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Xinjiang is a subnational market within China. Its 2025 statistical communiqué reports RMB 2.146tn in regional GDP and 26.39 million permanent residents; PTG’s coverage currently mentions the region as part of domestic travel to major esports events.

Xinjiang
Ürümqi skyline in Xinjiang. · Ürümqi skyline, Xinjiang, China, 2004 · Alexander Flühmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Updated September 27, 2026

Market snapshot

Population

26.39m

Year-end permanent residents, 2025.[1]

GDP

RMB 2.146tn

Regional GDP in 2025, up 5.5% year on year.[1]

Event travel signal

Domestic audience travel

PTG notes organized travel from Xinjiang to the 2025 KPL Annual Finals; this is an event-specific signal, not a region-wide esports metric.[3]

References3
  1. [1]新疆维吾尔自治区2025年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 — Xinjiang Bureau of Statistics and National Bureau of Statistics Xinjiang Survey Team
  2. [2]Ürümqi skyline, Xinjiang, China, 2004.jpg — Wikimedia Commons
  3. [3]KPL city playbook: nine cities and the urban live-event model — Press The Game

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