The Ministry¹ of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a list of the top 100 software companies in China by sales revenue for 2017.

工业和信息化部近日发布了中国软件企业2017年销售收入百强榜单。

Enterprises on the list generated 771.2 billion yuan of revenues from their software business last year, up 16.5% compared with the figure in 2016.

上榜企业2017年软件业务总收入达7712亿元，比2016年增长了16.5%。

The threshold for companies to enter the list went up 11.9% to stand at 1.62 billion yuan in revenues from their software business, data showed.

数据显示，这些企业的入围门槛为软件业务收入16.2亿元，相比之前提高了11.9%。

Huawei, the Shenzhen-based networking and telecommunications equipment and services supplier, ranked first for 17 consecutive² years, followed by telecommunications and IT company ZTE Corporation and the Qingdao-based home appliance maker³ Haier.

深圳的网络和电信设备及服务供应商华为连续17年蝉联榜首，而电信和信息技术企业中兴通讯和青岛家电制造商海尔紧随其后。

The top 100 firms saw a 15.8% rise in net profit to 171.3 billion yuan, which accounted for 19.6% of the whole industry, and those enterprises devoted⁴ 155 billion yuan to research and development, according to the MIIT.

工信部称，百强企业的净利润增长15.8%、达1713亿元，占全行业净利润的19.6%，这些企业共投入研发经费1550亿元。