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Wuzhen: internet exhibition and innovation

This dossier follows Wuzhen’s Light of Internet Expo, technologies displayed and industrial announcements, distinguishing demonstrations from commercial deployment.

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Where things stand

The exhibition opened on 2 November 2026. Reports count 671 exhibitors from 54 countries and regions and more than 1,000 products and technologies on display.

Wuzhen internet expo opens with 671 exhibitors

The Light of Internet Expo opened on 2 November 2026 in Wuzhen, in China’s Zhejiang province. It brings together 671 companies and organisations from 54 countries and regions, according to China News Service and Shanghai Daily reports.

Wuzhen canal in 2009. Archive illustration; does not show the 2026 expo. 韩笃一, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized.
Wuzhen canal in 2009. Archive illustration; does not show the 2026 expo. 韩笃一, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized. — 韩笃一 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — 2009 ; taille réduite.

More than 1,000 new products and technologies are being displayed, including satellite internet, 6G, large AI models and robotics. Reporters describe demonstrations of robots and data-centre equipment.

The exhibition accompanies the World Internet Conference summit running through 5 November. Prototypes and uses demonstrated at stands do not, on their own, establish that a service is available at scale.

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