Legal analysis: internal shareholders are shareholders who have positions in the company and will handle some affairs in their daily life. External shareholders refer to shareholders who have no positions within the company. According to the number and influence of shareholders, they can be divided into controlling shareholders and non-controlling shareholders. Controlling shareholders are divided into absolute controlling shareholders and relative controlling shareholders. The controlling shareholder refers to the shareholder whose capital contribution accounts for 50% of the total limited liability capital or whose voting rights are sufficient to have a significant impact on the shareholders and the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting.

In addition, the shareholders of a company can also be divided into major shareholders and minor shareholders. Of course, this is a set of relative concepts.

Legal basis: Article 4 of the Company Law, shareholders of a company enjoy the right to return on assets, participate in major decision-making and choose managers.

Article 36 The shareholders' meeting of a limited liability company shall be composed of all shareholders. The shareholders' meeting is the authority of the company and exercises its functions and powers in accordance with this Law.