hONG KONG STOCK MARKET Information and major status of over 2,600 listed companies in HANG SENG MARKET

Provides information on listed companies in the Hong Kong stock market, one of the world’s major stock markets, including market size, number of listed companies (about 2,600 in total), number of companies by industry/sector, and information on top companies in market capitalization/sales and Registration Country.

Hong Kong stock market size and number of listed companies

As of June 2023, the Hong Kong stock market size is $4.3T of the total global market capitalization of $109T, recording a market share of 4%.
It can be said to be one of the major global stock markets in name and reality, ranking among the world’s top five.

However, when using data from Chinese market information company WIND, there is also local information that the total market capitalization exceeds 6 trillion won.

As of the first half of 2023, the total number of companies listed on the Hong Kong stock market is known to be approximately 2,600.

Number of listed companies by industry/SECTOR

The major industries of companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange are classified by linking them to HS codes. The number of listed companies by industry is as follows.

• Approximately 290 real estate properties / Approximately 210 construction properties
  
• Industrial Engineering (Industrial Engineering) approx. 175 units / Internet (E-Commerce, etc.) approx. 165 units / IT equipment approx. 50 units
  
• Biotech/Medical: Approximately 140 units / Approximately 90 medical equipment units
  
• Approximately 120 textiles and clothing / Approximately 120 travel & tourism / Approximately 90 media
  
• Support Service: Approximately 85 units / Approximately 80 home appliances
  
• About 80 F&B / About 20 related to agricultural products / About 65 distribution / About 20 consumer goods
  
• Approximately 40 banks / Approximately 15 insurance / Approximately 160 other financial services
  
• Approximately 80 public facilities / Approximately 65 related to transportation / Approximately 65 related to crude oil, gas, coal, etc.
  
• Approximately 40 automobiles / Approximately 15 telecommunications / Approximately 15 semiconductors
  
• In addition, there are more than 100 raw materials, metal-related, and complex companies.
  
  
  
  

Information on top companies in market capitalization/sales/assets

The top companies in Hong Kong stock market market capitalization (first half of 2023) are as follows. Mainly state-owned companies such as China’s Big Tech and banks occupy the top market capitalization.

• 1st : Tecent Holdings (HKD 2.87 trillion), stock code 0700.HK
  
• 2nd : Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (HKD 1.78 trillion), stock code 1398.HK
  
• 3rd : Alibaba Group (HKD 1.66 trillion), stock code 9988.HK
  
• 4th : Petrochina Company (HKD 1.50 trillion), stock code 0857.HK
  
• 5th : China Mobile (HKD 1.43 trillion), stock code 0941.HK
  
• 6th : Agricultural Bank of China (HKD 1.38 trillion), stock code 1288.HK
  
• 7th : HSBC Holdings ((HKD 1.23 trillion), stock code 0005.HK
  
• 8th : China Construction Bank (HKD 1.18 trillion), stock code 0939.HK
  
• 9th : Bank of China (HKD 1.15 trillion), stock code 3988.HK
  
• 10th : China Life Insurance Company (HKD 0.95 trillion), stock code 2628.HK
  
• 11th : Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China (HKD 0.88 trillion), stock code 2318.HK
  
• 12th : China Merchants Bank (HKD 0.87 trillion), stock code 3968.HK
  
• 13th : AIA Group (HKD 0.78 trillion), stock code 1299.HK
  
• 14th : BYD Company (HKD 0.73 trillion), stock code 1211.HK
  
• 15th : China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKD 0.71 trillion), stock code 0386.HK
  
• 16th : Meituan (HKD 0.71 trillion), stock code 3690.HK
  
• 17th : CNOOC Limited (HKD 0.67 trillion), stock code 0883.HK
  
• 18th : China Shenhua Energy Company Limited (HKD 0.65 trillion), stock code 1088.HK
  
• 19th : Fast Retailing Co., Ltd (HKD 0.59 trillion), stock code 6288.HK
  
• 20th : China Telecom Corporation Limited (HKD 0.56 trillion), stock code 0728.HK

The top companies in Hong Kong stock market sales (2022 sales) are as follows.

• 1st : China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (CNY 3.26 trillion), stock code 0386.HK
  
• 2nd : Petrochina Company (CNY 3.24 trillion), stock code 0857.HK
  
• 3rd : Fast Retailing (HKD 2.30 trillion), stock code 6288.HK
  
• 4th : China Railway Group (CNY 1.15 trillion), stock code 0390.HK
  
• 5th : China Railway Construction (CNY 1.10 trillion), stock code 1186.HK
  
• 6th : JD.Com (USD 0.15 trillion), stock code 9618.HK
  
• 7th : Alibaba Group (USD 0.13 trillion), stock code 9988.HK
  
• 8th : China Mobile (CNY 0.81 trillion), stock code 0941.HK
  
• 9th : China Communications Construction Company (CNY 0.72 trillion), stock code 1800.HK
  
• 10th : Metallurgical Corporation of China (CNY 0.59 trillion), stock code 1618.HK
  
• 11th : Tecent Holdings (CNY 0.55 trillion), stock code 0700.HK
  
• 12th : Sinopharm Group (CNY 0.55 trillion), stock code 1099.HK
  
• 13th : China Vanke (CNY 0.50 trillion), stock code 2202.HK
  
• 14th : Legend Holdings (CNY 0.48 trillion), stock code 3396.HK
  
• 15th : China Telecom Corcoration (CNY 0.48 trillion), stock code 0728.HK

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listed Company Registration Country Information

The registration country (different from the actual place of business conduct, place of registration on corporate documents) of listed companies is as follows.
In addition to Chinese state-owned enterprises, many private companies often registered as corporations in third countries other than China/Hong Kong for tax saving purposes (presumed).
There are also a small number of companies registered in the US/Canada/Europe/Japan.

• Cayman Islands: approximately 1,550 / Bermuda: approximately 450 / Virgin Islands approximately 10 / Jersey approximately 3
  
• China: approximately 330 / Hong Kong approximately 230
  
• 3~5 each in Canada/UK/Japan/Australia
  
• 1~2 each from Luxembourg/Italy/USA/Israel

Want more information?

You can find additional information about the Hong Kong stock market by visiting the Hong Kong Stock Exchange website (HKEX Homepage).

※ The Hong Kong stock market is comprised of many Chinese companies and is greatly influenced by the Chinese economy and policies, so please refer to the article on the Chinese Yuan exchange rate trend.