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The Han Chinese (Wu) of China

The Han Chinese (Wu) of China, numbering approximately 92,530,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic group of eastern China's Yangtze delta who speak Wu languages and share a regional heritage rooted in the historic Wu-Yue culture of Shanghai, Zhejiang, and southern Jiangsu. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Wu Chinese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3 Flash: Wu-speaking Han Chinese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Wu Chinese (wuu)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 92,530,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006806
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Wu) of China

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

59%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Wu Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

85%
%
Chinese, Wu Speakers

Media Resources in Wu Chinese:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Wu Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Wu Chinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Wu) are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Wu):
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Han Chinese (Wu) of China

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readMark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:26-27

Pray that the lost will seek God and find Him, for He is not far from each one of us. Pray that they will have opportunities to access the gospel, learn God's purpose for their lives, and believe in Him.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
readGenesis 50:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will forgive those who do them harm and trust God as they walk in His ways.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that the promise in Revelation 7:9-10 will encourage believers from among them or from nearby people groups to share the gospel with people who have never learned it.

Han Chinese, Wu Across Countries (ROP3 - 102143) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG006806Han Chinese (Wu)China92,530,000No Longer UnreachedWu ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG050606Han Chinese (Wu)Hong Kong56,500No Longer UnreachedWu ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG047430Han Chinese (Wu)Canada9,200No Longer UnreachedWu ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Wu)PG047187Han Chinese (Wu)United States8,400No Longer UnreachedWu ChineseAtheism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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