Highly concentrated headquarters enterprises. Futian District leads the city in headquarters economy, hosting three local Fortune Global 500 companies, accounting for 30% of the city’s total. The district is home to 111 municipal-level headquarters enterprises, representing about 30% of the city’s total. These headquarters enterprises show strong leading effects: the top 20 headquarters enterprises by tax contributions account for over 70% of the total taxes paid by all headquarters enterprises in the district. Leading headquarters in finance and information technology services contribute more than 50% of tax revenue within their entire industries. Notably, 159 buildings in Futian generate tax revenues exceeding 100 million yuan each — the highest number among all business districts nationwide — including more than three buildings with tax revenue surpassing 10 billion yuan. Futian was named a benchmark district in the 2024 China Building Economy Development Index.

Outstanding financial hub advantages. Futian hosts a comprehensive financial ecosystem, including the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Financial Regulatory Bureau, Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau, and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Science and Technology Achievements & Intellectual Property Trading Center. Leading national financial enterprises such as Ping An Group and China Merchants Bank have their headquarters here. Futian is home to 295 licensed financial institutions, accounting for nearly 60% of Shenzhen’s total. Xiangmihu International Venture Capital Street is the Greater Bay Area’s first venture capital cluster integrating national, local, and foreign institutions. Three venture capital firms based in Futian rank among the nation’s top 10—the highest concentration among districts nationwide—earning the area the title of “China’s Outstanding Venture Capital Active Region.” Futian’s wealth management sector manages 17.6 trillion yuan, or 61% of the city’s total, making it the city’s core wealth management hub. The district has advanced financial technology infrastructure projects such as Baihang Credit, launched the nation’s first digital finance pilot district action plan, and established China’s first fintech “going global” alliance. Fintech companies in Futian account for 70% of the city’s total, contributing to Shenzhen’s global ranking as the third leading fintech center. The financial industry’s added value in Futian has been the highest in the city for 20 consecutive years.

Accelerated Construction of Urban Science and Innovation Zone. Futian boasts over 1,500 national high-tech enterprises, with the added value of its high-tech industry reaching 79.287 billion yuan, accounting for 13.3% of the district’s GDP. The added value of strategic emerging industries exceeds 110 billion yuan, roughly 20% of GDP. The district hosts three new industrial clusters each exceeding 100 billion yuan in scale — intelligent terminals, new energy, and software & information services — as well as hundred-billion-yuan clusters in biomedicine, semiconductors & integrated circuits, and artificial intelligence. The artificial intelligence computing power platform can allocate over 10,000 petaflops, ranking first citywide. Futian hosts the national-level intellectual property public service platform, the China (Southern) Intellectual Property Operation Center, 18 nationally recognized intellectual property service brand (cultivation) institutions, and 125 patent agencies, ranking first in the city. It has been approved as the city’s sole national high-quality intellectual property service industry agglomeration development demonstration zone.

Fashion industry leading trends. Futian is Shenzhen’s fashion hub, featuring a diverse and vibrant fashion ecosystem. It leads the nation in high-end women’s wear and space design. Among China’s top ten high-end women’s wear brands, four are based in Futian, which ranks first citywide in the number of fashion brand enterprises. The fashion industry accounts for about one-quarter of the city’s total. This sector is developing rapidly, highlighted by the high-standard construction of the Bay Area Fashion Headquarters Center and the nation’s first 10-billion-yuan high-end women’s wear headquarters building. With strong international cooperation, Futian promotes the overseas expansion of “Shenzhen Brands.” For the first time, six local fashion brands participated in official events at Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks. The district fosters a rich fashion culture, hosting the Italian Marangoni Fashion Institute and the world’s first Figaro Ladies’ Café. Highlighted events include Shenzhen Design Week, Shenzhen-Milan Twin City Fashion Week, Futian International Fashion Festival, and Futian Fashion Creative Design Week. Shenzhen Festival Avenue—the nation’s first fashion consumption street centered on “festival culture”—has been ranked among the “Top Ten Tourism Places in the Greater Bay Area” for two consecutive years. In 2024, the fashion industry’s added value is expected to reach 91 billion yuan.

Well-developed professional services. Futian leads Shenzhen in professional service sectors, holding approximately 61% of the city’s asset appraisal agencies, 42% of accounting firms, 38% of law firms, and 23% of human resource service agencies. The district’s exhibition and display design capabilities are nationally recognized; in 2024, it will host over 118 exhibitions, covering a total exhibition area of 3.01 million square meters.