MIIT: China's integrated circuit design revenue in the first quarter reached 106.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.0%.

On April 30, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the operating conditions of the software industry in the first quarter of 2026. The revenue of information technology services maintained double-digit growth. In the first quarter, the revenue of information technology services was 2.3431 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.0%, accounting for 67.1% of the total industry revenue. Among them, cloud computing and big data services achieved a revenue of 407.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%, accounting for 17.4% of the information technology services revenue; integrated circuit design revenue was 106.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.0%; e-commerce platform technology services revenue was 272.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%. The original text is as follows: Operating Conditions of the Software Industry in the First Quarter of 2026 In the first quarter of 2026, China's software and information technology services industry (hereinafter referred to as the "software industry") showed a good operating trend, with steady growth in software business revenue, a slowdown in total profit growth, and positive growth in software business exports. I. Overall Operating Conditions In the first quarter, China's software business revenue was 3.492 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%. The total profit of the software industry was 389.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.0%. Software business exports were 15.6 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 12.7%. II. Operating Conditions by Sector Steady growth in software product revenue. In the first quarter, software product revenue was 791.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%, accounting for 22.7% of the total industry revenue share. Among them, revenue from basic software products was 45.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%; revenue from industrial software products was 72.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%. Information technology services revenue maintained double-digit growth. In the first quarter, information technology services revenue was 2.3431 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.0%, accounting for 67.1% of the total industry revenue. Among them, revenue from cloud computing and big data services reached 407.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%, accounting for 17.4% of information technology services revenue; revenue from integrated circuit design was 106.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.0%; revenue from e-commerce platform technology services was 272.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%. Revenue from information security and embedded system software grew steadily. In the first quarter, revenue from information security products and services was 66.0 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. Revenue from embedded system software was 291.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%. III. Operating Conditions by Region In the first quarter, software business revenue in the eastern, central, western, and northeastern regions increased by 12.2%, 11.3%, 8.1%, and 6.1% respectively. The eastern region accounted for 84.4% of the national software business revenue. Software business revenue in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region increased by 14.0% year-on-year, while software business revenue in the Yangtze River Delta region increased by 12.8% year-on-year. The two regions accounted for 28.0% and 28.1% of the national software business revenue, respectively. Beijing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Shanghai ranked in the top 5 in terms of software business revenue in the country, with year-on-year growth rates of 14.4%, 11.0%, 12.1%, 8.0%, and 15.0%, respectively. This article is selected from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, edited by GMTEight: Chen Wenfang.