The latest data reveals that as of May 31, the domestic stock market, often referred to as the complete market, hosted a total of 5,532 listed companies. The Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing Stock Exchanges accounted for 2,318, 2,897, and 317 of these, respectively.

In terms of share type classification, 5,265 companies have issued only A-shares, while 260 have multiple share types such as A+H or A+B shares. Only 7 companies have issued solely B-shares.

During May, the market welcomed 13 new initial public offerings, which collectively raised 111.1 billion yuan. Among these, 12 were privately-owned enterprises. No companies were delisted during the month.

The proportion of state-controlled and privately-owned listed companies in the overall market remained steady at 27% and 63%, respectively.

By the end of May, Guangdong Province led the country with 895 listed companies. On a jurisdictional basis, Jiangsu, Zhejiang (excluding Ningbo), and Beijing held the top three spots with 733, 617, and 484 listed companies, respectively. Nine jurisdictions saw an increase in their company count compared to the previous month.

The manufacturing sector comprised 3,800 companies, gaining 13 in May, and accounted for 61.2% of the total market capitalization, marking a 1.6 percentage point increase from April.

Calculated based on closing prices at the end of May, the total market capitalization of domestic shares reached 117.4 trillion yuan, reflecting an increase of 8.5 trillion yuan since the start of the year.

Sectors such as electronics, semiconductors, and communications equipment & technical services maintained strong consecutive growth, with their combined market value rising by 8.8 trillion yuan since the beginning of the year.

Market capitalization distribution among listed companies shifted in May. The number of companies valued over one trillion yuan increased by one, and those above 500 billion yuan grew by 15. Conversely, companies in the 50 to 500 billion yuan range decreased by 113, while those below 50 billion yuan increased by 111.

The median market capitalization for the entire market stood at 6.56 billion yuan at May's end, a decrease of 280 million yuan from the prior month.

From January to May, the market added 19 new A+H share companies, raising over 80 billion Hong Kong dollars in total. Among these, nine were from strategic emerging industries.

By the end of May, there were 1,888 Chinese concept companies listed on major overseas markets. Notably, the large model company KNOWLEDGE ATLAS (02513) entered the top ten in terms of total global market capitalization among domestic private companies for the first time.