜,引发岛内广泛讨论。讲述颜真卿《祭侄文稿》与安史之乱故事的AI短剧《砚边青梅》广受喜爱,在台北故宫博物院介绍该文物的视频评论区里,不少台湾网友留言称,“是看了《砚边青梅》过来的”;取材宋代名将狄青故事的短剧《持械入宋》、AI短剧《雪山救狐》接连刷屏岛内社群。岛内资深媒体人王尚智在专栏中写道,同文同种的文化渗透力难以阻挡。

台北故宫YouTube官号讲解《祭侄文稿》视频评论区截图

非遗题材也正在成为短剧文化出海的新抓手。中央广播电视总台与红果短剧等联合出品的《顾盼锦年》,以国家级非遗宋锦织造技艺为载体,把宋锦从挑丝、捻丝到通经、上浆、织造等二十余道工序织进剧情,上线即登顶微短剧热度榜。在加拿大,华文媒体的推广,让这部展现宋锦非遗的短剧大受欢迎——中国非遗正通过短剧走进海外观众的日常。

在新加坡、马来西亚等华语市场,短剧同样唤起了共同的文化记忆。据Appfigures数据显示,红果短剧已登顶新加坡App Store娱乐免费榜;当地媒体注意到,追剧正在成为东南亚华裔家庭代际沟通的新方式,长辈与晚辈因为同一部剧有了共同话题。新加坡《联合早报》还观察到,在华语圈以外的印尼,也有不会汉语的观众靠英文字幕一年追完50余部中国微短剧,更有当地粉丝因为看剧对唐朝产生兴趣,“戏里的汉服很好看”。

短剧证明着:中华文化正在以“当代的、日常的、可参与的”形态抵达全球人心。它不讲大道理,却把忠义、亲情、奋斗、团圆这些共通的价值,编织进人们愿意每天追看的故事里。这正是文化共鸣的底层逻辑:当不同语言、不同文化背景的观众为同一个中国故事停下手指,文明互鉴就从一个抽象概念,变成了手机屏幕上每天发生的日常。

回望这一年,中国短剧完成了一次三重跃迁:从内容出海到模式出海,再到生产方式出海;从华语文化圈走向全球多元市场;从单纯的商业现象升维为文化现象。短剧以最当代的技术和最轻量的形式,让传统文化进入了年轻人的生活。同时,它是中国的文化消费新形象——短剧改变了全球用户消费剧情内容的方式,也改变着世界看待中国内容的方式。

这条路还在延伸。中国短剧提供了一种可复制、可持续的内容生产方案:以最短的时长、最快的生产、最共通的情感,讲述属于中国,也属于世界的故事。在全球化与本土化的并行中,中国短剧在为全球内容产业贡献自己的答案——也让“中国故事,世界共享”从一个愿景,变成了每天发生的事实。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 全球微短剧市场规模2030年将达到260亿美元

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • AI生成短剧的版权与内容合规将面临何种监管?
  • 海外本土创作者能否复制中国短剧的商业成功?

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