CCTV News: The "2025 China Satellite Navigation and Location Service Industry Development White Paper" released on May 18 shows that in 2024, the overall output value of China's satellite navigation and location service industry with Beidou as the core reached 575.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.39%. The total number of satellite navigation patent applications continues to be the world's leading.

The total number of satellite navigation patent applications exceeded 129,000, leading the world

Since 2024, as the country accelerates the priority application of Beidou and the domestic replacement of Beidou products, China's satellite navigation and location service industry continues to maintain a stable growth trend. As of the end of 2024, the cumulative total number of satellite navigation patent applications in China has exceeded 129,000, an increase of 4.8% year-on-year, continuing to maintain the global leadership.

State last year, the sales of satellite navigation and positioning terminal products exceeded 410 million units

In addition, the total sales of domestic satellite navigation and positioning terminal products in China exceeded 410 million units in 2024, of which the shipment of smartphones with satellite navigation and positioning functions reached 294 million units. The sales of various positioning terminal equipment including the Internet of Things, wearables, on-board, high-precision, etc. exceeded 120 million units per set. With the continuous growth of shipments of satellite navigation equipment, many domestic navigation map suppliers have officially switched to Beidou priority positioning.

Beidou system has achieved in-depth application and breakthroughs in multiple fields

At present, Beidou system has achieved innovative breakthroughs in many fields such as transportation, electricity, and mass consumption, greatly improving the ability of high-precision location services. In the field of transportation, as of the end of 2024, about 13.5 million units/set of various Beidou terminal equipment have been promoted and applied in road operation vehicles, postal express vehicles, rail transit, etc. In 2024, the power industry continues to vigorously promote the application of Beidou and promote more than 500,000 units/set of various application terminals.

The Beidou navigation system is also showing its strengths in the agricultural field. Compared with traditional rice transplanters, unmanned equipment not only realizes "centimeter-level" plant spacing control, but also greatly improves work efficiency.

Beidou system has fully entered the standard system of 11 international organizations

As a core supplier of global satellite navigation systems recognized by the United Nations, the Beidou system has fully entered the standard system of 11 international organizations such as civil aviation, maritime, and mobile communications, and has continued to expand the international "circle of friends". At present, more than 30 African countries including Nigeria, Tunisia, Senegal have built Beidou CORS stations. At present, China's low-altitude economy has exceeded 500 billion yuan, and is expected to reach 2 trillion yuan by 2030. In the next step, the Beidou system will accelerate the integration with cutting-edge technologies such as 5G communications and artificial intelligence to exert greater effectiveness.