This is a listing of companies active or present in Shanghai before 1949. The source of this listing is uncertain, nor does it indicate the period of reference. Many names are duplicated as they appear in Western languages in various forms. We kept these variations in the table.

The main value of this listing is to provide a glossary of equivalents for companies historians may find in one language in a given document or publication, especially in Chinese publications. This list will permit converting the names back into its original English, French, etc. name. Conversely, this list provides the Chinese equivalents of Western names if required for a reference or publication in Chinese.