Best Real Estate and Construction Companies in China
The 943 best Real Estate and Construction companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Wanda Group.
Tracking the best Real Estate and Construction companies in China by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, this directory covers 943 firms and $25.1B in total capital raised. Wanda Group leads at $7.0B, with Joy City Holdings ($1.6B), Sunac ($2.0B), and Country Garden ($1.5B) not far behind. One unicorn in the mix. The global real estate and construction market sat at roughly $1,359B in 2019, growing at a 1.2% CAGR, which sounds modest until you map it against China's scale and the sheer concentration of capital here.
So what's actually moving the sector right now? App installs across 230 real estate and construction platforms are up a median 18% YoY, which tells you digital adoption is outrunning the broader market pace by a wide margin. I'd flag that the hot themes driving coverage this quarter are post-disaster reconstruction and GDP growth figures, not the headline property names you'd expect. Demand fundamentals remain real, aging owners, mobility constraints, and a clear homeowner preference for materials that balance modern aesthetics with manageable installation costs are all feeding the pipeline. Addor Capital, CDH, and China Merchants Capital are the investors you'll see circling the most active deals. If you're mapping counterparties or sourcing targets, the rankings below cut straight to the data.
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Ranked: Best Real Estate and Construction companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanda Group 🦄 Provider of commercial hotels, resorts, and apartments management & development services | $7.0B | 57 mo ago | Late Stage | 1 | 1988 | — | 66 patents Patents concentrated in its core technology | — |
| 2 | Sunac Property developer company | $2.0B | 55 mo ago | Public | 19,271 | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Greenland Real estate developer | $1.9B | 149 mo ago | Public | 33,470 | 1992 | 21 signals ▲2000% M&A · Contracts · IPO | — | — |
| 4 | Joy City Holdings Provider of real estate investment and management services | $1.6B | 51 mo ago | Funding Raised | 9,730 | 1993 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Country Garden Property development company | $1.5B | 52 mo ago | Public | 124,837 | 1992 | — | 60 patents Integrated interior building components with built‑in electrical and plumbing routing systems | — |
| 6 | China South City Trading platform and integrated logistics service provider for businesses | $990M | 53 mo ago | Public | 2,686 | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 7 | China Energy Engineering Group Energy conglomerate 74Funding top 20%Growth top 22%Partners top 31%Market top 37% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Growthtop 22% Partnerstop 31% Markettop 37% Newstop 39% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 24% Funding: Raised $944M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $944M | 3 mo ago | Late Stage | 130,295 | 1975 | 4 signals ▲100% Contracts | — | — |
| 8 | Zoomlion Manufacturer of mobile cranes, concrete, earth moving, and other construction equipments | $804M | 64 mo ago | Public | 25,283 | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Longhu Group Real estate company | $800M | 101 mo ago | Public | 19,903 | 1993 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Hang Lung Real estate developer | $571M | 258 mo ago | Late Stage | 4,535 | 1960 | — | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 11 | Future Land Development Holdings Industrial investment group | $500M | 84 mo ago | Funding Raised | 12,887 | 1996 | — | — | — |
| 12 | R&F Properties Property developer company | $481M | 76 mo ago | Public | 30,897 | 1994 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Gree Real Estate Developer of real estate and commercial properties | $452M | 118 mo ago | Public | 1,582 | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Chubby Bear Limited information available | $421M | 60 mo ago | Series C | 46 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Jiayuan International Chinese real estate developer | $325M | 92 mo ago | Public | 8,305 | 2003 | — | 7 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 16 | Rongxin Investment holding company engaged in the development of properties | $315M | 95 mo ago | Public | 973 | 2003 | — | 27 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 17 | Emperor Group Diversified conglomerate operating across multiple industries | $303M | 110 mo ago | Funding Raised | 850 | 1990 | — | — | — |
| 18 | D&J Investment management Provider of infrastructure development services | $300M | 83 mo ago | Late Stage | 36 | 2014 | — | 12 patents Highland barley functional foods for cardiovascular health and fiber; wood composite flooring material | — |
| 19 | Xinyuan Real Estate Limited information available | $300M | 99 mo ago | Public | 5,981 | 1997 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Zensun Enterprises Provider of residential property & infrastructure development services | $291M | 65 mo ago | Public | 560 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Hopson Development Holdings Real estate company | $250M | 52 mo ago | Public | 8,110 | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Maoye International Holdings Provider of real estate infrastructure development services | $250M | 92 mo ago | Public | 3,460 | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Guorui Real Estate Developer of real estate projects | $250M | 99 mo ago | Funding Raised | 580 | 1994 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Yiju Enterprise Group Provider of integrated real estate transaction services | $234M | 61 mo ago | Public | 3,902 | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Lvjing Real Estate Investment Provider of real estate development, sales, and investment services | $225M | 106 mo ago | Funding Raised | 2,368 | 1995 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Hongxin Construction Development Provider of construction equipments and machinery products | $205M | 61 mo ago | Public | 4,156 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 27 | CSI Properties Developer of commercial and residential properties | $200M | 105 mo ago | Public | 106 | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Capital Grand Real estate development and management company | $191M | 114 mo ago | Series D | 703 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Weave Living Operator of standalone hotel | $181M | 27 mo ago | Series D | — | 2017 | 3 signals Acquisition | — | 1 expansion |
| 30 | Lianlian Limited information available | $160M | 70 mo ago | Public | 1,007 | 2001 | 12 signals ▲33% Earnings · Leadership · Contracts | 3 patents Mechanical safety fittings, fluid discharge systems, and pigmented skin tissue engineering solutions. | — |
| 31 | China Fortune Land Development Provider of real estate development services | $159M | 98 mo ago | Public | 27,956 | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Fushun International Holdings Group Provider of real estate property development services | $156M | 80 mo ago | Funding Raised | 94 | 2017 | — | 10 patents Industrial machinery for tile carpet production, dibbling rollers, and energy-saving boilers | — |
| 33 | Greentown China Developer of residential properties | $150M | 68 mo ago | Public | 5,446 | 1995 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Sino-Ocean Provider of brokerage services for commercial and residential properties | $150M | — | Public | 11,453 | 1993 | — | — | — |
| 35 | First Service Holding Provider of property management services | $108M | 55 mo ago | Public | 4,013 | 1999 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Armor Information platform for the construction machinery industry | $92M | 110 mo ago | Series C | 168 | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Shanghai Jiaoda Onlly Provider of real estate development, construction management and food safety testing services 65Market top 31%Funding top 42%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Markettop 31% Fundingtop 42% Globalbottom 29% Market: 968 employees (top 14% of Food and Agriculture) Funding: Raised $79.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $80M | 55 mo ago | Public | 968 | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 38 | YANKER Developer of civilised smoking ecosystems | $68M | 80 mo ago | Series A | — | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 39 | NewPearl Ceramics Manufacturer of landscapes bricks | $53M | 83 mo ago | Late Stage | 8,913 | 1992 | — | 3 patents Manufacturing stone-like ceramic tiles and feeding device discharge mechanisms. | — |
| 40 | Zhejiang Youpon Integrated Ceiling Designer, manufacturer, and retailer of interior ceiling solutions | $50M | 118 mo ago | Public | 792 | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Honganrobots Offers rentals of dishwasher | $49M | 77 mo ago | Series B | 600 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 42 | Yige Tooling Technology Provider of commercial design decoration services | $20M | 74 mo ago | Deadpooled | 260 | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 43 | Putiandi Commercial space short-term rental platform | $14M | 103 mo ago | Deadpooled | 200 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Tantech | $8M | 123 mo ago | Public | — | 2002 | 7 signals ▲600% Announcements · Contracts · Earnings | — | — |
| 45 | Zhongyu Manufacturer of prefabricated interior parts | $7M | 55 mo ago | Series B | 50 | 2018 | — | 30 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 46 | LET Group Diversified conglomerates operates across multiple industries | $6M | 39 mo ago | Public | 1,071 | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 47 | Build King Developer of real estate residential and commercial properties | $6M | 243 mo ago | Public | 3,510 | 1980 | — | — | — |
| 48 | Isbim Provider of BIM and digital construction solutions | $6M | 32 mo ago | Series A | — | 2010 | — | — | 1 partnership · 2 awards |
| 49 | Zhiyu Zhiyu Provider of design and construction plan services for smart homestays | $3M | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | 18 patents Telecom network bearer processing, tunnel management, mobile UI control, and surface molecule coupling | — |
| 50 | Ostay Hospitality services provider | $3M | 79 mo ago | Series A | 80 | 2017 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Real Estate and Construction companies in China
#1
Late Stage · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 1975 · 130295 employees$944.5Mraised▾
China Energy Engineering Corporation is an energy conglomerate. It provides services in various sectors like survey, design and consultancy, construction and contracting, equipment manufacturing, civil explosives, cement production, investment & more to corporates. The company top markets in Hong Kong. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $55.52B and a net profit of $1.15B.
- Mar 2026Post IPO$944.5M
#2
Late Stage · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1988 · 1 employees$7Braised▾
Provider of commercial hotels, resorts, and apartments management & development services
- Sep 2021PE$6B
- Jun 2018PE$1B
#3
Series D · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2017$181Mraised▾
Operator of standalone hotel
- Feb 2024Series D—
- Nov 2018Series D$181M
#4
Public · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 2003 · 19271 employees$2Braised▾
Sunac China is a property developer company. It provides services like residential and commercial real estate development to business. The company top markets in China. In 2021, the company recorded annual revenues of $38.49B and a net profit of $5.5B
- Nov 2021Post IPO$953M
- Dec 2017Post IPO$1B
#5
Public · Shunde, Guangdong · founded 1992 · 124837 employees$1.5Braised▾
Country Garden is a property development company. It provides services like property services, facilities management, hotel operations & operates throughout China, Malaysia, and Australia with employing over 70,000 people worldwide. The company provides its services to governments. In 2020, the company recorded annual revenues of $67.3 B and a net profit of $5.1 B
- Jan 2022Post IPO$500.8M
- Nov 2018Conventional Debt$975M
#6
Funding Raised · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 1993 · 9730 employees$1.6Braised▾
In 2023, the company recorded annual revenues of $6.66B and a net loss of $0.14B.
- Feb 2022Conventional Debt$1.6B
#7
Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2003 · 2686 employees$989.9Mraised▾
China South City Holdings Limited ("the Company"), along with its subsidiaries ("the Group"), is one of the leading developers and operators of large-scale integrated logistics and trade centers in China. The Group provides a comprehensive trading platform for domestic and international wholesale suppliers, buyers, manufacturers, distributors and end-users of products ranging from raw materials to finished products along with supply chain solutions that include a full range of facilities and services. Core offerings include warehousing and logistics services, convention and exhibition services, outlet operation and management, e-commerce platform and property management.
- Jan 2022Post IPO$244.9M
- Jan 2018Conventional Debt$250M
- Mar 2017Conventional Debt$300M
- Jan 2014Post IPO$195M
#8
Public · Changsha, Hunan · founded 1992 · 25283 employees$804Mraised▾
In 2021, the company recorded annual revenues of $10.4B and a net profit of $0.97B
- Feb 2021Post IPO$804M
#9
Series C · Jing an, Shanghai · founded 2013 · 46 employees$420.6Mraised▾
Limited information available
- Jun 2021Series C$400M
- Jan 2020Series B—
- Oct 2019Series B$18.3M
- Jun 2018Series A$1.5M
#10
Public · Huangpu, Shanghai · founded 1992 · 33470 employees$1.9Braised▾
Greenland Group is a real estate developer. It provides services in various industry such as real estate, commercial & hotel operation, finance, metro investment, energy and construction. It has operations in 4 continents and 9 countries. In 2020, the company recorded annual revenues of $68.7 B and a net profit of $1.3 B
- Dec 2013Post IPO$1.9B
#11
Seed · Shaoxing, Zhejiang$2.8Mraised▾
Provider of design and construction plan services for smart homestays
#12
Public · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 1992 · 8110 employees$250Mraised▾
Hopson Development Holdings is a real estate company. It provides services like property development & property management to business. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $3.81B and a net profit of $1.12B.
- Jan 2022Post IPO$250M
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