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Company data in China, by industry

Browse China company directories across 56 industries — 83,769,181 businesses in the InfobelPRO database, registry-sourced from SAMR and enriched with firmographics, location, financials and group structure.

83,769,181

Registered companies

State Grid Corporation Of China

Largest company

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Largest sector

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Rankings

Largest companies in China

By revenue, one row per corporate group — reported (actual) revenue, updated September 2026.

#	Company (group)	Industry	HQ	Revenue (USD)
1	State Grid Corporation Of China	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	Beijing	$564B
2	China National Petroleum Corporation	Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction	Beijing	$431.3B
3	China Petrochemical Corporation	Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction	Beijing	$397.5B
4	Beijing State-owned Capital Operation And Management Limited	Combined office administrative service activities	Beijing	$181.4B
5	Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China, Ltd.	Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding	Shenzhen	$161.1B
6	China Railway Group Limited	Development of building projects	Beijing	$154.5B
7	Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	Beijing	$150.3B
8	China Resources National Corporation	Trusts, funds and similar financial entities	Shenzhen	$134.4B
9	Foxconn Industrial Internet Co., Ltd.	Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts	Shenzhen	$127.6B
10	Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Limited	Other monetary intermediation	Beijing	$118.4B
11	Shandong Energy Group Co., Ltd	Electrical installation	Jinan	$118.4B
12	BYD Company Limited	Manufacture of batteries and accumulators	Shenzhen	$113.6B
13	China FAW Group Co., Ltd.	Manufacture of motor vehicles	Changchun	$110.4B
14	China Investment Corporation	Other monetary intermediation	Beijing	$107.5B
15	China Minmetals Co.,Ltd.	Wholesale of metals and metal ores	Beijing	$105.8B

Top 15 of 25 · China BaoWu Steel Group Corporation Limited, Power Construction Corporation of China, Agricultural Bank Of China Limited, China Energy Investment Corporation Limited, Xiamen C&d Corporation Limited, China Post Group Co.,Ltd., Zhejiang State-owned Captital Operation Co.,Ltd., Xiamen C&d Inc., The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) follow. Methodology →

State Grid Corporation Of China leads by reported revenue at $564B, the largest of 25 ranked corporate groups.

Coverage

Companies by industry

The B2B industries we cover, ranked by number of companies. Each links to the full directory.

Distribution & wholesale

15,361,109

Retail companies

12,931,354

Manufacturing companies

7,869,969

Construction companies

6,389,940

Software companies

4,885,582

+ 51 more industries below ↓

Distribution & wholesale is the most populated sector we cover, with 15,361,109 companies — 18% of China's 83,769,181 registered.

Distribution

Company size & revenue

By number of employees

1–4

36,124,569

5–9

28,731,217

10–19

7,864,054

20–49

4,912,992

50–99

853,324

100–199

381,812

200–499

199,204

500–999

52,917

1000+

47,784

1,671,332 companies have no disclosed headcount (excluded).

The largest size bands are 1–4 (46%) and 5–9 (36%) among companies with disclosed headcount.

By revenue (local currency)

1–100K

692,060

100K-499K

921,097

500K-999K

14,098,609

1M-4.99M

27,723,297

5M-9.99M

13,366,074

10M-49.99M

18,634,734

50M-99.99M

758,883

100M-499.99M

188,531

500M-999.99M

20,378

1B+

28,233

4,407,309 companies have no disclosed revenue (excluded from the chart).

The most common disclosed-revenue band is 1M-4.99M, covering 36% of companies with reported revenue.

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Geography

Where Chinese companies are based

Distribution by region.

12,370,507

8,985,184

6,355,809

5,320,868

3,779,262

holds the largest regional share, with 21% of companies that have a disclosed region.

Group linkage

Corporate structure in China

How much of the market is part of a corporate group vs independent.

44%

Part of a corporate group

56%

Independent

44% of companies belong to a corporate group; the remaining 56% operate independently.

Corporate groups

Largest corporate groups in China

Chinese-headquartered groups ranked by total group entities worldwide — a measure of corporate reach.

#	Group	Group entities (worldwide)
1	China Post Group Co.,Ltd.	99,999
2	China Petrochemical Corporation	40,975
3	China Investment Corporation	29,963
4	China National Petroleum Corporation	29,922
5	China United Network Communications Limited	26,257
6	Agricultural Bank Of China Limited	23,837
7	Restricted Data - Order Investigation 654703487	23,588
8	Restricted Data - Order Investigation 654617125	21,419
9	China Life Insurance (Group) Company	20,472
10	Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Limited	17,499

Group entities = total members of the corporate family worldwide, for groups whose ultimate parent is in China.

Foreign ownership

Foreign-owned vs domestic

Among China's larger companies, the share ultimately controlled from abroad — and the leading countries of ownership.

Foreign-owned

94%

Chinese-owned

Leading countries of ownership

Virgin Islands British

35.6%

Hong Kong

27.4%

Cayman Islands

24.7%

England

4.1%

Taiwan

2.7%

Shares calculated on the largest companies by revenue with ownership data available, not an absolute national figure.

Virgin Islands British is the leading country of foreign ownership, at 35.6%.

FAQ

China company data — frequently asked questions

There are 83,769,181 registered companies in China across all sectors, from sole traders to large enterprises.

By reported revenue, State Grid Corporation Of China is the largest company in China, followed by China National Petroleum Corporation and China Petrochemical Corporation.

Other business support service activities n.e.c., Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores, Business and other management consultancy activities have the most registered companies.

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Sourced from the Infobel DaaS database. The largest-companies ranking is consolidated at corporate-group level (one row per group) and shows reported (actual) revenue in USD; modeled figures are excluded. Distributions cover all registered companies. Industry directories use a NACE-based B2B taxonomy. Last updated September 2026.

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