A Chinese research institute, in cooperation with authorities in Beijing, has compiled a list of China’s top 100 tech and web companies by revenue. Looking only at the top 10, it’s full of familiar names from the world of social media, e-commerce, and gaming. Before seeing the top 10 list, the institute’s white paper points out this eye-watering figure: China’s hundred hottest tech companies pulled in a total profit of 11.6 billion RMB – that’s US$1.868 billion – in 2011. That’s 26 percent higher than the industry average in the country.