China ranks second in the number of internet talents after India among the BRICS countries, according to a report released at the 4th World Internet Conference on Monday.

The 2017 Internet Talent Development Report, complied by the National Academy of Innovation Strategy in Beijing, shows that the number of internet talents in China accounts for 27 percent among the five countries, while India takes up 52.2 percent, almost as twice large as China.

The number of internet talents is distributed unevenly worldwide, said Ni Guangnan, a researcher at the Institute of Computing Technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

"Chinese IT talents are highly competitive in innovation ability, diligence and other aspects, but enterprises at present are facing the pressure of a lack of talents," he said.

In China, the major eight enterprises such as Huawei, Tencent, China Mobile have a total demand of about 169,000 internet talents this year. However, the major eight universities including Peking University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University can only provide about 14,900.

The report also shows that emerging internet startups are in a fierce contest with established internet companies for these talents.

Startups offer higher salaries to attract talents than the three major internet companies - Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent (BAT). The average salary in some new companies, including DiDi and Meituan, is higher than BAT by 21 percent, according to the report.

Startups offer higher salaries to attract talents than the three major internet companies - Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent (BAT). The technical employers with one to three years' work experience in some new companies, including DiDi and Meituan, earn higher salaries than employees of BAT by 21 percent, according to the report.

"In a world where the boundaries between the internet and traditional industry are blurring, companies need the best talent to keep on top of the game," said Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group.