Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-09-15 09:28Core Insights - The "China Top 500 Enterprises" list for 2024 was released, showing a total revenue of 110.15 trillion yuan, an increase from the previous year, with the entry threshold rising to 47.96 billion yuan, marking a 5.79 billion yuan increase [1] - The total assets of the top 500 enterprises reached 460.85 trillion yuan, reflecting a growth of 7.46% [1] - The number of enterprises with revenues exceeding 100 billion yuan increased to 267, with 15 companies surpassing 1 trillion yuan in revenue [1] - The net profit attributable to the parent company for the top 500 enterprises totaled 4.71 trillion yuan, a growth of 4.39%, with a net profit margin of 4.27%, up by 0.17 percentage points [1] Revenue and Profitability - The total revenue of the top 500 enterprises reached 110.15 trillion yuan, an increase from the previous year [1] - The net profit attributable to the parent company was 4.71 trillion yuan, reflecting a growth of 4.39% [1] - The net profit margin improved to 4.27%, an increase of 0.17 percentage points [1] Research and Innovation - The top 500 enterprises invested 1.73 trillion yuan in R&D, achieving a record R&D intensity of 1.95%, marking eight consecutive years of growth [2] - The total number of valid patents held by these enterprises reached 2.2437 million, an increase of 10.54% from the previous year [2] - The number of invention patents rose to 1.0396 million, a growth of 16.86%, with invention patents accounting for 46.33% of all patents [2] Industry Structure and Development - The number of enterprises in advanced manufacturing and modern service industries increased, with 39 new or re-entering companies in the top 500 [2] - The contribution to revenue growth from manufacturing, services, and other industries was 40.48%, 40.29%, and 19.23%, respectively [2] - The automotive and logistics sectors saw the most new entrants, with six new companies in these categories [2] Additional Rankings - Alongside the "China Top 500 Enterprises," other rankings such as "2025 China Top 100 Multinational Companies" and "2025 China Top 100 Innovative Enterprises" were also released [3]