Tianhe district is courting global investors with a solid economic performance and a wave of major projects. The district's GDP reached 574.6 billion yuan ($85.5 billion) in the first three quarters of 2026, up 6 percent year-on-year, with several core indicators ranking first in Guangzhou.

Tianhe reported 6 percent GDP growth in the first three quarters of 2026. [Photo/thnet.gov.cn]

The figures were highlighted as the 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Global Investment Conference opened on Nov 3 and the 12th Guangzhou International Investment Annual Conference followed on Nov 4-5.

The district has attracted major central and State-owned enterprise projects, including the overseas headquarters of China National Nuclear Corporation and a 50-billion-yuan strategic emerging industry fund. Google's cross-border e-commerce acceleration center and other international operations have also settled in Tianhe.

Artificial intelligence has been designated one of the district's priority industries, with a target scale of 62 billion yuan. In the first nine months of the year, Tianhe introduced 196 land and building investment projects, including three worth over 10 billion yuan each. It also added 124,000 new enterprises.

Fixed-asset investment rose 15.2 percent, while industrial investment grew 40.8 percent.