Kuaishou
Kuaishou Technology (Chinese: 快手; lit. 'quick hand') is a Chinese publicly traded partly state-owned holding company based in Haidian District (Beijing), founded in 2011 by Hua Su (宿华) and Cheng Yixiao (程一笑). The company is known for developing a mobile app for sharing users' short videos, a social network, and video special effects editor.
Headquarters | |
Native name | 快手 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public company; partially state-owned |
Traded as | SEHK: 1024 |
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | March 2011 |
| Founder | Su Hua Cheng Yixiao |
| Headquarters | , China |
Key people | Su Hua (CEO) |
| Revenue | US$ 9.1 billion (2020) |
| Owner | China Internet Investment Fund (Cyberspace Administration of China) Beijing Radio and Television Station |
| Website | www |
| Developer(s) | Kuaishou Technology |
|---|---|
| Operating system | |
| Type | Video sharing |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | www |
As of 2019, it has a worldwide user base of over 200 million, leading the "Most Downloaded" lists of the Google Play and Apple App Store in eight countries, such as Brazil. In Pakistan and Indonesia, this app is known as Snack Video. It is often referred to as "Kwai" in overseas markets. Its main competitor is Douyin, which is known as TikTok outside China.
Kuaishou's overseas team is led by the former CEO of the application 99, and staff from Google, Facebook, Netflix and TikTok were recruited to lead the company's international expansion.
The China Internet Investment Fund, a state-owned enterprise controlled by the Cyberspace Administration of China, holds a golden share ownership stake in Kuaishou.