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Rank #6 of 31 · Registrations through 2023; later records not included.

3,097,302Active companies

405,851Reg. capital ≥ ¥10M

129,305≥10 insured staff

19.0%3-yr registration CAGR

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Industry structure · 20 sectors

Sector	Companies	Share	LQ*
Wholesale & Retail	616,172	19.9%	1.11
Leasing & Business Services	559,768	18.1%	2.07
R&D & Technical Services	518,361	16.7%	2.06
Manufacturing	312,768	10.1%	0.6
IT & Internet	284,322	9.2%	1.26
Construction	209,140	6.8%	0.69
Culture, Sports & Entertainment	167,530	5.4%	1.29
Transport & Logistics	103,166	3.3%	1.1
Real Estate	73,791	2.4%	0.86
Hotels & Catering	63,472	2.0%	1.06
Finance	38,401	1.2%	0.7
Resident Services & Repair	36,578	1.2%	0.66
Environment & Utilities Mgmt	20,636	0.7%	0.57
Education	19,828	0.6%	0.37
Agriculture & Fishery	17,964	0.6%	0.08
Health & Social Work	14,271	0.5%	0.36
Utilities	9,102	0.3%	0.29
Mining	2,127	0.1%	0.13

*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: Leasing & Business Services (LQ 2.07) · R&D & Technical Services (LQ 2.06) · Culture, Sports & Entertainment (LQ 1.29) · IT & Internet (LQ 1.26)

Markedly thinner: Environment & Utilities Mgmt (LQ 0.57) · Manufacturing (LQ 0.6) · Resident Services & Repair (LQ 0.66) · Construction (LQ 0.69) · Finance (LQ 0.7)

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