The global tea industry continued to grow steadily in 2019, with expanding tea garden areas, increased output, and rising export volumes, despite global economic weakness. China and India, the world's largest tea producers, drove this growth. The industry experienced challenges such as an overall downward trend in auction transaction prices and a decline in Africa's auction market. However, the industry is expected to continue its growth in the future, with a balance between upstream and downstream, innovation, and cultural implantation. There is also a call for industrial collaboration and the development of modern industrial chains to increase the added value of tea products.