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Rank #2 of 31 · Registrations through 2023; later records not included.

5,361,271Active companies

670,915Reg. capital ≥ ¥10M

162,557≥10 insured staff

3.9%3-yr registration CAGR

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Industry structure · 20 sectors

Sector	Companies	Share	LQ*
Manufacturing	1,035,269	19.3%	1.15
Wholesale & Retail	976,273	18.2%	1.02
Construction	688,268	12.8%	1.31
Agriculture & Fishery	414,490	7.7%	1.02
Leasing & Business Services	391,461	7.3%	0.83
IT & Internet	331,016	6.2%	0.85
R&D & Technical Services	303,789	5.7%	0.7
Transport & Logistics	180,067	3.4%	1.11
Culture, Sports & Entertainment	179,856	3.4%	0.8
Real Estate	131,642	2.5%	0.89
Education	118,053	2.2%	1.27
Finance	105,916	2.0%	1.11
Resident Services & Repair	100,912	1.9%	1.05
Hotels & Catering	88,791	1.7%	0.86
Health & Social Work	62,909	1.2%	0.92
Utilities	57,487	1.1%	1.06
Environment & Utilities Mgmt	53,626	1.0%	0.86
Mining	16,750	0.3%	0.57

*LQ (location quotient) = provincial share ÷ national share. >1.2 markedly denser than national average, <0.8 markedly thinner. An arithmetic ratio, not a rating.

Where in China should we go? — here is what the registrations say:

Sectors markedly denser than the national average: Construction (LQ 1.31) · Education (LQ 1.27)

Markedly thinner: R&D & Technical Services (LQ 0.7) · Culture, Sports & Entertainment (LQ 0.8)

Sourcing: high-LQ sectors mean dense supply — more candidates, more room to compare
Market entry: low-LQ sectors mean fewer local rivals — but a thinner ecosystem; check up/downstream before committing
Next: pull the provincial company list for your target sector, then screen candidates one by one (Find Manufacturers / supplier screening)

Arithmetic presentation of registration data with procedural next steps — not investment or site-selection advice.

Full report · US$99 — city-level drill-down · per-sector yearly trends (2018–23)

Multi-province compare US$199 coming