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HKAIIFF 2026 · Global Impact

From the global call for entries to the closing of the first edition, the festival's narrative travelled through state-level media, Hong Kong institutional press, national portals, industry media and international newswires. This page publishes the verified figures, the model estimates with their exact qualifiers, and the full 51-report index.

Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026 · HKAIIFF-GCIR-2026-05 · V9.0 · data as of 15 August 2026

Per the Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026 V9.0 (HKAIIFF-GCIR-2026-05, data as of 15 August 2026), HKAIIFF recorded 1,140 media and distribution records across 56 countries and territories on six continents: 59 Greater China placements (29 outlet and official-account brands) plus 1,081 international English newswire endpoints; five Xinhua Net client articles show 9.076 million displayed reads in total. International endpoints are distribution placements, not independent editorial coverage.

Headline figures

9.076M

Verified public reads · 5 Xinhua Net articles

47.9M

Baseline-scenario total exposure opportunities (model)

1,140

Media & distribution records (59 Greater China + 1,081 international)

56

Countries & territories across six continents

Verified reads · Xinhua Net client

Four Xinhua Net client articles display public read counters. Figures below are the displayed counts as of 24 July 2026 — each verifiable at the original link.

2026-05-18
Global call for entries opens; AI Film Hackathon city network lands worldwide
2.774M
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2026-07-17
Hong Kong International AI Film Festival opens; global industry convenes on AI cinema's future
2.155M
View original →
2026-07-20
AI film indexing system Index.Film launches
1.412M
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2026-07-20
Multiple industry programs launch; the AI Film Market begins official operation
1.813M
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2026-08-12
Hong Kong AI Film Market announces first results: 101 films traded, over US$12 million
0.922M
View original →
Combined verified reads9.076M(2026-08-15)

Total exposure model

Low scenario19.7M
Baseline scenario47.9M
High scenario94.8M

Scenario-model estimate of total exposure opportunities (low ≈19.7M · baseline ≈47.9M · high ≈94.8M); not de-duplicated unique audience. The five Xinhua Net client reads are actual displayed figures; other Greater China outlets follow the established tier baselines and conservative visibility rates; the two international registers (107.3M monthly channel capacity) are converted at 6% / 18% / 30% visibility with 1.2 / 1.5 / 1.8 rediscovery factors.

Media matrix · platform-level audience

Jiemian News
Officially reported full-network coverage
600.00M
Xinhua Net Client
Cumulative client downloads
444.00M
iFeng (Phoenix)
Officially reported Chinese-language netizen coverage
400.00M
Beijing Daily mobile matrix
Mobile matrix users
320.00M
People.cn
Official historic single-day peak reach
130.00M
GMW.cn Toutiao official account
Followers shown on account page
17.87M
China Daily Toutiao official account
Followers shown on account page
4.04M
Combined matrix scale1.916B

Combined public user/follower scale of the 7 media with public data, each counted once. Units and windows differ by media; this represents matrix carrying capacity, not de-duplicated audience or article reads.

Authority structure of the 51 reports

13
State-level & public media

Xinhua Net, People.cn, CRI Online, Beijing Daily, GMW.cn and China Daily new-media matrix

12
Hong Kong & GBA institutional media

Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po, HKCNA and Greater Bay Area media

14
National portals

YNET, iFeng, NetEase, Sina, ZAKER, MSN

8
Finance, tech & industry media

GeekPark, Jiemian News, ZOL, iHeima, Hexun

4
Content & social platforms

Baijiahao, Zhihu, search and community distribution scenes

What the coverage establishes

Official authority
14 records from state-level and public media (Xinhua, People.cn, CRI, Beijing Daily) form a top-tier public record.
Hong Kong hub
13 records from Hong Kong & Greater Bay Area institutional media (HKCD, Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po, HKCNA) connect local, business and international narratives.
Industry depth
11 records carried by tech, finance and industry media (GeekPark, Jiemian, ZOL, iHeima, Hexun) plus 17 national portals reach AI, startup, finance and market decision-makers.
Scale & breadth
7 media with public data total a 1.996B cross-metric media-matrix scale (not de-duplicated audience); two international waves place 1,081 English endpoints (1,075 distinct URLs) across 56 countries and territories on six continents.

International distribution

Two English-language distribution waves (July opening & white paper; August market results) placed 1,081 endpoints — 1,075 distinct URLs — across 56 countries and territories on six continents. These are newswire distribution placements, not independent editorial coverage. Lead nodes by monthly channel capacity:

1,081

International English placements (two waves)

38.85M

Channel capacity of the eight nodes

107.3M

Monthly channel capacity of all placements (distributor-reported)

56

Countries & territories

APNews23.10M
Barchart7.00M
The Manila Times2.10M
StreetInsider1.51M
WKOW1.45M
KWWL1.37M
Sina Hong Kong1.20M
KVOA1.12M

Countries & territories by continent

17
Asia
15
Europe
9
North America
8
South America
6
Africa
1
Oceania

Six narrative waves

The 51 Greater China priority reports followed six consecutive narrative waves — from the global call to the market's official operation.

01
Global call & city network
12reports
02
International distribution & culture abroad
12reports
03
AI Film Hackathon
3reports
04
Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
12reports
05
Index.Film asset infrastructure
7reports
06
Market & industry architecture
5reports

Six blocks, all core

Festival / Competition
AI Standard
City Network
Academy
Market
Asset Index

Among comparable AI film festivals worldwide, HKAIIFF is the only platform running all six blocks — festival, AI standard, city network, academy, market and asset index — as core, year-round operations (per official public programmes as of 25 July 2026).

51 priority reports · full index

Every row links to the original article. Rows, tiers and themes follow Chapter 15 of the Global Impact Report; dates are as annotated in the report (some to month or year precision).

No.OutletTierDateThemeLink
001YNET EntertainmentNational portals2026-05-13Global call & city network
002Hong Kong Commercial DailyHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Global call & city network
003ZAKERNational portals2026-05-12Global call & city network
004GeekParkFinance, tech & industry media2026Global call & city network
005Beijing Daily Client (BJD News)State-level & public media2026-05-12Global call & city network
006CRI OnlineState-level & public media2026-05-12Global call & city network
007iFeng RegionalNational portals2026-05-12Global call & city network
008NetEase NewsNational portals2026-05-12Global call & city network
009Sina NewsNational portals2026-05-12Global call & city network
010Hexun NewsFinance, tech & industry media2026-05-12Global call & city network
011People.cn Culture & SportsState-level & public media2026-05-13Global call & city network
012Xinhua Net ClientState-level & public media2026-05-18Global call & city network
013MSN ChineseNational portals2026-05International distribution & culture abroad
014Ta Kung Pao OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026International distribution & culture abroad
015Greater Bay Area TimesHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026-05-28International distribution & culture abroad
016Wen Wei Po OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026International distribution & culture abroad
017HKCNA (Hong Kong China News Agency)Hong Kong & GBA institutional media2026-05-28International distribution & culture abroad
018YNET EntertainmentNational portals2026-05-28International distribution & culture abroad
019People.cn Culture & SportsState-level & public media2026-05-29International distribution & culture abroad
020iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-05-28International distribution & culture abroad
021Zhihu ColumnContent & social platforms2026International distribution & culture abroad
022GMW.cn new-media matrix (Toutiao official)State-level & public media2026International distribution & culture abroad
023BaijiahaoContent & social platforms2026International distribution & culture abroad
024China Daily new-media matrix (Toutiao official)State-level & public media2026International distribution & culture abroad
025Ta Kung Pao OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026AI Film Hackathon
026China Daily new-media matrix (Toutiao official)State-level & public media2026-06-12AI Film Hackathon
027iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-06-12AI Film Hackathon
028YNET EntertainmentNational portals2026-07-20Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
029iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
030Ta Kung Pao Hong KongHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
031BaijiahaoContent & social platforms2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
032Jiemian NewsFinance, tech & industry media2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
033ZOLFinance, tech & industry media2026-07-20Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
034iHeimaFinance, tech & industry media2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
035Hexun TechFinance, tech & industry media2026-07-18Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
036ZOLFinance, tech & industry media2026Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
037GeekParkFinance, tech & industry media2026-07Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
038Xinhua Net ClientState-level & public media2026-07-20Index.Film asset infrastructure
039iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-07Index.Film asset infrastructure
040Ta Kung Pao Hong KongHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Index.Film asset infrastructure
041Wen Wei Po OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Index.Film asset infrastructure
042Hong Kong Commercial DailyHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Index.Film asset infrastructure
043China Daily new-media matrix (Toutiao official)State-level & public media2026-07Index.Film asset infrastructure
044BaijiahaoContent & social platforms2026-07Index.Film asset infrastructure
045Xinhua Net ClientState-level & public media2026-07-20Market & industry architecture
046YNET EntertainmentNational portals2026-07-21Market & industry architecture
047People.cn Culture & SportsState-level & public media2026-07-23Market & industry architecture
048iFeng Tech / DafengNational portals2026-07Market & industry architecture
049Wen Wei Po OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Market & industry architecture
050Xinhua Net ClientState-level & public media2026-07-17Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus
051Wen Wei Po OnlineHong Kong & GBA institutional media2026Opening, whitepaper & industry consensus

Read the full report

The Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026 (HKAIIFF-GCIR-2026-05, V9.0, 15 August 2026) is available as a PDF in Traditional Chinese; the English public external edition (GIR/2026/01, V4.2) remains available until the V9.0 English edition is released. Citations should credit “HKAIIFF Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026”.

Global Comprehensive Impact Report 2026 · HKAIIFF-GCIR-2026-05 · V9.0 · data as of 15 August 2026

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