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Platform · China-domestic

Kuaishou duanju (喜番)

Key facts

Operator / parent
Kuaishou (HKEX 1024)
Origin
China
Headquarters
Beijing
Launched
2019 onwards
Category
Platform · China-domestic

Kuaishou runs duanju both inside its main app and as a standalone service, on free and in-app purchase models. Its free app is 喜番 and its premium brand 星芒短剧. Revenue sits within value-added services and is not broken out. It is counted as one of the three Chinese platform giants in the category.

Reported figures

MetricFigureBasisSource
RevenueReported within value-added services; not broken out.no basis given—
Monthly active usersKuaishou platform scale; not broken out.no basis given—

Profile

Content
In-app and standalone; free and in-app purchase.