China's top three real estate developers Evergrande Group, Vanke, and Country Garden posted combined sales of more than 1 trillion yuan ($144 billion) in 2016, helped by soaring home prices in big cities, according to a list released by the China Index Academy.

Twelve Chinese real estate developers recorded more than 100 billion yuan in sales in 2016, up from seven in 2015, while 131 developers saw sales of over 10 billion yuan, compared with 104 in 2015, it said.

Let's take a look at China's top 10 real estate developers by sales.

No 10. China Resources Land Limited

Sales: 108 billion yuan

Chinese employees are seen at the stand of China Resources Land Limited of China Resources Holding Co Ltd during a real estate fair in Shanghai, October 6, 2015.[Photo/IC]