1. The number of shareholders of a limited liability company is less than 50;
2. The number of shareholders of a one-person limited liability company is one;
3. The number of shareholders of a joint stock limited company is more than two and less than two hundred.
legal ground
Article 24 of the Company Law
A limited liability company shall be established by capital contribution of shareholders with less than 50 persons.
Article 57
The provisions of this section shall apply to the establishment and organization of a one-person limited liability company; Where there are no provisions in this section, the provisions in the first and second sections of this chapter shall apply.
A one-person limited liability company as mentioned in this Law refers to a limited liability company with only one natural person shareholder or one corporate shareholders.
Article 58
A natural person can only invest in the establishment of a one-person limited liability company. A one-person limited liability company cannot invest in the establishment of a new one-person limited liability company.
Article 78
The establishment of a joint stock limited company shall have two or more promoters, of whom more than half of the promoters shall have their domicile in China.