Futian has a high concentration of firms with their headquarters located in the district.

Futian is home to four Shenzhen homegrown Fortune 500 companies, with 108 municipal Futian-headquartered companies, ranking first in the city, and over 500 district-level Futian-headquartered companies.

Futian has a prominent advantage as a financial center, with organizations such as the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the Shenzhen branches of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission located in the district.

Futian and Shenzhen’s municipal government have jointly built the first "national + local + foreign capital" venture capital and investment hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area --- Xiangmihu international venture capital and investment block. Futian has also been approved as the city's only national pilot zone for climate investment and financing.

Futian has accelerated the construction of Shenzhen’s urban technology innovation zone. The Hehaitao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone in Futian focuses on technological innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It has attracted key research and technology platforms such as the Shenzhen International Quantum Research Institute, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area International Digital Economy Academy and Shenzhen Data Exchange.

Futian is also home to China’s national intellectual property public service platform China (Southern) Intellectual Property Operation Center and is among the first group to be recognized as a national model for the construction of a "national intellectual property key county" and a "national intellectual property service export base."

Futian leads in the fashion industry, with the establishment of China’s first international fashion strategy committee and its admission into the Global Business District Innovation Federation.

Four out of China's top ten high-end women's clothing brands are located in Futian, and the district has 54 of the 100 top national decoration companies in China. International top fashion media such as "Marie Claire" and "Fashion Channel" have also settled in Futian.

Futian has a well-developed professional service industry, with over 50% of high-end professional service institutions in Shenzhen, including accounting, auditing, legal services, asset evaluation and credit rating.

Futian has about 39% of law firms and 60% of lawyers in the city. The district dominates the accounting industry in terms of the number of firms, practitioners and income, and is home to the first "accounting industry park" in the country.

Futian also has a vibrant business service sector, with distinctive business areas like the Central Business District, Huaqiangbei, Chegongmiao-Jinsha, Meilin, and Yinli-Donghai.

It boasts numerous high-end shopping malls such as Vientiane Center, COCO Park, Ping An Financial Center Mall, Shenzhen Upperhills, Zoyo Mall, and KK ONE. It also has a rich variety of nighttime economy forms such as shopping parks and the Shuiwei 1368 block.

In 2022, the total retail sales of consumer goods in Futian accounted for approximately 23.4% of the city's total, leading the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.