BEIJING: According to a new report from China ’s National Information Centre , sharing economy platforms in the county created a market worth $ 298bn in 2015 , which is set to grow at an annual rate of 40 % over the next five years , accounting for over 10 % of China ’s total GDP by 2020 . The report shows there are already 100 million sharing economy - style business providers in China , with over 500 million customers .
According to a new report from China ’s National Information Centre , sharing economy platforms in the county created a market worth $ 298bn in 2015 , which is set to grow at an annual rate of 40 % over the next five years , accounting for over 10 % of China ’s total GDP by 2020 . The report shows there are already 100 million sharing economy - style business providers in China , with over 500 million customers .