The Ministry of Finance: In July, the national lottery sales amounted to 87.571 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 68.6%.

Lottery Sales Situation Nationwide in July 2026 1. Nationwide Lottery Sales Situation In July, the total lottery sales nationwide amounted to 87.571 billion yuan, an increase of 35.622 billion yuan year-on-year, growing by 68.6%. This growth was mainly driven by rapid sales of lottery tickets for the football World Cup. Among them, sales from welfare lottery agencies reached 15.631 billion yuan, decreasing by 2.296 billion yuan year-on-year, down by 12.8%; sales from sports lottery agencies amounted to 71.940 billion yuan, an increase of 37.918 billion yuan year-on-year, up by 111.5%. From January to July, the total lottery sales nationwide were 414.445 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 44.642 billion yuan, growing by 12.1%. Among them, sales from welfare lottery agencies were 115.720 billion yuan, decreasing by 9.317 billion yuan year-on-year, down by 7.5%; sales from sports lottery agencies reached 298.725 billion yuan, increasing by 53.960 billion yuan year-on-year, up by 22.0%. 2. Breakdown of Lottery Sales by Type In July, sales of digital lottery tickets were 14.488 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.708 billion yuan year-on-year, down by 4.7%; sales of betting lottery tickets were 60.460 billion yuan, an increase of 38.544 billion yuan year-on-year, up by 175.9%; sales of instant lottery tickets were 9.425 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.544 billion yuan year-on-year, down by 14.1%; sales of Keno lottery tickets were 3.197 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.671 billion yuan year-on-year, down by 17.3%. In July, sales volumes of digital, betting, instant, and Keno lottery tickets accounted for 16.5%, 69.0%, 10.8%, and 3.7% of the total lottery sales, respectively. Video lottery sales were 0.0051 billion yuan, an increase of 0.0028 billion yuan compared to the same period last year. From January to July, sales of digital lottery tickets totaled 100.119 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.432 billion yuan year-on-year, down by 4.2%; sales of betting lottery tickets were 219.733 billion yuan, an increase of 57.560 billion yuan year-on-year, up by 35.5%; sales of instant lottery tickets were 73.081 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.848 billion yuan year-on-year, down by 7.4%; sales of Keno lottery tickets reached 21.509 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.641 billion yuan year-on-year, down by 10.9%. From January to July, sales volumes of digital, betting, instant, and Keno lottery tickets accounted for 24.2%, 53.0%, 17.6%, and 5.2% of the total lottery sales, respectively. Video lottery sales were 0.0348 billion yuan, an increase of 0.0256 billion yuan year-on-year. 3. Regional Lottery Sales Situation In July, compared to the same period last year, all 31 provinces nationwide achieved positive growth in lottery sales. Among them, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Shandong saw the largest increases, with year-on-year growth of 2.94 billion yuan, 2.87 billion yuan, 2.63 billion yuan, and 2.60 billion yuan, respectively. From January to July, compared to the same period last year, all 30 provinces nationwide, except Chongqing, achieved positive growth in lottery sales. Among them, Guangdong, Shandong, Henan, and Zhejiang had the largest increases, with year-on-year growth of 3.81 billion yuan, 3.51 billion yuan, 3.37 billion yuan, and 3.26 billion yuan, respectively. This article is selected from the official website of the Ministry of Finance, GMTEight, edited by Jiang Yuanhua.