New Guinness Record: 22,580 Drones Controlled by a Single Computer
22,580 drones lit up the night sky over Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, during the Spring Festival Gala ,
In a segment at the Hefei branch venue of the Spring Festival Gala, a drone light show of 22,580 GD4.0 formation drones from EHang's subsidiary, EHang Egret, took to the skies above the main stage. Forming intricate 3D animations of the sky city and the iconic horse-head walls of Hui-style architecture. setting a new Guinness World Record for "the most multirotor/drones airborne simultaneously from a single computer."
Through synchronized light choreography integrated with the stage design, the drones created an immersive "aerial theater" fusing technology and culture. This performance amplified the joyous, auspicious, and harmonious spirit of the festival, immersing global viewers in a powerful visual experience.
Prior to the official Guinness World Record attempt and the Gala, EHang Egret had successfully conducted multiple performances in Hefei Luogang Park involving over 20,000 drones simultaneously, fully demonstrating the GD4.0's robust performance in complex environments, dynamic performance capabilities, and technological strengths in high-precision positioning and intelligent coordination.
The 22,580 drones descended simultaneously back to base after completing their performance at the Hefei sub-venue of the 2026 Spring Festival Gala, turning the technical maneuver into yet another spectacular scene that many netizens likened to “a galaxy falling to Earth.”
The performance venue, Hefei Luogang Park, is a multifunctional, multi-dimensional space that has become one of China's most representative testing grounds and demonstration sites for low-altitude economy development. It currently hosts two Urban Air Mobility (UAM) centers capable of eVTOL flight services.
Since March 2025, following the grant of one of China's first Air Operator Certificates (OC) for pilotless human-carrying eVTOL aircraft by the CAAC to EHang's local operator, Hefei HeYi Aviation, regular trial operations of the EH216-S have been conducted there.
With its comprehensive infrastructure, Luogang Park is also well suited for EHang Egret to conduct routine drone light shows, gradually fostering a citywide ecosystem integrating low-altitude technology and culture.
Located in east China’s Anhui province, Hefei was once known as the ancient city of Luzhou, with a history spanning more than 1,000 years. Today, it has emerged as a major science and technology innovation hub in China.
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