In response to Serkan Toto's Post on Japan's most valuable Internet Companies, we compiled a list with the Top 30 Internet & Telecommunication Companies on the Chinese market.
They are ranked according to their market capitalization, whenever possible we link to the English Version of their homepage. Note: Market Cap is based on the stock prices of the 18th of August 2009, for their current value click on the Stock Exchange Link.
While currently most companies are listed either in the US (NASDAQ and NYSE) or on the Hong Kong Stock Market (SEHK), it will be interesting to see if the Chinese Mainland stock market (SSE) can attract more investment in the future.
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Stock Exchange | Description |
| 1 | China Mobile | US$ 214 Billion | NYSE/SEHK | Nationwide Mobile Telecommunication Provider |
| 2 | China Telecom |
US$ 39.71 Billion |
NYSE/SEHK | Nationwide Telecommunication Provider |
| 3 | China Unicom |
US$ 32.44 Billion |
NYSE/SEHK/SSE | Nationwide Mobile Telecommunication Provider |
| 4 |
Tencent Holdings |
US$ 26.8 Billion | SEHK | Internet & Mobile Phone Value Added Service |
| 5 |
Alibaba |
US$ 11.95 Billion | SEHK | B2B Trade & Online Retail |
| 6 | Baidu | US$ 11.75 Billion | NASDAQ | Search Engine |
| 7 | Netease | US$ 5.34 Billion | NASDAQ | Web Portal & Online Gaming |
| 8 | CTrip | US$ 3.41 Billion | NASDAQ | Travelling Site |
| 9 | Shanda | US$ 3.13 Billion | NASDAQ | Online Gaming |
| 10 | Sohu | US$ 2.93 Billion | NASDAQ | Web Portal & Online Gaming |
| 11 | Changyou | US$ 1.91 Billion | NASDAQ | Online Gaming |
| 12 | Perfect World | US$ 1.89 Billion | NASDAQ | Online Gaming |
| 13 | Giant Interactive | US$ 1.76 Billion | NYSE | Online Gaming |
| 14 | Sina | US$ 1.6 Billion | NASDAQ | Web Portal |
| 15 | Focus Media | US$ 1.14 Billion | NASDAQ | (Internet) Advertising (Allyes Information Tech.) |
| 16 | China Distance Education Hold. | US$ 1.13 Billion | NYSE | Online Education |
| 17 | Kingsoft | US$ 1.17 Billion | SEHK | Software Company |
| 18 | Kong Zhong | US$ 428 Million | NASDAQ | Wireless Value Added Service Provider |
| 19 | Netdragon | US$ 425 Million | SEHK | Online Gaming |
| 20 | 51Job.com | US$ 405 Million | NASDAQ | Job Platform |
| 21 | Tom Group | US$ 284 Million | SEHK | Media Company |
| 22 | CDC Corp | US$ 269 Million | NASDAQ | Online Gaming (CDC Games) & Business Software |
| 23 | Giga Media | US$ 240 Million | NASDAQ | Online Entertainment Software & Services |
| 24 | The9 | US$ 228 Million | NASDAQ | Online Gaming |
| 25 | ChinaCast Education | US$ 224 Million | NASDAQ | Online education |
| 26 | China Finance Online | US$ 220 Million | NASDAQ | Financial Information Portal |
| 27 | eLong | US$ 164 Million | NASDAQ | Travelling Site |
| 28 | ChinaEdu Corporation | US$ 148 Million | NASDAQ | Online education |
| 29 | Linktone | US$ 89 Million | NASDAQ | Interactive Entertainment Products |
| 30 | Hurray! Holding | US$ 77 Million | NASDAQ | Wireless Value Added Service Provider |
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Serkan (Wednesday, 19 August 2009 10:56)
Damn impressive list.