Trivia

In April 2016, Yang was invited as a celeb torch-bearer in Athens to start the Olympic flame's journey around the world.

On February 19, 2017, Yang had his wax figure of himself displayed at Madam Tussauds Shanghai. Second wax figure was displayed at Madame Tussauds Beijing on July 19, 2017.

In January 2016, Yang became the first artist to be featured on the China Post postage stamp.

On February 1, 2016, Yang joined the "9 + 1" fundraiser through weibo; the event was created by China Internet Development Foundation that launched a call for each person to donate ¥ 100, to benefit 9 people from a poor family.

Forbes China listed Yang Yang under their "30 Under 30" Asia 2017 list which consisted 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.

In March 2016, Yang was named the endorser for Guerlain, becoming the first male endorser for the French brand LVMH Group.

On 18 March 2016, Yang was announced by Powerstar to be the Most Popular Actor in the mainland region.

On January 2, 2017, Yang officially become PUMA's Asian brand ambassador. On January 10, Yang's OPPO blockbuster TVC "The Magic Journey of Liliput" became a hot-issued topic, and was forwarded over 10000 times after one hour was released on weibo.

On September 10,2016 Yang had a fan meeting on his 25th birthday and the profit from the event was donated to Harper's Bazaar charity. On December 12, Yang participated in Harper's Bazaar Charity Stars event, helping to design of the "love" theme jewelry sale.

On 2. April 2015 was with "The Four" cast on the show Laugh Out Loud. LOL is a comedy sitcom, which invites celebrities to act out four laughing series. Guests are performed without any rehearsal, so it is definitely fun to watch some real live acting.

On October 16, 2015 Yang Yang participated in the BAZAAR auction. This auction was held for 12 hours, with 24 million people onlookers, 1338 bids and 92 auction items were sold, totaling RMB 1 million, among which is a Rockioo Watch signed by Yang which sold for RMB 86897(12 156.4558 U.S. dollars).

At age 11, Yang was admitted to the Department of Dance in People's Liberation Army Arts College in China. He also has studied at the Central Academy of Drama.

"Defense Elite Star Soldiers" (or "Star Soldier") was created by the People's Liberation Army TV Propaganda Center, Beijing Satellite TV, and Shanghai Yaohua Wenhua Communication Center, broadcast every Saturday night. They announcing that China's first large-scale military theme star reality show will be launched on December 28, 2013. Yang Yang experienced three-month military life year 2013.

On 5th may 2015 he was new challenger in the show: Smart7: Excitement For Yang Yang (HUNAN TV).