Cloud Provider Index

Cloud Provider

The AppInChina Cloud Provider Index is the market-leading index of China's major cloud providers. We update our index on a quarterly basis using the most accurate data sources available. If you intend to employ a cloud provider's service for your operations in China, we're here to offer you the most up-to-date information on the most trusted local providers. For advice and insight, please contact us.

Last Updated: March 2026 (V1.0)



Cloud ProviderMarket ShareRevenue ($M)*
Market Share
36.00%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
5,040
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 阿里云

Parent Company: Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud, founded in 2009, is a global leader in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, providing a comprehensive suite of global cloud services to thousands of enterprises, developers, and governments organizations in more than 200 countries and regions. Alibaba offers the most scalable cloud computing and is China’s most significant provider in data Management Services. According to IDC, Alibaba Cloud is solidly positioned as the No.1 cloud computing service provider in China. According to Gartner, Alibaba Cloud ranks 1st among cloud service providers in Asia Pacific and 3rd in the world, outranking Google Cloud.

Market Share
17.00%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
2,380
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 华为云

Parent Company: HUAWEI

Founded in 2011, HUAWEI Cloud is a leading cloud service provider, bringing HUAWEI's 30-plus years of expertise together in ICT infrastructure products and solutions. HUAWEI Cloud is committed to bringing affordable, effective, and reliable cloud and AI services through technological innovation. By the end of 2019, HUAWEI Cloud has launched 210+ cloud services and 210+ solutions.

Market Share
9.00%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
1,260
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 腾讯云

Parent Company: Tencent

Founded in 2013, Tencent Cloud provides customers with industry-leading cloud products and services. Tencent Cloud operates 53 availability zones in 26 geographical regions around the world, serving millions of customers from more than 100 countries and providing them with powerful, secure and stable cloud products and services to support the development needs of different businesses. Tencent cloud is widely favored by the gaming and video broadcasting industry, where 70% of gaming companies have chosen Tencent's cloud service

Market Share
8.00%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
1,120
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 天冀云

Parent Company: China Telecom International

Established in 2012 and headquartered in Hong Kong, China Telecom International has since built 63 overseas PoP nodes and 40 OTN nodes, with international transmission export bandwidth and transcontinental capacity exceeding 9T, and resources on 33 submarine cables. Based on China Telecom's virtual cloud service infrastructure resource pool and professional service capabilities, China Telecom International provides customers with shared or exclusive virtual cloud service resources (including computing, storage and network) leasing services.

Market Share
6.00%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
840
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 中国移动云(移动云)

Parent Company: China Mobile

Established as part of China Mobile’s cloud strategy, China Mobile Cloud is positioned as one of the core digital infrastructure platforms within the group. Leveraging China Mobile’s nationwide network, data center resources, and government-enterprise relationships, the company provides integrated cloud services including computing, storage, networking, big data, and AI capabilities. China Mobile Cloud is deeply embedded in public sector and state-owned enterprise digitalization projects, and is supported by proprietary technology stacks such as Jiutian AI platform and Wutong big data system. Its infrastructure footprint spans nationwide resource pools and edge nodes, enabling low-latency services and industry-specific cloud deployments.

Market Share
5.80%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
519
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 亚马逊云端服务

Parent Company: Amazon

Founded in 2006, AWS was the first to offer cloud computing infrastructure as a service and has since been the No.1 cloud provider in the global market. To provide the best experience for customers in China and to comply with China’s legal and regulatory requirements, Amazon Web Services has collaborated with China local partners with proper telecom licenses for delivering cloud services. The service operator and provider for Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region based out of Beijing and adjacent areas is Beijing Sinnet Technology Co., Ltd. (Sinnet, 光环新网), and the service operator and provider for Amazon Web Services (Ningxia) Region based out of Ningxia is Ningxia Western Cloud Data Technology Co., Ltd. (NWCD 西云数据).

Market Share
5.00%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
700
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 百度云

Parent Company: Baidu

Founded in 2012 and became available for the public in 2015, Baidu Cloud is a comprehensive Cloud service provided by Baidu Inc., offering services and solutions such as cloud storage service, client software, file management, resources sharing, and third party integration etc.. Leveraging its unique, “full-stack” competitive edge in AI, algorithms, open platforms and developer ecosystems, Baidu has delivered a strong execution on its cloud and intelligence integration strategy.

Market Share
4.00%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
560
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 火山引擎

Parent Company: ByteDance Ltd.

Launched as ByteDance’s enterprise technology platform, Volcano Engine provides cloud infrastructure and AI-driven services built on the company’s internal technology stack. It offers a range of solutions including compute, storage, networking, data analytics, and machine learning platforms. The company has expanded its positioning toward AI-native cloud services, with products such as Doubao foundation models, Ark model platform, GPU cloud servers, and developer tools like AgentKit and HiAgent. Volcano Engine leverages ByteDance’s experience in large-scale recommendation systems and AI infrastructure, and targets enterprise use cases in content platforms, e-commerce, intelligent marketing, and AI application development.

Market Share
2.50%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
280
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 金山云

Parent Company: KINGSOFT

Founded in 2012, KINGSOFT Cloud has developed a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services, with solutions for many industries, such as government, finance, AIoT, healthcare, industrial engineering, media, video, game, education, Internet, content services. These solutions integrate with AI, big data, IoT, blockchain, edge computing, and AR/VR technologies.

Market Share
1.50%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
210
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 京东云

Parent Company: JD.com, Inc.

Backed by JD.com’s technology, retail, and supply chain infrastructure, JD Cloud provides customers with a wide range of cloud services including computing, storage, networking, databases, security, AI, video, and big data solutions. Its product and solution portfolio covers public cloud, private cloud, hybrid multi-cloud, container services, middleware, DevOps, and industry cloud deployments. JD Cloud also emphasizes cloud-native capabilities through platforms such as Yunjian, its cloud-native distributed platform built to unify the management of compute, storage, and network resources across multiple cloud environments.

Market Share
100.00%
Market Share
Revenue ($M)*
140
Revenue ($M)*

Chinese Name: 浪潮云

Parent Company: Inspur Group

Backed by Inspur Group’s enterprise IT and infrastructure capabilities, Inspur Cloud provides customers with a wide range of cloud services including computing, storage, networking, container, database, big data, blockchain, hybrid cloud, and security solutions. Its product portfolio includes Elastic Compute Service (ECS), Elastic GPU Service (EGS), Object Storage Service (OSS), Virtual Private Network (VPC), Server Load Balancer (SLB), and Inspur Container Engine (ICE). Inspur Cloud also focuses strongly on sector-specific cloud deployments, offering solutions for government, healthcare, education, media, smart city, and enterprise digital transformation scenarios.

Source:
[1] Canalys, Mainland China’s cloud service grew by 11% in Q3 2024.
[2] Canalys, Market share analysis from Q4 2023.

* Market revenue was calculated from the total market spending provided by Canalys from Q3 2024 and market share values provided. The remaining percentage of market share includes Microsoft Azure China, JD Cloud, and Inspur Cloud.