Per a release (国版发函〔2025〕4号) from the National Copyright Administration of China dated February 28, 2025, the total number of copyright registrations in China for 2024 reached 10,630,610, a year-on-year increase of 19.13%. Of these, 2,827,213 registrations were for computer software copyright registrations in 2024, an increase of 13.31% year-on-year. Other copyright registrations totaled 7,802,965 in 2024, an increase of 21.39% year-on-year.

China has experienced a significant decrease in copyright pledges, where copyrights are used as collateral to secure loans. Note it is unclear if these figures represent copyright as the sole collateral or if other property was part of the collateral. A total of 432 copyright pledge registrations were completed nationwide in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 5.11%; the number of contracts involved was 287, a year-on-year decrease of 24.87%; the number of works involved was 1,934, a year-on-year decrease of 7.11%; the amount of principal debt involved was 4,677,082,500 yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 53.03%; the amount of guarantee involved was 4,101,351,700 RMB, a year-on-year decrease of 58.40%.

Of the 432 pledges, there were 267 registrations of pledges of computer software copyright, a year-on-year decrease of 26.04%; the number of contracts involved was 267, a year-on-year decrease of 26.04%; the number of software involved was 1,769, a year-on-year decrease of 12.94%; the amount of principal debt involved was 4,500,786,200 RMB, a year-on-year decrease of 50.93%; the amount of guarantee involved was 3,909,290,200 RMB, a year-on-year decrease of 56.92%.

The original release is available here (Chinese only).