Biggest Industries by Revenue in China in 2025

• 1. Building Construction in China

  Revenue for 2025: $2968.6B

  Over the five years through 2023, revenue for the Building Construction industry is expected to have been growing at an average annualized 4.4%, to $3.0 trillion. This includes an anticipated increase of 4.7% in 2023. There are approximately 36,700 construction firms in this industry. Most major players also have operations in civil engineering, real estate development, professional engineering services, plan designing, building materials manufacturing and construction equipment manufacturing...

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• 2. Online Shopping in China

  Revenue for 2025: $2808.8B

  The Online Shopping industry in China is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.8% over the past five years through 2025. This trend includes anticipated growth of 15.4% in the current year. The industry's rapid growth can be attributed to the rising popularity of ecommerce in China and online businesses continuously developing their services. Additionally, the number of mobile internet users has greatly increased over the past five years, as mobile internet services have continued to develop, boos...

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• 3. Mail-Order & Online Shopping in China

  Revenue for 2025: $2402.5B

  The Mail-Order and Online Shopping industry's revenue is expected to grow by a CAGR of 16.9% over the five years through 2023, to total of $2.4 trillion. This includes a revenue increase of 16.2% in the current year. Factors driving industry growth include improved living standards, rising wages, higher internet penetration, increased acceptance of internet shopping, and a growing range of retailers selling a larger range of products online.

  Online retailing currently generates over 95....

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• 4. Bridge, Tunnel and Subway Construction in China

  Revenue for 2025: $1685.6B

  China's Bridge, Tunnel and Subway Construction industry has been growing rapidly, driven by urbanization, a growing population, increasing infrastructure demand and higher government investment. Industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized 8.3% over the five years through 2024, including 6.3% in 2024, to total $1.8 trillion.

  Employment numbers are expected to grow at an annualized 5.3% over the five years through 2024. Most bridge, tunnel and subway construction major players als...

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• 5. Software Development in China

  Revenue for 2025: $1606.0B

  The Software Development industry has grown strongly over the past five years. Industry revenue is expected to increase at an annualized 8.5% over the five years through 2025, to $675.2 billion. This trend includes anticipated revenue growth of 6.5% in the current year. Strong demand from downstream software users and the government, along with solid pricing, have supported the industry's performance over the past five years.
  The industry's development has also been supported and encoura...

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• 6. Real Estate Development and Management in China

  Revenue for 2025: $1515.2B

  Revenue for the Real Estate Development and Management industry in China is expected to decrease at a CAGR of 9.4% over the five years through 2025. This trend includes an expected decrease of 8.8% in the current year.
  Since August 2020, the People's Bank of China and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission have proposed three debt indicators for real estate development and management companies through which the company's financial health can be rated. This new policy has e...

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• 7. Residential Real Estate in China

  Revenue for 2025: $1325.8B

  Revenue for the Residential Real Estate industry in China is expected to decrease at a CAGR of 9.8% over the five years through 2025. This trend includes an expected decrease of 9.6% in the current year.
  Since August 2020, the People's Bank of China and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission have proposed three debt indicators for real estate development and management companies through which the company's financial health can be rated. This new policy has exacerbated the ...

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• 8. Electricity Transmission and Distribution in China

  Revenue for 2025: $1241.9B

  Social and economic development is highly dependent on electricity. The steady growth of China's economy and the rapid increase of electricity consumption in China have promoted the demand for electricity transmission and distribution. Also, the power production center in China is mainly in western and northern regions with rich resources of water, wind, solar, coal, while the power consumption center is mainly in middle and eastern regions with developed economy, the demand for long-distance...

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• 9. Oil Wholesale in China

  Revenue for 2025: $1149.5B

  Revenue for the Oil Wholesale industry in China is expected to increase at an annualized 15.4% over the five years through 2025, to $1.2 trillion. Industry revenue is anticipated to rise by 7.1% in the current year due to increasing international oil prices. Imports have satisfied an increasing proportion of domestic demand over the past five years, indicating increasing reliance on foreign oil. Industry imports are estimated to total $52.9 billion in 2025. Profit was estimated 3.3% of total ...

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• 10. Steel Rolling in China

  Revenue for 2025: $1117.2B

  In 2023, revenue for the Steel Rolling industry in China decreased by 7.4% to total $1.1 trillion. Over the past five years, revenue has increased at an annualized 1.1%, driven by rising demand for high quality and value-added steel products from downstream industries such as automobile manufacturing (IBISWorld industry report 3721) and real estate management and development (7210a and 7210b). Profit margins have recovered to 1.2% of industry revenue in 2023.

  In recent years, industry o...

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