2026 Ranking of China’s Top Internet Companies – First, Second, and Third Tiers
The 2026 edition ranks China’s leading internet firms into three tiers, listing ByteDance, Pinduoduo, Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan and Ant Group in the first tier, followed by Baidu, Kuaishou, JD.com, Xiaohongshu, Didi and NetEase in the second tier, and a detailed third‑tier breakdown across content, e‑commerce, social, travel, housing, gaming, finance and tool sectors.
First Tier
ByteDance, Pinduoduo, Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Ant Group
Second Tier
Baidu, Kuaishou, JD.com, Xiaohongshu, Didi, NetEase
Third Tier – Category 1
Content: Bilibili, China Literature, iQIYI<br/> E‑commerce: Dewu, Suning<br/> Social: MOMO, Huajiao, Maimai<br/> Travel: Ctrip, Qunar<br/> Housing & Car: 58.com, Lianjia, Beike, Ziroom, Autohome, Yiche<br/> Gaming: miHoYo, Lilith, Perfect World, Xishanju, 37 Interactive, Niuniu Interactive, Giant Network, TapTap, Kunlun Wanwei<br/> Finance: WeBank, Lufax, Tonghuashun, Ping An Tech, East Money, Tiger Brokers<br/> Tools: Xunlei, Kingsoft Cloud, SenseTime, HelloBike, HuoLala, 360
Third Tier – Category 2
Sina Weibo, Sohu, Zhihu, Vipshop, Tongcheng, Mafengwo, Xindong, Oul, Xueqiu, Himalaya, Migu, Hupu, Mango TV, Meitu, UC, Dangdang, Liepin
Third Tier – Category 3
Jike, Qingting, Sogou, Meitu, Tantan, Tuhu, UC, Quark, Keep, Kaiying, Digital China, IGG, 51Job, GuoWala, Zhilian, Kingdee, Wifi Master Key
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