2. Different rights. The controlling shareholder refers to the shareholder who directly holds an absolute majority or a relative majority of the shares of a listed company, which can be an individual or a company.
3. The impact is different. The controlling shareholder must be a major shareholder.
Legal basis: Article 216 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) refers to shareholders whose capital contribution accounts for more than 50% of the total capital of a limited liability company or whose shares account for more than 50% of the total share capital of a joint stock limited company; Although the capital contribution or the proportion of shares held is less than 50%, but according to their capital contribution or shares held, shareholders have enough voting rights to the shareholders' meeting and the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting.