Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Guangdong, China
The 40 best Media & Entertainment companies in Guangdong, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: huya.com.
Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Guangdong
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | huya.com Huya.com is a Chinese interactive broadcast platform. | $537M | 101 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2014 | BootstrapGoogle Font APIFont Awesome+7 | — |
| 2 | OSCHINA Provider of open-source technology news, software, and community interaction platform | $108M | 4 mo ago | Series C | Mark Ma CEO | 2008 | anime.jsElement UISemantic UI+12 | — |
| 3 | TT Voice App-based social gaming platform | $100M | 67 mo ago | Series B | — | 2014 | NginxOpenRestycore-js+3 | — |
| 4 | Aipai Online video sharing platform targeted at gamers | $38M | 144 mo ago | Series C | — | 2009 | — | — |
| 5 | JoyRun Social networking application for jogging | $34M | 101 mo ago | Series C | — | 2014 | PHPNginxOpenResty+3 | — |
| 6 | Youcheyihou Mobile app for automobile information | $33M | 92 mo ago | Series C | — | 2014 | Node.jsElement UIVue.js+6 | — |
| 7 | 56 Online Video Sharing | $30M | 224 mo ago | Acquired | Juan Zhou Founder | 2005 | NginxOpenRestyZepto+3 | — |
| 8 | One Psychology Provider of online community for psychology related content and consultation from experts | $10M | 101 mo ago | Series B | Huang Weiqiang Founder | 2011 | PHPLaravelVue.js+5 | — |
| 9 | ZAKER Personalised news reading app | $10M | 115 mo ago | Series C | — | 2010 | Nginxcore-jsSwiper+3 | — |
| 10 | Chuman App Community for comic enthusiasts | $9M | 85 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | — | — |
| 11 | Yi Yue elite Social networking platform for offline meetups | $3M | 111 mo ago | Deadpooled | Cheng Yongsheng Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | — |
| 12 | Aimu Private cinema theatre in china | $3M | 80 mo ago | Seed | Quan Ke CEO | 2013 | — | — |
| 13 | Icoolx Social networking platform for communities | $2M | 125 mo ago | Deadpooled | Chen Yingxiao CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 14 | Guangzhou Yingxing World Culture Communication Producer of films and advertising services | $2M | 52 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | — | — |
| 15 | WhatYouNeed Media platform targeted at the youth | $901K | 108 mo ago | Seed | Chen Yuming CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 16 | Hdtv001 Social video live streaming app | $300K | 136 mo ago | Deadpooled | Li Lin Founder | 2014 | — | — |
Top 12 Media & Entertainment companies in Guangdong
#1
Series C · Futian, Guangdong · founded 2008$107.9Mraised▾
Provider of open-source technology news, software, and community interaction platform. It offers a platform for technology sharing, including news, software, blogs, forums, Q&A, events, tools, and training. It facilitates collaboration through Gitee, new media channels, and live broadcasts. The platform provides resources such as AI encyclopedias, open-source software education, and development management solutions. It supports developers with tools like large model hosting platforms and various open-source projects, fostering an environment for technology advancement and community engagement.
- Apr 2026Series C—
- Mar 2025Series C—
- Jun 2023Series B$107.9M
#2
Acquired · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2014 · 1521 employees$537Mraised▾
Established in 2011, Huya is the largest online game livestreaming company in China. Headquartered in Guangzhou, Huya mainly provides livestreamed videos on esports games such as League of Legends and Honor of Kings and collects virtual tips from viewers. Its products include the Huya Live platform in China and Nimo TV in Southeast Asia and South America. As of the end of 2021, Huya was a subsidiary of Tencent, which owned 47% of its equity stake and held 70% of the voting power.
#3
Series B · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2014 · 1457 employees$100Mraised▾
App-based social gaming platform. It provides game developers with a community management platform, mobile game video broadcast, and another value-added services. It allows gamers to meet other gamers and it also acts as a player matching platform. The application is available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app purchases.
- Feb 2021Series B$100M
- Apr 2020Series A—
#4
Series C · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2014 · 400 employees$33.2Mraised▾
Youcheyihou is a mobile app based content portal which lets users stay updated about the car events and releases in the automobile industry. The website also reviews the newly launched automobiles. The founder used to run a page on the micro-blogging website which has close to 200 million users on automobiles.
- Jan 2019Series C$29.1M
- Sep 2017Series C—
- Sep 2016Series B—
- Jan 2016Series A$3.7M
#5
Series C · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2014 · 24 employees$33.8Mraised▾
JoyRun is a social network mobile application through which users can find running groups and share their fitness activity on the platform. Records the number of kms run by a user with the help of GPS. It claims to have raised Series B round of funding from The Arena Capital. Its founder is Liang Feng. Its parent company is Yuepao Information Technology Co Ltd which was founded in 2013.
- Mar 2018Series C$15.8M
- Nov 2015Series B$18M
- May 2015Series A—
- Aug 2014Seed—
#6
Series C · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2009 · 51 employees$38Mraised▾
Aipai is an online video sharing platform. Offers videos on the sight mostly consist of online game recordings of the eSports games such as DOTA, StarCraft, and Counterstrike etc. Also features anime mashups and people singing karaoke on their cams. Clients use Aipai's editing software known as "Paidashi" to capture content from their screen, quickly edit and merge clips, add subtitles and video effects, and dub over music and voices. Paidashi allows gamers to upload their gameplay content to Aipai. Has an SDK for app developers to add to their games for video recording and sharing.
- Aug 2014Series C$38M
- Jan 2011Series B—
- Jan 2010Series A—
#7
Acquired · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2005 · 201 employees$30Mraised▾
56.com is a leading user generated content (UGC) video-sharing website in China. The concept of having users post and share their life experiences online through video format has been the core focus of 56.com. 56.com hosts more than 80 million online videos, the majority of which is user generated, followed by in-house productions. In December of 2008, 56.com obtained the online video license from the State Administration of Radio and Television of China. 56.com was the first online video site to provide Video Album service in China and was also the first to offer the popular “Beauty Show” in China. 56.com has developed numerous partnerships with world famous clients such as Audi, Toyota, Coca Cola, McDonald, Nestle, and Nike. Since inception, 56.com has received investments from venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital, Steamboat Ventures, CID Group, and SIG.In October 2011, 56.com was fully acquired by Renren Inc. and became a part of the Renren Group.
- Dec 2007Series B$20M
- Feb 2007Series A$10M
#8
Deadpooled · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2015 · 20 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Chuman is an app-based platform that features an editing tool for users to upload their comic creations. It also has community features wherein other users can view a comic strip, like it, share it and comment on it. Categorizes comics on ratings, comments, etc.
- Jul 2019Series B$8.7M
- Jun 2017Seed—
#9
Series B · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2011$10Mraised▾
OneXinli operates an online community that provides information and content on psychology-related topics. The platform provides featured articles, blogs, assessment tests, and courses from experts in the area. Users can follow the topics of their interest and can communicate with the experts through the questions and answers section.
- Mar 2018Series B—
- Oct 2017Series A—
- Jan 2016Series A$10M
- Apr 2015Series A—
#10
Series C · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2010 · 72 employees$10Mraised▾
Zaker is a mobile app which offers personalized news to users based on chosen preferences. The app is been consistently ranked as one of the best applications in news reading category on Apple and android app stores in China. Has received funding from Lenovo's VC arm Legend Capital.
- Jan 2017Series C—
- Jan 2012Series B$10M
#11
Series A · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2015 · 200 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Producer of films and advertising services
- May 2022Series A$1.5M
- Feb 2021Seed—
#12
Seed · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2013$2.8Mraised▾
Private cinema theatre in china
- Dec 2019Seed$2.8M
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
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