FlareFlow
Key facts
- Operator / parent
- COL Group (中文在线), SZSE 300364; in-house and consolidated
- Origin
- China
- Headquarters
- Beijing (COL Group)
- Launched
- April 2025
- Category
- App · Global (China-origin)
FlareFlow is COL Group's in-house microdrama app, built around AI-generated content produced with the company's XiaoYao and FlareFlash tools. It runs in more than 200 markets, including Germany, Australia and Canada, and in 14 or more languages. COL presents it as its main growth product; it carried about 70% of the group's FY2025 loss. COL's half-year report shows it with a net profit of RMB 152.4m on revenue of RMB 252.7m in the first half of 2026. At the APOS conference in June 2026 it was announced that Neymar had licensed his AI likeness to FlareFlow for microdramas tied to the World Cup.
FlareFlow revenue and key figures
Reported revenue: CNY 350m (about $48m) in FY2025 (official, COL Group filing)
| Metric | Figure | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 350m (about $48m) in FY2025 | official | COL Group filing |
| Users | more than 52m cumulative registered users at 30 June 2026, per COL Group's half-year report; earlier, more than 33m cumulative and more than 19m downloads (October 2025) | no basis given | — |
| Daily active users | about 600k in Q3 2025 | estimate | third-party estimate |
Profile
- Markets
- More than 200 markets, including Germany, Australia and Canada, and 14 or more languages.
- Content
- Heavy AI-generated content using the XiaoYao and FlareFlash tools; AI and manga dramas.
- Genres
- Romance, family, revenge, child-lead (萌娃).
- Monetisation
- Coins and in-app purchases.
- Profitability
- Profitable in the first half of 2026: net profit of RMB 152.4m on revenue of RMB 252.7m, with net assets of minus RMB 305.2m at 30 June 2026, per COL Group's half-year report. FY2025 net loss of more than CNY 470m, about 70% of COL Group's loss, per official filings.
Update
: The profile described FlareFlow as not profitable. COL Group's half-year report shows a net profit of RMB 152.4m on revenue of RMB 252.7m in the first half of 2026, with negative net assets.