TechFlow news, July 5. Yesterday, at the 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference Achievements Release Conference, Lu Ya, Vice President of the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, released the Blue Book "Beijing Digital Economy Development Report (2025-2026)". The report shows that in 2025, Beijing's digital economy value-added exceeded 2.4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.7%, accounting for 46.4% of GDP. It ranked second in the Global Digital Economy Benchmark City Index Evaluation with a development index value of 0.770, firmly establishing itself as a "Global Leading City".
Lu Ya introduced that Beijing's status as the "AI First City" continues to be consolidated. In 2025, the core artificial intelligence industry scale was about 450 billion yuan, aggregating over 2,500 related enterprises. As of April 2026, 225 large models were registered. Innovation and industry application of large models are accelerating in both directions, empowering industrial upgrading, technological innovation, and public services. The market-oriented reform of data factors is advancing deeply, and the construction of "One Zone, Three Centers" has achieved breakthroughs. The on-exchange trading volume of the Beijing International Big Data Exchange increased by 150% year-on-year, and trusted data spaces deepened circulation in key areas such as healthcare and audio-visual. (Jin10)
