On the afternoon of July 31, the 2026 Global E-sports Conference was held in Jing'an, Shanghai. The “Jing'an District Game E-sports Industry Core Functional Zone” was officially unveiled on site. A reporter from Pengpai News learned from the conference that the global e-sports industry is currently moving towards a higher level of energy. As one of the core cities of the global e-sports industry, Shanghai's “Certain Initiatives to Support the Development of the Gaming E-sports Industry” released in April this year clearly supports the construction of the three major clusters in Jing'an, Xuhui, and Yangpu to provide policy support for the industry. E-sports revenue in Shanghai reached 3.417 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, an increase of 5% over the previous year.

On the afternoon of July 31, the 2026 Global E-sports Conference was held in Jing'an, Shanghai. The “Jing'an District Game E-sports Industry Core Functional Zone” was officially unveiled on site. A reporter from Pengpai News learned from the conference that the global e-sports industry is currently moving towards a higher level of energy. As one of the core cities of the global e-sports industry, Shanghai's “Certain Initiatives to Support the Development of the Gaming E-sports Industry” released in April this year clearly supports the construction of the three major clusters in Jing'an, Xuhui, and Yangpu to provide policy support for the industry. E-sports revenue in Shanghai reached 3.417 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, an increase of 5% over the previous year.