Of the 3,652 Chinese machinery, equipment and instrument companies with a company profile on China Factory Rank, 638 are registered in Jiangsu, 581 in Zhejiang and 564 in Guangdong. Together these three provinces account for 49% of the companies in this data set.
Companies by province
The table counts companies by the province of their registered address, taken from Chinese business registration records.
| Rank | Province | Companies | Share | Main cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiangsu | 638 | 17% | Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou |
| 2 | Zhejiang | 581 | 16% | Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Ningbo |
| 3 | Guangdong | 564 | 15% | Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dongguan |
| 4 | Shandong | 321 | 9% | Qingdao, Jinan, Weifang |
| 5 | Shanghai | 292 | 8% | Songjiang, Pudong, Minhang |
| 6 | Beijing | 204 | 6% | Haidian, Chaoyang, Changping |
| 7 | Henan | 130 | 4% | Zhengzhou, Xinxiang, Luoyang |
| 8 | Hebei | 129 | 4% | Shijiazhuang, Cangzhou, Tangshan |
| 9 | Anhui | 94 | 3% | Hefei, Wuhu, Tongling |
| 10 | Liaoning | 89 | 2% | Dalian, Shenyang, Anshan |
| 11 | Fujian | 89 | 2% | Xiamen, Quanzhou, Fuzhou |
| 12 | Sichuan | 87 | 2% | Chengdu, Deyang, Mianyang |
What the data shows
- Concentration: the top three provinces hold 49% of profiled companies, so most suppliers in this field can be reached through a small number of regional hubs.
- 31 provinces have at least one profiled company.
- Company age: among companies with a known founding year, the median is 1998; the earliest is 1851.
- Direct contact: 3,479 of the 3,652 companies publish an email address on their official website.
How to use this when sourcing
A supplier's province says nothing about quality, but it helps with logistics and visits. Factories in one cluster share component suppliers and logistics routes, and a buyer can visit several in a single trip. Before you order, check the company's registered name and unified social credit code against official records; see how to verify a Chinese company. Rankings on this site follow our published method.
About this data
Counts cover companies with a profile page on China Factory Rank (profile score of 55 or more) as of 21 Oct 2026. A company is counted once, even if it is listed in several categories. Locations come from the registered address, which can differ from the factory location.