In late January, the total market value of domestic shares of listed companies in the upper-middle reaches reached 11.45 trillion yuan, and the total market value of the five sectors in the entire market hit a near five-year high.

On February 26th, the China Securities Association released the January monthly report. According to the closing prices at the end of January, the total market value of domestic shares of listed companies was 114.5 trillion yuan, and the total market value of the five sectors of the entire market all reached nearly a 5-year high. The number of companies in the top 50 by market value in January has almost doubled compared to the beginning of the previous year, with a total of 15 companies in the electronic, communication, and pharmaceutical industries. In January, there was one new company with a market value exceeding one trillion, five new companies with a market value exceeding one hundred billion, and 115 new companies with a market value exceeding one billion. The number of companies with a market value below 50 billion and below 20 billion continued to decrease by 141 and 45 companies, respectively. At the end of January, the median market value of listed companies was 69.76 billion yuan, up 7% from the previous month. As of January 31, 2026, there were a total of 5484 listed companies in the domestic stock market, with 2306, 2886, and 292 listed on the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing stock exchanges, respectively. In terms of share type, there were 5233 A-share companies, 244 companies with multiple share types such as A+H and A+B, and 7 B-share companies. In January, there were 9 new companies listed, raising a total of 9.53 billion yuan, with 8 companies in the manufacturing industry. There were also 2 delisted companies, including the first delisted company on the Beijing stock exchange (excluding transfers). State-owned companies accounted for 27% of the total number of listed companies in the entire market, while privately-owned companies accounted for 63%. There were 3751 manufacturing companies listed, with a net increase of 99 from the beginning of the previous year. At the end of January, Jiangsu, Zhejiang (excluding Ningbo), and Beijing had the largest number of listed companies, with 723, 608, and 480 companies respectively, ranking top three. The number of companies in 7 regions increased compared to the previous month, while one region saw a decrease. In January, 3 A-share companies listed in Hong Kong, all in the electrical, electronic, and communication industries. At the end of January, there were 1871 Chinese concept listed companies in major overseas markets.