The National Copyright Administration of China released China’s Copyright Protection and Development Status (2025), which disclosed the following information.
In 2025, the total number of copyright registrations nationwide once again exceeded 10 million. Among them, there were 7.4939 million work registrations, 3.1828 million software copyright registrations, and 353 copyright pledge registrations.
Regarding voluntary registration of works, the top three regions by registration volume in 2025 were Beijing, Fujian Province, and Shandong Province, with a combined total of 2.8705 million registrations, accounting for 38.30% of the national total registration volume.
The number of computer software copyright registrations has shown an upward trend. In 2025, the number of registrations increased by 12.58% year-on-year.
Computer Software Copyright Registration
In 2025, China’s Courts nationwide newly accepted 259,248 first-instance civil copyright cases, accounting for 54.76% of all newly accepted first-instance civil intellectual property cases; newly accepted 27 first-instance administrative copyright cases, accounting for 0.10% of all first-instance administrative intellectual property cases; and newly accepted 1,071 first-instance criminal copyright cases, accounting for 11.88% of all first-instance criminal intellectual property cases.