Kuaishou joins one billion user club on the back of livestreaming in China, international expansion


China’s No 2 short video-sharing app operator joins rival ByteDance and Tencent as Internet platforms with one billion monthly active users. Kuaishou’s tally covers all of its existing platforms in China as well as those on its Kwai and Snack Video apps targeted at international markets. — SCMP

Kuaishou Technology, operator of China’s second-biggest short video-sharing app, has amassed one billion monthly active users (MAUs), joining an elite club that includes TikTok owner ByteDance and Tencent Holdings, as the company pursues further expansion overseas.

Kuaishou co-founder and chief executive Su Hua revealed that global figure in a speech in Beijing on Wednesday. The Hong Kong-listed company’s total MAUs cover all of its existing platforms in China as well as those on its Kwai and Snack Video apps targeted at international markets.

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