Top 10 regions with the most big data firms in China
2021-01-11
China had more than 3,000 companies in the field of big data, according to the White Paper on Big Data issued by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology in December.
China's big data companies are mainly located in economically developed regions such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces. Thanks to a favorable policy environment, strengths in talent innovation, capital resources and more, Beijing had the greatest number of companies in the big data industry, accounting for about 35 percent of the country's total.
South China's Guangdong province took second place with 18 percent, followed by Shanghai (16 percent), Zhejiang province (8 percent), Jiangsu province (5 percent), Sichuan province (4 percent), Hubei province (3 percent), Fujian province (2 percent), and Hunan and Shaanxi provinces (1 percent, respectively).
No 10 (tie) Shaanxi province
A visitor takes a picture of a 5G+AI device, which was jointly developed by Huawei and the Xi'an Railway Bureau, for railway management, during an expo in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 10 (tie) Hunan province
A self-driving taxi is seen in Changsha, capital of Hunan province. [Photo by Yang Huafeng/China News Service]
No 8 Fujian province
Visitors check out a drone during the Digital China Summit in Fuzhou, Fujian province. [Photo by Hu Meidong/China Daily]
No 7 Hubei province
Visitors learn about an autonomous aircraft during the China 5G+Industrial Internet Conference in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Nov 19. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 6 Sichuan province
A participant at an industrial internet conference in Chengdu, Sichuan province, operates a robotic arm. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 5 Jiangsu province
A visitor experiences artificial intelligence equipment at an exhibition in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, on April 28. [Photo by Meng Delong/For China Daily]
No 4 Zhejiang province
A robotic system is displayed at the 10th China Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 11, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 3 Shanghai
A visitor uses a VR-enabled headset supported by China Mobile's 5G technologies to check medical information online during a high-tech exhibition in Shanghai in November. [Photo by Lyu Liang/For China Daily]
No 2 Guangdong province
A 5G-powered smart factory model is on display at the World 5G Convention in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Nov 26. [Photo/Xinhua]
