Pony Ma Huateng of Tencent, Yi Zheng of Hithink Royal Flush Information Network and Yang Xiaobo of Anxin Trust lead the list of best CEOs of China's listed companies, according to research conducted by jiemian.com and Toutiao.

The research examined 4465 Chinese mainland companies which are publicly trading on the mainland, Hong Kong, or overseas markets. It ranked CEOs, who had held their position since before June 30, 2014, on the basis of the company's performance during 2014 and 2016.

The rankings counted anyone in the most senior leadership position such as CEOs, chairmen or chairwomen, presidents and general managers. Let's see who else made the top 10.

No 10 Robin Li Yanhong

Company: Baidu Inc

Baidu Chairman and Chief Executive Robin Li Yanhong pauses during a Bloomberg Television interview in Beijing, March 10, 2017. [Photo/VCG]