Revenue of China's software industry tops 13 trillion yuan in 2025

China's software and information technology service industry maintained strong growth from January to November 2025, with steady revenue increases and continued export expansion, according to data released Sunday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

During the period, software business revenue exceeded 13 trillion yuan (about 1.86 trillion U.S. dollars), an increase of 13.3 percent year on year. Profits surged 6.6 percent compared to the same period of last year.

According to the performance by fields, software product revenue grew steadily, accounting for more than 20 percent of the total industry income.

The information technology service sector continued its double-digit growth, representing almost 70 percent of the industry's total income, the data showed.

Meanwhile, software business exports reached 56.89 billion U.S. dollars, representing a year-on-year growth of 8.1 percent.

Revenue of China's software industry tops 13 trillion yuan in 2025

Significant water activities still existed on the surface of Mars until approximately 750 million years ago, said Chinese researchers on Tuesday after analyzing high-frequency radar data obtained by China's first Mars rover Zhurong.

The latest finding extends Mars' history of harboring water by several hundred million years, providing new evidence for a renewed understanding of the planet's climatic evolution, geological processes, and potential habitability for lives, said the Institute of Geology and Geophysics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Previously, the scientific community believed that Mars had entered an overall arid stage about 3 billion years ago.

Finding extends Mars' water history by several hundred million years