The “2023 (2nd) China Virtual Human Industry Innovation Forces Awards” (中国虚拟人产业创新势力奖) is an iiMedia Research (艾媒咨询)–initiated awards selection and promotion campaign that invites virtual human brands and related industry-chain companies to participate, framing the activity as aligned with China’s “14th Five-Year Plan” emphasis on virtual digital technologies and the broader “VR+” cross-industry integration trend; participation and voting are organized primarily through WeChat, with public voting limited per WeChat account (including daily limits and one vote per award category per day) and the final outcome described as a combination of public voting and an expert judging panel’s comprehensive assessment of participating companies; the campaign page provides a WeChat-based signup channel (via QR code) and an online submission form collecting contact and company/brand details such as company name, founding time, valuation, website, brand description, and selected award category, and it also lists a business contact (Ms. Chen) with a phone number for enquiries.
Virtual Character / IP Category
2023 China Most Influential Virtual Idol Award
2023 China Most Popular Virtual Streamer (Virtual Host) Award
2023 Central/State-Owned Enterprise Most Popular Digital Employee Award
2023 Internet Platform Most Popular Digital Employee Award
2023 China Automotive Industry Most Popular Digital Employee Award
2023 China Financial Industry Most Popular Digital Employee Award
2023 China Media Industry Most Popular Digital Employee Award
2023 China Service Industry Most Popular Digital Employee Award
Supply Chain Enterprise Category
2023 China Most Popular Virtual Human Content Planning Provider Award
2023 China Most Popular Virtual Human AI Engine Provider Award
2023 China Most Popular Virtual Human XR Equipment Provider Award
2023 China Most Popular Virtual Human CG Production Provider Award
2023 China Most Popular Virtual Human Full-Stack Service Provider Award
Commercial Application Case Category
2023 China Best Virtual Human Livestream Commercial Application Case
2023 China Best Virtual Human Film and Television Commercial Application Case
2023 China Best Virtual Human Spokesperson Commercial Application Case
AIGC Enterprise Category
2023 Best AIGC Text Generation Platform
2023 Best AIGC Voice Generation Platform
2023 Best AIGC Image Generation Platform
2023 Best AIGC Video Generation Platform
2023 AIGC Platform With the Greatest Development Potential
2023 AIGC Platform With the Greatest Investment Value
Previous Participants
A-SOUL (A-SOUL): A Chinese virtual idol group jointly launched by Yuehua Entertainment and ByteDance for livestreaming and music activities.
AI Wangguan (AI王冠): An AI virtual host project developed under China Media Group’s new-media center and released on the Yangshipin platform.
AIYA Aya (AIYA艾雅) — A virtual digital employee introduced by Baixin Bank as an “AI virtual brand officer” for branding and customer engagement contexts.
Aixia Natsu (爱夏): A bilibili virtual UP主 listed as belonging to WINKS事务所 (China 3rd generation) per profile documentation.
An Weixi (安未希) — A hyper-realistic digital human produced by China Unicom’s 5G·AI imaging initiative and used for brand/content work (e.g., performances and promotional roles).
Bingtang IO (冰糖IO): A virtual streamer discussed in coverage of virtual-streaming commercialization and platform events.
Cui Xiaopan (崔筱盼) — A virtual news/host-style digital human reported in Chinese tech/business coverage as part of broadcaster/media adoption of digital anchors.
Dianzanxian (点赞仙): A virtual idol/virtual UP主 described as produced by 两点十分动漫.
Dili Lengba (迪丽冷巴): A virtual avatar associated with celebrity virtual “twins,” described in reporting as created/operated via 次世文化 collaborations.
Du Xiaoxiao (度晓晓) — A virtual human brand character introduced by Baidu and used as an example of a corporate virtual persona/digital employee direction.
Fang Xiaoguo (我叫方小锅): A metaverse-style AI digital human IP promoted by 湖南多豆乐漫娱传媒有限公司, with production support described using Huawei Cloud MetaStudio.
Feifei (菲菲): A UE4 real-time–rendered virtual digital human presented by 北京非凡影界文化传媒股份有限公司.
Guoguo (果果): An AI virtual news anchor introduced by People’s Daily’s digital arm in collaboration with iFLYTEK.
Hanser (Hanser): A Chinese creator (singer/CV/UP主) who was also listed as a member of VirtuaReal Star during 2020–2023.
Hatsune Miku (初音未来): A VOCALOID voicebank and virtual-idol character developed by Crypton Future Media.
Infinite Kings (Bàn Wúxiàn Wángzhě Tuán) (无限王者团): A virtual idol boy group created for Honor of Kings by Tencent Games.
Ji Yuanmei (集原美): A Chinese virtual idol IP reported as being acquired and operated by Mota Space-Time (摩塔时空).
Jinju 2049 (金桔2049): A virtual streamer whose profile describes her as a virtual broadcaster affiliated with 千橘文化.
Kaixin Jiejie (开心姐姐) — A digital-human presenter used in Chinese media contexts as part of virtual host/anchor deployments reported by national outlets.
Kero (小可学妹): A Mainland China virtual streamer known for singing and hosting, affiliated with VirtuaReal.
LASER (LASER): A Chinese virtual idol boy group produced by Maoer Entertainment (猫耳娱乐/猫耳FM) as a “voice-first” virtual idol project.
Li Qingge (李清歌): A character in Leiting/Happy Elements’ real-time interactive virtual-idol project 战斗吧歌姬！.
Li Weike (李未可): A virtual human IP launched by 杭州李未可科技有限公司, positioned in coverage as the company’s virtual persona.
Lin Yaoyao (林幺幺) — A virtual human released by NetEase Fuxi and used commercially as a brand-style virtual spokesperson (notably tied to NetEase Yanxuan marketing).
Lumi (YOYO鹿鸣): A female virtual streamer character produced by miHoYo and featured in its “人工桌面” context.
Luo Tianyi (洛天依) — A Chinese-language virtual singer character under Vsinger, a virtual-singer label created by Shanghai Henian Information Technology Co., Ltd..
Luo Tianyi (洛天依): A Chinese virtual singer under the Vsinger label operated by Shanghai Henian Information Technology.
Ma Dangnafeng (马当娜枫) — I could not find reliable public online sources confirming what this virtual identity is or which company (if any) operates it, so its status and ownership remain unverified.
Mei Setian (梅涩甜): A hyper-realistic digital human associated in reporting with Tencent News and 山魈映画.
Ms. Aryn (Ms. Aryn) — An AI teacher/coach persona associated with Suzhou Qingrui Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingrui Intelligent), positioned as an AI-based education “teacher” product line.
Mu Lan (沐岚) — A virtual “experience officer” used in marketing content for Samsung device promotions (including live/virtual production segments).
Qu Chenxi (屈晨曦): A brand virtual digital spokesperson created and used by Watsons.
RiCH BOOM (RiCH BOOM): A Chinese virtual idol group created and operated by iQIYI.
Shan Bao (扇宝): A Chinese “guofeng” (Chinese-style) virtual idol focused on chatting and singing, launched by 齐鼓文化.
Shen Xiaoya (申䒕雅): A virtual news anchor (“digital employee”) developed and operated under Shanghai Media Group.
Shijian Xiaoni (时间小妮): A broadcast-grade interactive “real-person” digital human released by Beijing Radio & TV.
Si Xi Wanzi (四禧丸子): A four-member virtual idol group launched by bilibili.
Su Xiaomei (苏小妹) — A virtual human linked in Chinese marketing/industry coverage to BlueFocus and used as an example of brand/marketing-facing digital humans.
Virtual Li Zhui (虚拟鲤追): No reliable public source could be located under this exact name in the time available, so its creator/company cannot be confirmed.
Xi Jiajia (希加加): A Baidu AI digital human used in brand collaborations (e.g., reported in a fashion-week showcase context).
Xi Yuming (西宇鸣) — A virtual digital-human IP used by Siemens China and discussed in coverage of virtual-human marketing/products (including work by the vendor Aihuashen).
Xiao Anni (小安妮Anni): A virtual idol/creator account active on Douyin under the handle “Digital_Anni,” with no public company attribution stated on the profile.
Xiao C (小C): A 3D digital virtual anchor launched by CCTV.com for news-program hosting and interview formats.
Xiao Ming (小明): A virtual news anchor released by Guangming Daily in collaboration with Mobvoi.
Xiao Moli (小茉莉): A virtual idol introduced by iQIYI as part of its virtual-idol efforts (including the RiCH BOOM brand context).
Xiao Ni (小妮) — A digital human anchor/host persona associated with Beijing News coverage of newsroom digital-human deployment.
Xiao Ning (小宁) — A “digital employee” style virtual human presented by SenseTime for enterprise/government-facing scenarios.
Xiao Shanbao (小山宝) — A virtual livestream host promoted as the spokesperson/virtual anchor for the “Tianmu Shanbao” (天目山宝) regional agricultural brand, built and operated by Hualian Digital (花脸数字).
Xiaobu (小布): A 3D “digital human” assistant persona released by OPPO as part of its Xiaobu Assistant ecosystem.
Xiaoice (小冰): An AI character brand originally launched by Microsoft and later spun out as an independent company line.
Xiaopu (小浦): A digital employee/virtual teller introduced by Shanghai Pudong Development Bank for customer service and financial scenarios.
Xin Hua (心华): A bilingual VOCALOID virtual singer/voicebank produced by Gynoid (with China rights referenced as 上海望乘信息科技有限公司).
Xin Xiaowei (新小微) — A 3D AI synthetic news presenter developed for Xinhua News Agency, modeled on a Xinhua reporter and used for automated news presentation.
Xin Xiaowei (新小微): A 3D AI news anchor launched by Xinhua News Agency together with Sogou and modeled on a Xinhua reporter.
Xing Tong (星瞳) — A Tencent-backed virtual idol associated with Tencent IEG and the QQ Dance project as a virtual spokesperson/idol.
Xu Anyi (许安一): A virtual streamer described as being under 吉光喵文化 in reporting.
Xu Xingyou (许星悠) — A virtual idol spun out of the sports anime IP “Left-Hand Layup,” operated with entertainment/commercial activities and signed to CAA China as a virtual artist.
Yang Xiaotian (央小天) — A digital-human host/anchor persona associated with China Media Group /央视频-style virtual presenter deployments described in Chinese media reporting.
Ye Xiu (叶修): A fictional character from the novel/series 全职高手 (not a virtual idol/persona).
Yi Yi (伊依): A virtual human used as an intelligent customer-service persona associated with China Unicom’s Wo Music unit (China Unicom).
Yuezheng Ling (乐正绫) — A Chinese virtual singer character under Vsinger (created by Shanghai Henian), released as a VOCALOID-family voicebank character product.
Ziyan / Violet (紫嫣): A virtual idol described as being under Huaxia Animation Image Co., Ltd. (华夏动漫形象有限公司) within the Huaxia Culture Technology Group.
Participating Companies
4U Technology Co., Ltd. (世优（北京）科技股份有限公司): A virtual digital human and real-time virtual production technology provider offering end-to-end digital human solutions and related systems.
Beijing Wuyi Shijie Digital Twin Technology Co., Ltd. (北京五一视界数字孪生科技股份有限公司): 51WORLD (五一视界) is China's largest digital twin platform provider.
Beijing Qile Wuqiong Culture Technology Co., Ltd. (北京齐乐无穷文化科技有限公司): AI digital human solutions provider; created AI legal consultant Bao Qingtian with 3M+ followers.
Chicheng Future Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (北京赤橙未来科技有限公司): A Beijing-registered company in the scientific research and technical services sector (established 2017), per its corporate registry profile.
Chingmu Vision Technology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai) (上海青瞳视觉科技有限公司): A motion-capture and human–computer interaction technology company offering motion and facial capture products used across film, animation, games, and related fields.
Dalian Neusoft Software Co., Ltd. (大连东软软件有限公司): A Dalian-based Neusoft operation aligned with Neusoft’s IT products, solutions, and services business.
Guangzhou Virtual Dynamics Network Technology Co., Ltd. (广州虚拟动力网络技术有限公司): A motion-capture and virtual digital human technology provider offering mocap hardware/software and related solutions, per its official site and company profile.
Jihui Zhike Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. (极汇智科科技（杭州）有限公司): No reliable public company profile could be located in accessible open web sources during this lookup.
Jinxian Brand (Hainan) Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (金线品牌（海南）数字科技有限公司): No reliable public company profile could be located in accessible open web sources during this lookup.
Lingjing Digital (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. (北京灵境数字科技有限公司): A technology services company associated with digital collectibles / digital asset services, described as built on China’s “Spark Chain Network” blockchain infrastructure.
Miguzhi Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (觅古智科技（北京）有限公司): No reliable public company profile could be located in accessible open web sources during this lookup.
Shanghai Wondertek Software Co., Ltd. (上海网达软件股份有限公司): A video-intelligence–focused software products and solutions provider for areas such as media and telecom, with offerings centered on video platforms and processing.
Shenyang Wanxiang Culture Technology Co., Ltd. (沈阳万象文化科技有限公司): Listed by Liaoning’s provincial science-and-technology authority in its 2021 gazelle/unicorn enterprise list.
Shenzhen Chaociyuan Network Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳超次元网络科技有限公司): An AR-focused immersive entertainment company combining AR with AI and CG production for youth-oriented experiences, per an industry association profile.
Suzhou Nashi Cultural Creativity Co., Ltd. (苏州纳识文化创意有限公司): No reliable public company profile could be located in accessible open web sources during this lookup.
Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. (Beijing) (北京火山引擎科技有限公司): ByteDance’s cloud and AI services platform providing cloud infrastructure, data, and AI capabilities to external enterprises.
Wondershare Technology Group Co., Ltd. (万兴科技集团股份有限公司): A publicly listed digital creativity software company providing AI-driven tools across video, document, and related creative workflows under the Wondershare brand.