2024 China Digital Human Conference

At the (inaugural) 2024 China Digital Human Conference held in Beijing on September 23–24 and hosted by the China Internet Association under the theme “Digital Human Applications and the Future,” the association formally released three industry references on September 24:

1. China Digital Human Development Report (2024)《中国数字人发展报告（2024）》

2. China Digital Human Industry Ecological Map (2024)《中国数字人产业生态图谱（2024）》 

3. China Digital Human Application Scenarios (2024)《中国数字人全场景应用图谱（2024）》 

The Development Report defines a “digital human” as an AI agent created through modeling and other digital intelligence techniques that can present human-like appearance, voice and language, body movements, or cognitive functions, and that, supported by large models, can learn, generate, and interact, with the potential to evolve into multiple forms of intelligent agents. It places digital humans within an AI stack spanning computing power, platforms, models, and applications, and argues that because current AI innovation is largely oriented toward assisting humans, digital humans are both a highly compatible embodiment of AI and a practical entry point for introducing AI into real-world use. It also credits generative AI (AIGC) with changing how digital humans are produced and operated by significantly improving efficiency and pushing the sector toward scalable development.

To reflect real deployment, the association describes its “digital human showcase” activities starting in 2021 and reports that analysis of historical application data identified 24 application sub-scenarios grouped into three categories: media, service, and industry digital humans. It characterizes media digital humans as moving from broadcast-style use to interactive use, service digital humans as moving from guidance functions to consultation functions, and industry digital humans as entering an early assistive stage.

Based on this research, the Application Scenarios Collection is described as presenting 100 distinct scenarios. It states that media digital humans are considered mature and account for about 50 percent of the scenarios, service digital humans account for about 30 percent and are widely used in areas such as government services, e-commerce, and finance, and industry digital humans account for about 20 percent and are beginning to emerge in areas such as healthcare, education, and enterprise management.

The Industry Ecosystem Map is described as a structured view of the sector that covers key technical elements such as motion capture and modeling, production and rendering, as well as full-stack solutions, large-model-enabled agents, and digital human generation platforms. The text cites Tianyancha data claiming that by 2024 China had 1.144 million digital-human-related companies and that more than 174,000 were newly registered in the first five months of 2024, using these figures to argue that the market is large and active. It frames 2024 as a new inflection point for industry growth while noting that sustained and healthy development still faces challenges, and it proposes five initiatives focused on recognizing strategic importance, guiding more intensive industrial development, promoting practical application, strengthening safety foundations, and fostering a collaborative innovation ecosystem, concluding with a call for wider industry cooperation to accelerate innovation and deployment.

1. Organizer: Internet Society of China (中国互联网协会) 

2. Special Supporting Unit: Haidian District People's Government of Beijing Municipality (北京市海淀区人民政府)

3. Supporting Units: China Telecom (中国电信) 

4. Supporting Units: China Mobile (中国移动) 

5. Supporting Units: China Unicom (中国联通) 

6. In-depth Cooperation Partners: CAET - China Association for Educational Technology (中国教育技术协会) 

7. In-depth Cooperation Partners: BAAI - Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (智源研究院) 

8. In-depth Cooperation Partners: Central University for Nationalities (中央民族大学) 

9. In-depth Cooperation Partners: Beijing Informatization Association (北京信息化协会)

10. In-depth Cooperation Partners: ZDMIA - Zhongguancun Digital Media Industry Association (中关村数字媒体产业联盟)

11. In-depth Cooperation Partners: Lenovo (联想) 

12. In-depth Cooperation Partners: China Unicom | Unicom Online (中国联通 | 联通在线) 

13. In-depth Cooperation Partners: Kuaishou (快手) 

14. In-depth Cooperation Partners: Meituan (美团) 

15. Cooperation Partners: CAICT (中国信通院) 

16. Cooperation Partners: First Video Group (第一视频集团)

17. Cooperation Partners: Baidu Intelligent Cloud (百度智能云) 

18. Cooperation Partners: 360 

19. Cooperation Partners: Tencent Cloud AI (腾讯云智能) 

20. Cooperation Partners: Mingto (明途) 

21. Cooperation Partners: 4utech (世优科技)

22. Cooperation Partners: Maopin (猫片)

23. Cooperation Partners: Quwan Intelligence (趣丸智能) - quwangroup.com

24. Cooperation Partners: China Mobile (中国移动) 

25. Cooperation Partners: Mika (米咔)

26. Cooperation Partners: Tencent Zenvideo (腾讯智影) 

27. Cooperation Partners: Ronglink Win (富链赢科)

28. Cooperation Partners: Fedu - en.fedutech.com

29. Cooperation Partners: Tianyi AI (天翼AI) - ctyun.cn

30. Cooperation Partners: Soul Shell (数字孪生) 

31. Cooperation Partners: SenseAvatar (如影) 

32. Cooperation Partners: Xiaoice (小冰) 

33. Cooperation Partners: 37 Interactive Entertainment (三七互娱) 

34. Cooperation Partners: Xmov 

35. Cooperation Partners: Miaoshan (苗山)

36. Cooperation Partners: Eqxiu (易企秀) - eqxiu.com

37. Cooperation Partners: Diting Vision (递听视觉)

38. Cooperation Partners: Uchain Era (优链时代) 

39. Cooperation Partners: Yuanyuan Tech (元因科技)

40. Cooperation Partners: Mingyuan Cloud (明源云) - mingyuanyun.com

41. Cooperation Partners: Inmuu (映目) - inmuu.com

42. Cooperation Partners: Zhipu AI (智谱.AI) 

43. Cooperation Partners: China Sports (中国体育) - zhibo.tv

44. Cooperation Partners: Gsdata Intelligence (清博智能) 

45. Cooperation Partners: Frontop Digital Creative (凡拓数创) 

46. Cooperation Partners: Teleinfo - teleinfo.cn

47. Cooperation Partners: Xiaoming Intelligence (小鸣智能)

48. Cooperation Partners: Communication University of China (中国传媒大学) 

49. Cooperation Partners: Zhongguancun Internet Education Innovation Center (中关村互联网教育创新中心)

50. Cooperation Partners: Zhiren Intelligence (执仁智能) - haihuman.com

51. Cooperation Partners: Jiudu Digital Technology (九度数科) - 9dhl.cn

52. Cooperation Partners: Ymate (元客视界)

53. Cooperation Partners: LUSTER (凌云光) 

54. Cooperation Partners: Wudangshan Shui (武当山水)

55. Cooperation Partners: Gwantsi (观池) - gwantsi.com

56. Cooperation Partners: Saga - sagaai.cn

57. Cooperation Partners: Motphys - motphys.com

58. Cooperation Partners: Unisound (云知声) - unisound.com

59. Cooperation Partners: iFLYTEK (科大讯飞) 

60. Cooperation Partners: XVERSE (元象科技) - xverse.cn

61. Cooperation Partners: DingDing Technology (叮叮科技)

62. Cooperation Partners: Jimi Technology (吉米科技)

63. Cooperation Partners: Goto Metaverse (Gotin) (有凤来仪)

64. Cooperation Partners: Yuan Yuanjing (元圆境)

65. Cooperation Partners: Honghua Technology (鸿鹄科技)

66. Cooperation Partners: Mingyang Technology (明扬科技)

67. Cooperation Partners: Xinmei Technology (新媒科技)

68. Cooperation Partners: Qihui Technology (奇绘科技)

69. Cooperation Partners: AI Robot (AI机器人)

70. Media Partners: Xinhua News (新华网) 

71. Media Partners: CCTV (央视网) 

72. Media Partners: Guangming Daily (光明日报) - gmw.cn

73. Media Partners: China News Service (中国新闻网) - chinanews.com

74. Media Partners: Huanqiu.com - Global Times Online (环球网) - huanqiu.com

75. Media Partners: Youth.cn (中青网) 

76. Media Partners: China Industry and Information News (中国工信新闻网) - cnii.com.cn

77. Media Partners: Economic Daily (经济日报) - ce.cn

78. Media Partners: K618.cn (未来网) 

79. Media Partners: Modern Education News (现代教育报)

80. Media Partners: China Education Daily (中国教育报) - jyb.cn

81. Media Partners: CETV - China Education Television (中国教育电视台) - cetv.cctv.com