ChinaZhōngguó中国short drama / micro-dramaduǎnjù短剧marketshìchǎng市场this yearjīnnián今年to exceed / surpasseschāoguò超过1.2 trillion yuan (120 billion yuan)yīqiān èrbǎi yì yuán一千二百亿元，artificial intelligenceréngōng zhìnéng人工智能significantlydàfú大幅to reduce / to lowerjiàngdī降低productionzhìzuò制作costsfèiyòng费用。
China
Zhōngguó
中国
short drama / micro-drama
duǎnjù
短剧
market
shìchǎng
市场
this year
jīnnián
今年
to exceed / surpasses
chāoguò
超过
1.2 trillion yuan (120 billion yuan)
yīqiān èrbǎi yì yuán
一千二百亿元
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to reduce / to lower
jiàngdī
降低
production
zhìzuò
制作
costs
fèiyòng
费用
China
Zhōngguó
中国
structural particle
de
的
short drama / micro-drama
duǎnjù
短剧
market
shìchǎng
市场
this year
jīnnián
今年
exceeds
chāoguò
超过
120 billion yuan
yīqiān èrbǎi yì yuán
一千二百亿元
AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
(disposal marker)
bǎ
把
production
zhìzuò
制作
costs
fèiyòng
费用
lowered / reduced
jiàngdī le
降低了
a lot
hěnduō
很多
the whole world
quán shìjiè
全世界
more and more
yuèláiyuèduō
越来越多
structural particle
de
的
people
rén
人
like / enjoy
xǐhuān
喜欢
to watch
kàn
看
Chinese
Zhōngguó
中国
short dramas
duǎnjù
短剧
August 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
China
Zhōngguó
中国
structural particle
de
的
short drama / micro-drama
duǎnjù
短剧
market
shìchǎng
市场
this year
jīnnián
今年
structural particle
de
的
total revenue
zǒng shōurù
总收入
is expected to
yùjì
预计
to exceed
chāoguò
超过
120 billion yuan
yīqiān èrbǎi yì yuán
一千二百亿元
short drama / micro-drama
duǎnjù
短剧
is / are
shì
是
very short
hěn duǎn de
很短的
video
shìpín
视频
story / stories
gùshì
故事
each episode
měi jí
每集
only has
zhǐyǒu
只有
one to two minutes
yī dào liǎng fēnzhōng
一到两分钟
many / a lot of
hěnduō
很多
companies
gōngsī
公司
now
xiànzài
现在
use
yòng
用
AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to (doing something)
lái
来
to make / to produce
zuò
做
micro-dramas
duǎnjù
短剧
costs
fèiyòng
费用
are only
zhǐyǒu
只有
before / previously
yǐqián
以前
structural particle
de
的
one-tenth
shí fēn zhī yī
十分之一
this year
jīnnián
今年
March
sānyuè
三月
there were
yǒu
有
more than 50,000
wǔ wàn duō
五万多
(measure word)
gè
个
using
yòng
用
AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
made by
zuò de
做的
micro-dramas
duǎnjù
短剧
on
zài
在
Douyin (TikTok in China)
Dǒuyīn
抖音
above / on (platform)
shàng
上
to be published / released
fābù
发布
China
Zhōngguó
中国
outside of / beyond
yǐwài
以外
structural particle
de
的
countries
guójiā
国家
also
yě
也
very
hěn
很
like / enjoy
xǐhuān
喜欢
short dramas
duǎnjù
短剧
United States
Měiguó
美国
Japan
Rìběn
日本
and
hé
和
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
structural particle
de
的
users
yònghù
用户
more and more
yuèláiyuèduō
越来越多
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
micro-drama
duǎnjù
短剧
market
shìchǎng
市场
this year
jīnnián
今年
structural particle
de
的
revenue
shōurù
收入
is expected to reach
yùjì
预计
approximately
yuē
约
14 billion
yībǎi sìshí yì
一百四十亿
US dollars
měiyuán
美元
China
Zhōngguó
中国
accounts for
zhàn
占
of this
qízhōng
其中
the majority / most
dà bùfen
大部分
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The Chinese microdrama market is expected to exceed 120 billion yuan in 2026, with AI reducing production costs to one-tenth of traditional live-action drama. Audiences worldwide are growing rapidly.
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