iiMedia Research (艾媒咨询), a prominent Chinese third-party data analysis firm, has extensively tracked the growth of China’s AI digital human industry. Their reports highlight a rapidly expanding market, with the AI digital human sector expected to reach 50 billion yuan by 2025. Applications are concentrated in customer service, marketing, and government services, driven by the promise of cost reduction and operational efficiency. The majority of client companies are small and medium-sized enterprises. Digital humans are increasingly integrated into livestream e-commerce, virtual influencers, education, healthcare, and entertainment. iiMedia has also published rankings of top-performing AI digital human companies, with leaders such as Baidu, iFlytek, and 360 Group.