Bytedance's Douyin reaches 400 million users
Bytedance’s short video app Douyin has surpassed 400 million daily active users (DAU), according to its 2019 annual…
TikTok says no user data requests from Chinese authorities in H1 2019
(Image credit: Bigstock / bigtunaonline) TikTok said that it did not receive any requests for user information from the…
Bilibili, QQ Music team up to promote independent musicians
An event poster for Bilibili's offline event, Bilibili World. (Image credit: Bilibili) Video-sharing site Bilibili on…
Taobao is saving gamers from grinding
Artwork of NetEase's turn-based role-playing mobile game Onmyoji. (Image Credit: NetEase) Zhang Lingfan really loves…
Game approvals failed to return to pre-freeze levels last year
Teenage gamers playing a multiplayer video game on PC. (Image Credit: BigStock/fxquadro) Game approvals in China have…
Bytedance snags former Tencent Music executive
Bytedance logo at its Shanghai office. (Image credit: TechNode/Emma Lee) Bytedance has recently hired a former Tencent…
Tencent fired 60 employees for corruption and bribery this year
The outside of one of Tencent's buildings on Nov. 12, 2019, in Shenzhen. (Image credit: TechNode/Coco Gao) Gaming and…
Wang Sicong settles with investors for RMB 2 billion over live-streaming failure
Screenshot of Panda TV's logo. (Image Credit: TechNode) Prometheus Capital, the VC fund controlled by Wang Sicong, is…
Kuaishou announces plans for 2020 Spring Festival Gala
Short video app Kuaishou on Wednesday announced its plans for the 2020 Spring Festival Gala, including RMB 1.1 billion…
Kuaishou to pour RMB 1 billion into Spring Festival hongbao
Short video platform Kuaishou will send out cash red packets (hongbao) totaling RMB 1 billion ($142.6 million) on the…