Shenzhen UAV expo draws record-breaking crow

The International Low-Altitude Economy and UAS Expo 2025, alongside the 10th Shenzhen International UAV Expo (UASE), concluded yesterday at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Futian District, having taken place from May 23 to 25. 

The three-day event attracted a record-breaking total of 131,463 visitors, including 6,041 international attendees from 103 countries and regions, far surpassing previous sessions.

Visitors observe UAV products at the 10th Shenzhen International UAV Expo. Photos courtesy of the event organizer

This year’s exhibition spanned an impressive 66,000 square meters and featured 825 participating companies, including 16 foreign exhibitors. Over 110 industry events, such as summits, forums, and technical exchanges, centered on themes like drones and the low-altitude economy, low-altitude digital transportation, flight services, infrastructure and management platforms, logistics emergency drones, and AI robotics. More than 550 domestic and international academicians, experts, and entrepreneurs collaborated to analyze the latest development trends in drones and low-altitude economies. In total, 825 top-tier low-altitude enterprises showcased over 5,000 new UAV system products.

After nine years of steady growth, the UASE has become a major event for China’s UAV industry, facilitating scientific, technological, economic, and trade exchanges. It has earned a reputation as a professional and internationally recognized expo that displays the world’s latest UAVs, unmanned systems, vehicles, and ships. The event promotes cutting-edge technologies, releases industry policies, and fosters global cooperation.

Two international visitors converse at an exhibition booth.

Known as the “Capital of Drones,” Shenzhen boasts a comprehensive industrial chain from upstream to downstream. It is home to over 2,000 manufacturing and supply chain enterprises, generating an output value exceeding 100 billion yuan (US$13.88 billion). This accounts for 70% of the global consumer drone market and 40% of the industrial drone market. 

By the end of 2024, Shenzhen had opened 250 low-altitude routes, established 483 drone takeoff and landing points, and conducted 778,000 commercial cargo flights.