Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: From January to May, the scale of China's Internet companies completed Internet business revenue of 874.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%.

On June 30, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the operation of the Internet and related services industry from January to May 2026. During this period, internet business revenue maintained steady growth, while total profits growth rate decreased slightly and research and development investment continued to grow rapidly. Internet business revenue maintained steady growth. From January to May, China's internet and related service enterprises (hereinafter referred to as internet enterprises) with a scale above a certain level completed internet business revenue of 874.9 billion yuan, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year, an acceleration of 0.5 percentage points compared to the period from January to April. The original text is as follows: Operation of the Internet and Related Services Industry from January to May 2026 From January to May, internet business revenue maintained steady growth, while total profits growth rate decreased slightly and research and development investment continued to grow rapidly. Overall operation Internet business revenue maintained steady growth. From January to May, China's internet and related service enterprises with a scale above a certain level (hereinafter referred to as internet enterprises) completed internet business revenue of 874.9 billion yuan, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year, an acceleration of 0.5 percentage points compared to the period from January to April. Profit growth rate decreased slightly. From January to May, China's internet enterprises with a scale above a certain level achieved a total profit of 79.9 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% year-on-year, a slight decrease compared to the period from January to April. Research and development investment continued to grow rapidly. From January to May, China's internet enterprises with a scale above a certain level invested a total of 48.18 billion yuan in research and development, an increase of 15.3% year-on-year, an acceleration of 6.8 percentage points compared to the period from January to April. Regional operation From January to May, internet business revenue in the eastern, central, western, and northeastern regions increased by 11.1%, -17.4%, 15.7%, and -26.3% respectively year-on-year. The eastern region accounted for 90.7% of the country's internet business revenue. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw a 14.7% increase in internet business revenue, while the Yangtze River Delta region saw a 6.8% increase, with these two regions accounting for 33.1% and 31.7% of the country's internet business revenue respectively. From January to May, there were 16 provinces (regions, cities) in the country where internet business revenue grew positively, with Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Guizhou ranking among the top 5 in internet business revenue nationwide. This article is selected from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, edited by GMTEight: Chen Wenfang.