This article explores the top FTSE China A50 companies and provides a snapshot of their patent portfolios, highlighting innovation trends and competitive strengths across key industries in China.
| S. No. | Company | Headquarter | Patent Count | Found Year |
| 1 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | 1129 | 1951 |
| 2 | Bank of China | China | 4067 | 1912 |
| 3 | Bank of Communications | China | 161 | 1908 |
| 4 | Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway | China | – | 2007 |
| 5 | BYD | China | 29201 | 1995 |
| 6 | CGN Power | China | 15467 | 1994 |
| 7 | China CITIC Bank | China | 129 | 1979 |
| 8 | China Construction Bank | China | 6225 | 1954 |
| 9 | China Everbright Bank | China | 39 | 1994 |
| 10 | China Merchants Bank | China | 202 | 1987 |
| 11 | China Pacific Insurance | China | 24 | 1991 |
| 12 | China Petroleum & Chemical | China | – | 2000 |
| 13 | China Securities | China | – | 2005 |
| 14 | China Shenhua Energy | China | 9746 | 1995 |
| 15 | China State Construction Engineering | China | – | 1979 |
| 16 | China Tourism Group | China | – | 1992 |
| 17 | China Yangtze Power | China | 3220 | 2002 |
| 18 | CITIC Securities | China | – | 1995 |
| 19 | Contemporary Amperex Technology | China | 14318 | 2011 |
| 20 | East Money Information | China | – | 2005 |
| 21 | Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food | China | – | 1955 |
| 22 | Foxconn Industrial Internet | China | – | 2015 |
| 23 | Great Wall Motor | China | – | 1984 |
| 24 | Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai | China | – | 1991 |
| 25 | Haier | China | 53166 | 1984 |
| 26 | Hygon Information Technology | China | – | 2014 |
| 27 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | 6081 | 1984 |
| 28 | Industrial Bank | China | 20 | 1988 |
| 29 | Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial | China | – | 1993 |
| 30 | Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine | China | – | 1970 |
| 31 | Kweichow Moutai | China | 366 | 1999 |
| 32 | LONGi Green Energy Technology | China | 3509 | 2000 |
| 33 | Luxshare Precision Industry | China | – | 2004 |
| 34 | Luzhou Laojiao | China | – | 1950 |
| 35 | Mindray | China | – | 1991 |
| 36 | Muyuan Foodstuff | China | – | 1992 |
| 37 | NARI Technology | China | – | 2001 |
| 38 | People’s Insurance Company of China | China | 217 | 1996 |
| 39 | PetroChina | China | – | 1999 |
| 40 | Ping An Bank | China | – | 1987 |
| 41 | Ping An Insurance | China | 25858 | 1988 |
| 42 | Postal Savings Bank of China | China | – | 2007 |
| 43 | S.F. Holding | China | – | 1993 |
| 44 | Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry | China | – | 2004 |
| 45 | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank | China | 334 | 1993 |
| 46 | Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory | China | 342 | 1993 |
| 47 | Wanhua Chemical Group | China | – | 1998 |
| 48 | Wuliangye Yibin | China | 207 | 1997 |
| 49 | Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings | China | – | 2006 |
| 50 | Zijin Mining | China | 686 | 1986 |