Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: From January to August, the business revenue of China's Internet enterprises above a certain scale reached 1.2859 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%.

On September 30, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the operating situation of the Internet and related services industry from January to August. From January to August, the revenue of Internet and related service enterprises above designated size reached 1.2859 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%, with growth accelerating by 0.8 percentage points compared to the first quarter. The decrease in total profits has narrowed. From January to August, the total profits of Internet enterprises above designated size reached 106.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 3.8%, with the decrease narrowing by 4.5 percentage points compared to the first half of the year. The original text: Operating situation of the Internet and related services industry from January to August 2025 I. Overall operating situation Internet business revenue maintains steady growth. From January to August, Internet and related service enterprises above designated size (referred to as Internet enterprises below) completed Internet business revenue of 1.2859 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%, with growth accelerating by 0.8 percentage points compared to the first quarter. The decrease in total profits has narrowed. From January to August, Internet enterprises above designated size achieved a total profit of 106.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 3.8%, with the decrease narrowing by 4.5 percentage points compared to the first half of the year. R&D expenditure growth rate has accelerated. From January to August, Internet enterprises above designated size collectively invested 66.86 billion yuan in R&D expenditure, with a year-on-year increase of 3.4%, an increase of 1.8 percentage points compared to the same period last year. II. Regional operating situation The growth rate of Internet business revenue in the eastern and western regions is faster. From January to August, the eastern region completed Internet business revenue of 1.1573 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%; the western region completed Internet business revenue of 771.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5%; the Northeast region completed Internet business revenue of 2.47 billion yuan; the central region completed Internet business revenue of 49 billion yuan. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region maintains a faster growth momentum in Internet business revenue. From January to August, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region completed Internet business revenue of 451.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%, accounting for 35.1% of the national Internet business revenue. The Yangtze River Delta region completed Internet business revenue of 407.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.4%, accounting for 31.6% of the national Internet business revenue. Over 30% of regions achieved positive growth in Internet business revenue. From January to August, the top five regions in terms of Internet business revenue growth were Beijing (9% growth), Guangdong (6.5% growth), Shanghai (5.3% decrease), Zhejiang (7% growth), and Guizhou (12.1% growth), with a total revenue of 1.0897 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%, accounting for 84.7% of the national Internet business revenue (excluding interregional enterprises). This article is compiled from the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Editor: Jiang Yuanhua.