On July 21, Fortune China released the 2026 Fortune China 500 list. Nine companies from Hunan made the list. They were Hunan Iron & Steel Group, Lens Technology Co., Ltd., Busy Ming Group Co., Ltd., Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Hunan Gold Corporation, Bank of Changsha Co., Ltd., Hunan Bosen Industrial Group, Hunan Yuneng New Energy Battery Material Co., Ltd., and Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd., ranking 114th, 245th, 265th, 304th, 314th, 344th, 370th, 415th, and 445th respectively.

Hunan Iron & Steel Group was the highest-ranked enterprise from Hunan on the list, moving up nine spots from last year, with revenue of 35.6225 billion USD and profit growing by 592 million USD. As Hunan's largest provincial state-owned enterprise and one of China's top ten steel producers, Hunan Iron & Steel Group recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Unitree Robotics to jointly build the first embodied intelligence robot innovation lab in China's steel industry. Lens Technology Group advanced seven spots, with revenue of approximately 10.35 billion USD and net profit increasing by 559 million USD.

Two Hunan companies made the list for the first time: Busy Ming Group Co., Ltd. and Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. Busy Ming Group was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in January this year, and currently has a total of over 30,000 franchised stores, becoming the first snack and beverage chain enterprise in China to surpass the 30,000-store mark, with operating revenue of approximately 9.206 billion USD. Anker Innovations is a global leader in consumer electronics, selling a full range of products to more than 180 countries and serving over 200 million consumers, ranking 445th with revenue of 4.245 billion USD.

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd. moved up 27 spots, with revenue growing by 665 million USD to 7.249 billion USD. Bank of Changsha Co., Ltd. dropped 19 spots, with revenue of 6.229 billion USD and net profit of 1.128 billion USD. Hunan Bosen Industrial Group advanced 21 spots, with revenue of 5.593 billion USD and net profit up 4.18 million USD. Hunan Yuneng New Energy Battery Material Co., Ltd. ranked 415th, with revenue of 4.817 billion USD and net profit increasing by 177 million USD.

Thanks to rising precious metals prices, Hunan Gold Corporation became the biggest climber on this year's list, jumping 155 spots from last year to rank 314th, with revenue of 6.982 billion USD.

The combined revenue of the 500 companies on this year's list reached 14.26 trillion USD in 2025, up approximately 0.3% compared to the previous year's total. Their net profit reached 794.9 billion USD, an increase of approximately 5% from the previous year. The annual revenue threshold for companies on this year's list was approximately 3.54 billion USD.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn