SHENZHEN: The number of users on livestreaming platforms in China reached 617 million in 2020, accounting for 62.4 percent of the total number of internet users in China, while the number of live streamers exceeded 130 million, according to a report released by a branch under the China Association of Performing Arts on Tuesday.

The report about China's livestreaming industry revealed that streamers became a new career in 2020 and that more than 20 other professions, such as operation management, live broadcast assistant and customer service, have derived from it.