Wondershare's Virbo (virbo.wondershare.cn) platform offers an AI-powered digital human video creation service that enables users to quickly generate highly realistic virtual characters for marketing, livestreaming, and short video production. The system supports 2D/3D avatars, multilingual voice cloning, facial animation, text-to-video synthesis, and personalized customization. It is designed for ease of use without filming or manual editing and is targeted at content creators, e-commerce, education, and cross-border marketing. Virbo also allows for full digital human cloning, including appearance and voice, and supports enterprise partnerships through its "co-creation partner" program.

Xiaohetao Technology (xhtxr.com), based in Nanchang, is a Chinese company specializing in digital human and VR/AI applications across education, culture, and enterprise services. Founded in 2015, it has developed AI digital human teachers, virtual employees, and immersive cultural avatars, with projects spanning smart classrooms, corporate digital assistants, cultural tourism guides, and interactive marketing. The company created the “AI Digital Human Cloud Teacher Platform,” offering hundreds of courses and over 100,000 minutes of digital teaching content, and has showcased digital human figures such as poets and historical figures at the World VR Industry Conference. Recognized in China’s brand innovation initiatives, it collaborates with universities and government bodies to advance smart education and digital culture, while also experimenting with applications like AI digital human vending machines, VR justice education, and metaverse exhibitions.

3vshow.com is the official platform of Xiaohetao Technology, a Nanchang-based company founded in 2015 that focuses on metaverse-driven AI smart education and 3D/VR display solutions. The company positions itself as a leader in AI-powered education, offering digital textbooks, AI smart courses, XR virtual teaching environments, and AI digital human teachers and companions for higher and vocational education. Beyond education, 3vshow.com also provides enterprise services such as VR/AR/3D product displays, immersive exhibitions, and digital human solutions, aiming to integrate AI, virtual reality, and cultural innovation into multiple industries. Its headquarters is located in Honggutan District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, and the platform combines teaching technology, virtual simulation, and digital human applications for both domestic and global markets.

Xiaomi has become deeply engaged with the development and application of digital humans across multiple fronts. Its app store hosts tools that let users create personalized avatars by uploading short videos, replicating their likeness and voice for short-form content, while other platforms provide automated digital human generation for posters, livestreams, and marketing. The company has filed trademarks such as “Xiaomi YU” and “Xiaomi SU” tied to digital human branding, and it has collaborated in digital fashion shows featuring hyper-realistic avatars. On the technical side, Xiaomi has released and open-sourced large AI models like Xiaomi MiMo and MiDashengLM, which underpin digital human ecosystems with inference and audio understanding capabilities. Its consumer hardware, including AI glasses, smart speakers, and even vehicles, is increasingly integrated with digital human functions, positioning avatars as part of everyday interaction. Xiaomi has also invested in digital human production platforms such as D-Human and has applied these technologies in marketing campaigns, entertainment, and enterprise AI solutions.

Xiaomi integrates digital human technology within its AI and HyperOS ecosystem, offering services such as likeness and voice cloning for personalized avatars, digital human SDKs via its developer portal for speech recognition and video synthesis, and multimodal interaction through its Xiao Ai assistant, which is expanding into real-time digital human dialogues and avatars. These tools are applied across industries including banking, customer service, e-commerce, and livestreaming, where virtual humans function as advisors, shopping assistants, and hosts. Key official resources include the Xiaomi AI platform (ai.mi.com), the global Mi AI Assistant portal (mi.com/global/mi-ai-assistant), and the Xiaomi Developer Portal (dev.mi.com).

HyperOS, Xiaomi’s ecosystem operating system connecting people, cars, and homes, is increasingly associated with AI-driven digital human applications such as personalized avatars, voice assistants, livestream hosts, and virtual service agents. Reports note that Xiaomi registered HyperOS copyrights and integrated AI models like DeepSeek R1 into HyperOS for enhanced multimodal interaction, while Huawei developed its own Pangu Digital Human model. Media coverage also links HyperOS updates with Xiaomi devices such as the Xiaomi 14 and 15 series and its SU7 EV, positioning digital humans as part of everyday consumer interactions in banking, e-commerce, and entertainment.

XinhuaNet, the online platform of China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, has emerged as a prominent actor in the development, deployment, and normalization of digital humans within the Chinese digital media and governance ecosystem. Its strategy with digital humans is threefold: producing in-house AI avatars for news and cultural programming, integrating digital human services into public life and governance, and promoting national narratives around AI-powered virtual beings as part of China's technological innovation drive.

XinhuaNet has developed proprietary hyper-realistic digital humans, most notably “Xiaozhu”, who made her debut in June 2022. Xiaozhu is positioned not merely as a news anchor but as a “digital cultural officer,” capable of reciting classical poetry, explaining traditional customs, and serving as an immersive educational interface. These avatars are used across livestreams, cultural videos, and national celebrations (such as the 24 solar terms), reinforcing traditional values through modern AI storytelling tools. These AI presenters enhance the authority and aesthetic of official communication while ensuring controllability and consistency.

Beyond content, XinhuaNet is actively embedding digital humans into public infrastructure. Examples include digital human teachers used in school “thought and politics” classrooms, AI-driven livestream rooms for policy Q&A, and smart service avatars used in government centers and financial institutions. These applications align with China’s goals of “smart governance” and citizen engagement through AI. They illustrate a transition from experimental media novelty to functional public service, with Xinhua digital humans providing informational, interactive, and affective support in real-time.

These initiatives are supported by Xinhua Zhiyun (xinhuazhiyun.cn), the agency’s AI and cloud computing subsidiary, which develops platforms for generating AI avatars from photos or speech inputs. Zhiyun's platforms serve both internal editorial production and third-party partnerships, enabling rapid creation of personalized digital humans for use in commerce, education, or governance. In parallel, Xinhua actively promotes its technology as a model for other industries, often highlighting its ability to reduce costs, enhance engagement, and maintain ideological messaging.

Qilu Evening News and its platform Qilu Yidian have become active players in China’s digital human sector, producing AI-driven anchors, cultural avatars, and immersive digital broadcast services. Their initiatives include publishing the China Digital Human Development Report (2024), highlighting industry trends; launching ultra-realistic AI anchors for events such as the China Digital Summit and the Qilu Auto Show; creating digital hosts like “Xuanxuan,” “Xiaoshan and Xiaoshui,” and “Kong Xiaoli” for cultural and ecological storytelling; and introducing specialized roles such as digital doctors for health communication. These digital humans are applied across cultural festivals, ecological campaigns, healthcare, transport hubs, and business information services, reflecting Qilu’s push to merge media, AI avatars, and public engagement.

Qilu Evening News (qlwb.com.cn) and its platform Qilu Yidian run the “Yidian Tiancheng Digital Human Platform”, a comprehensive AI-driven solution for media, government, commerce, and cultural services. The platform supports ultra-realistic digital anchors, 1:1 reporter avatars, and specialized roles such as AI doctors, enabling efficient news reporting, public engagement, and health communication. It powers Shandong’s first digital anchor team, integrates AIGC-based content creation, and develops cultural avatars like Qi Feng and Lu Yun for storytelling and international outreach. By merging media with digital human technology, Qilu positions itself as a leader in AI avatars and immersive communication.

The Yidian Tiancheng Digital Human Platform, developed by Qilu Evening News and Qilu Yidian under Shandong Digital Culture Group, is an all-in-one AIGC digital human system powered by large-scale media AI models. It provides full-chain solutions for news broadcasting, e-commerce livestreaming, brand endorsements, event operations, and digital IP creation. The platform enables ultra-realistic 3D avatars, AI anchors, and customized roles such as doctors and cultural ambassadors, supporting both internal media production and external applications in government, business, and public services. Alongside companion products like Yidian Tianyuan (metaverse), Yidian Tianji (media model), and Yidian Tianyan (content risk control), it represents a flagship initiative integrating media, AI, and immersive communication to advance digital culture and engagement in Shandong and beyond.