Zhong Guo Xin Wen Wang·2025-09-26 12:31Group 1 - The 2025 Innovation Development Conference for Private Economy highlighted the increasing R&D investment and innovation capabilities of the top 1000 private enterprises in China [1][2] - In 2024, the threshold for R&D investment to enter the top 1000 private enterprises was set at 207 million yuan, a slight increase from the previous year [1] - Total R&D expenditure for these enterprises reached 1.43 trillion yuan, marking a 2.78% increase year-on-year, with an average R&D intensity of 3.59%, surpassing the national average by 0.91 percentage points [1] Group 2 - The number of R&D personnel in the top 1000 private enterprises reached 1.8404 million, with per capita R&D funding of 778,300 yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 4.69% [1] - A total of 300,000 effective patents were industrialized by these enterprises, generating a combined output value of 172.153 billion yuan [1] - Among the global top 1000 R&D investors in 2024, 216 were from China, with 112 being private enterprises, achieving an average R&D intensity of 7.42%, exceeding the global average by 1.9 percentage points [2] Group 3 - The conference also released the "2025 R&D Investment Top 500 Private Enterprises" and "2025 Invention Patent Top 500 Private Enterprises" lists, with Huawei, Tencent, and Alibaba leading in R&D investment [2] - Huawei, Tencent, and TCL Technology Group topped the invention patent rankings among the top 500 private enterprises [2]