China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY1,336.4 billion (US$197 billion) in 2010, growing by 31.3% from 2009, according to statistics by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
The largest 100 software companies together accounted for 21.7% of the total revenues, and there were four companies each with revenues exceeding CNY10.0 billion, MIIT indicated.
| China software industry: Revenues by category of business, 2010 (CNY billion) |
| Category of business | Amount | Y/Y |
| Software products | 420.8 | 28.6% |
| System integration and supporting services | 291.0 | 31.8% |
| Software used in embedded systems | 224.2 | 15.1% |
| IT value-added services | 217.8 | 44.6% |
| IT consulting services | 123.3 | 37.2% |
| Design and R&D services | 59.3 | 73.1% |
Source: MIIT, compiled by Digitimes, February 2011