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2025,12,03

latest data jointly released by the China Lighting Association and the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s lighting industry reached a market size of 385 billion yuan in 2024, marking a year-on-year growth of 6.9%, with growth momentum steadily rebounding compared to previous years. Driven by the widespread adoption of smart homes, the implementation of carbon neutrality policies, and the rise of nighttime cultural tourism economies, core product categories such as ceiling lights, chandeliers, Outdoor Lighting, and wall lights have undergone comprehensive upgrades. The industry is now at a critical turning point, shifting from scale-driven expansion toward high-quality development.

In the residential lighting sector, a dual upgrade in "smart technology + aesthetic design" has become the prevailing trend, with ceiling lights and chandeliers leading consumer demand. Industry reports indicate that the penetration rate of smart ceiling lights reached 35% in 2024—double the level seen in 2020—and is expected to exceed 40% by 2025. Oupu Lighting’s latest AI-sensing ceiling light, for example, enables voice-controlled brightness adjustments and color temperature switching, while integrating with home devices like curtains and air conditioners to create dynamic lighting scenes. The company has accumulated over 1,200 patents related to this technology. In the premium segment, custom-designed chandeliers blending modern Chinese aesthetics are gaining popularity. A Guangdong Zhongshan Jia Gu town manufacturer introduced solid wood chandeliers featuring traditional mortise-and-tenon craftsmanship combined with LED lighting, which saw a 27% year-on-year increase in orders for villa renovations and high-end club projects.

Outdoor and wall lighting have experienced leapfrog growth, fueled by policy support, emerging as new drivers of industry expansion. With the implementation of the *Guidance on Accelerating the Development of New Urban Lighting Systems*, the LED conversion rate for public urban lighting reached 88.6% in 2024, pushing the intelligent outdoor lighting market beyond 50 billion yuan. Zhejiang Changshuo Lighting, in collaboration with 12 other enterprises, developed a point-control intelligent outdoor lighting system using “AI image recognition + dynamic programming” technology. Their customized lighting project for Shanghai Port Authority Building attracted widespread attention during the National Day holiday, enabling remote control of dynamic visual effects including text and animations. Wall lighting has also advanced in both safety standards and functional innovation. Starting in 2025, new regulations mandate that wall lights pass photobiological safety tests and wireless module compatibility certification. Wenzhou-based companies have launched microwave radar-sensing wall lights that implement “full illumination when someone enters, dimmed standby when no one is present”—a feature that saves up to 1.1 million kilowatt-hours per project annually in office corridor applications.

The cluster effect continues to strengthen, with technological innovation and business model transformation becoming key competitive advantages. Zhongshan Jia Gu Town in Guangdong hosts over 10,000 lighting enterprises, forming a complete industrial ecosystem. Linhai Dongting in Zhejiang, known globally as the “Kingdom of Festival Lights,” controls over 50% of the world’s festive bulb market share. Local firms have leveraged the “ColorLink Lamp” industrial internet platform to reduce order quotation cycles from one month to just one week and cut software procurement costs by 80%. At the production level, Fengsheng Automation in Linhai developed a next-generation wire lamp manufacturing machine based on particle physics control technology, achieving more than double output capacity and a defect rate as low as 0.8%—a remarkable achievement that has led to “Dongting equipment being exported back to Guangdong,” symbolizing a reversal in regional industrial competitiveness.

According to the Secretary-General of the China Lighting Association, the industry’s market size is projected to reach 411 billion yuan in 2025, growing by 6.7% year-on-year. Looking ahead, leading enterprises with strong R&D capabilities and integrated supply chains will continue to dominate. Investment hotspots will include smart lighting, healthy lighting environments, and diversified international markets. The Chinese lighting industry will persistently advance along the path of green, low-carbon development and intelligent innovation.

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