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Analysis, ByteDance, kuaishou, Mobile, Premium Content, short-video apps, tiktok, Zynn

A uniquely Chinese strategy is helping Zynn take on TikTok

Zynn’s user acquisition scheme, which relies on paying people to use the app, is a novelty in the US but…

Ads, Advertising, Bytdance, China, community, Douyin, kuaishou, Mobile, Social Media, tiktok

How short-video apps changed the advertising game in China

Now that TikTok has overtaken Facebook to become the world’s second-most downloaded app, short videos have become a staple for…

Douyin, Internet, kuaishou, News, SCMP, short video app, Social Media

I took a class on how to get rich on Douyin, and learned that originality is overrated

Can virality be taught? Source link

ByteDance, Douyin, kuaishou, News, SCMP, Startups, tiktok, WeChat

Bytedance-owned short video app Douyin nearly doubles daily active users over past year

Rival Kuaishou set a target for the company to reach 300 million daily active users by February. Source link

ByteDance, China technology, kuaishou, News, QQ, SCMP, Social Media, startups in china, Tencent, WeChat

Tencent eyes new apps to fend off rivals, offset slower growth in WeChat and QQ

The new social apps are set to have features such as videos, online communities, and ecommerce to compete against rivals…

ByteDance, Investments, kuaishou, News, SCMP, short video platform, Social Media, Tencent, tiktok

Tencent said to invest $2b in Chinese short-video app Kuaishou

Tencent hopes Kuaishou could outcompete Bytedance in social media race. Source link

Boyu Capital, Investments, KrAsia, kuaishou, News, Sequoia Capital, short video app, startup funding, Startups, Temasek Holding, Tencent, Yunfeng Capital

Tencent leads Kuaishou’s $3b pre-IPO round

Tencent would own 20% of Kuaishou upon the deal’s completion. Source link

abacus, apps, China, China technology, ecommerce, kuaishou, Livestreaming, News, SCMP, social commerce, Social Media, Taobao

Why China’s farmers rocketed to fame as livestreaming stars

Taobao said it aims to “incubate” 1,000 farmer livestreamers in 100 counties this year and help each of them earn…

Baidu, Brief, ByteDance, China technology, Investments, kuaishou, News, Tencent, Zhihu

In brief: Tencent-backed Chinese Q&A platform Zhihu banks $434m from Baidu, Kuaishou

The investment could help Baidu and Kuaishou face rising competition from Bytedance. Source link

ByteDance, Douyin, kuaishou, Mary Meeker, Media, Mobile, News, SCMP, short-form video, Tencent, tiktok

‘Queen of internet’ says short-form video apps now drive online usage in China

The leading platforms were TikTok and Kuaishou, each with more than 200 million daily active users as of April. Source…