There seems no end to the spectacular Chinese equities rally as more and more retail investors jump in and feed the frenzy.

On Thursday in morning trade, the Shanghai Composite added another 1.6 per cent, more than rebounding from the previous day's rare 1.2 per cent loss after some disappointing economic data.

Unlucky for some, here are 13 numbers explaining the rise of Chinese stocks. Credit:Reuters

Some analysts are calling it a bubble. Others note the sharemarkets are still well below 2007 levels. These 13 numbers tell the story of the remarkable rise:

98 – The per cent increase in the Shenzhen Composite Index over the past year. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 97 per cent. The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index was more demure: it increased only 22 per cent.