Best OTT Video Companies in China
The 117 best OTT Video companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bilibili.
China's OTT Video market has 117 companies tracked in our directory, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, with a combined $11.2B raised across the sector. That number hits differently when you realize the market is forecast at $2.7B in 2024, growing at a 30.7% CAGR. Two unicorns have emerged. And the funding concentration is steep: Bilibili leads at $2.8B, iQiyi follows at $2.0B, and LeSports pulled in $1.3B, meaning three names account for roughly half the disclosed capital in the entire cohort.
So what's actually driving this? Live shopping integrations inside OTT platforms are reshaping how streamers monetize attention, and personalization engines are becoming table stakes for anyone trying to hold an audience past the first scroll. Hot technical themes this quarter include playback engine optimization and audio rendering, which tells you the infrastructure arms race is still live. Regulatory pressure on content licensing remains a real variable in China, and you'd be unwise to ignore it when sizing up any player here. IDG Capital and Tencent anchor the investor list, which, I'd argue, signals this space still attracts serious institutional conviction.
- business-standard.com
Ranked: Best OTT Video companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bilibili Online video streaming platform for anime | $2.8B | 13 mo ago | Public | Xu Yi Founder | 10,354 | SentryApple iCloud MailAnt Design+6 | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | IQiyi Subscription-based streaming platform | $2.0B | 45 mo ago | Public | Yu Gong Founder & CEO | 4,981 | DrupalPHPAmazon Web Services+17 | — | — |
| 3 | LeSports 🦄 Online sports video streaming website | $1.3B | 108 mo ago | Deadpooled | Zhenjian Lei CEO | 214 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Douyu Operator of a live video streaming platform with interactive features | $958M | 99 mo ago | Acquired | Wenming Zhang Founder & CEO | 1,973 | JavaZURB FoundationBootstrap+11 | — | — |
| 5 | Mango TV 🦄 Ad-supported on-demand video streaming platform | $679M | 84 mo ago | Acquired | Cai Huaijun CEO & President | — | SentryNode.jsVue.js+10 | — | — |
| 6 | huya.com Huya.com is a Chinese interactive broadcast platform. | $537M | 99 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1,521 | BootstrapGoogle Font APIFont Awesome+7 | — | — |
| 7 | Ruyi Holdings OTT streaming platform | $511M | 35 mo ago | Public | Oi Chan Founder | 406 | Microsoft ASP.NETTenginejQuery UI+2 | 13 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 8 | Viu Video Operator of a video streaming platform providing on-demand entertainment | $410M | 27 mo ago | Public | Michael Barbosa CEO | 638 | SentryZendeskAnt Design+16 | — | 1 partnership |
| 9 | PPTV IPTV-based streaming platform | $301M | 141 mo ago | Acquired | — | 138 | Vue.jsNginxZepto+4 | — | — |
| 10 | Chushou TV eSports video streaming platform | $265M | 91 mo ago | Deadpooled | David Cao CEO | 31 | — | — | — |
| 11 | LeTV Cloud Cloud-based video technology provider offering CDN services | $153M | 123 mo ago | Series A | Wu Yazhou CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Panda TV Online video streaming platform for eSports events | $145M | 109 mo ago | Deadpooled | Wang Sicong Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Tudou Social platform for sharing videos | $126M | 190 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1,070 | TengineHSTSAlibaba Cloud CDN+1 | — | — |
| 14 | Youku Tudou Online video streaming platform | $110M | 145 mo ago | Acquired | — | 3,671 | ReactTengineLodash+7 | — | — |
| 15 | AcFun Video platform based in China | $110M | 125 mo ago | Acquired | Liu Yanyan CEO | 19 | SentryTengineSwiper+3 | — | — |
| 16 | Voole Online video-on-demand platform | $83M | 129 mo ago | Series D | Shao Yiding CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Er Geng Multi-channel network for content creators | $63M | 98 mo ago | Series B | Ding Feng Founder | — | ModernizrjQueryBaidu Analytics (百度统计) | 95 patents AI-driven optimization and management of O‑RAN radio access networks and antennas | — |
| 18 | KK live Social live streaming platform | $60M | 144 mo ago | Series A | — | 44 | — | 9 patents Real-time video streaming, generation, looping, and motion analysis technologies for live media platforms. | — |
| 19 | PPS Provider of an on-demand streaming platform for multimedia content | $60M | 176 mo ago | Acquired | — | 501 | Nginxcore-jsZipkin+1 | 4 patents Modular storage containers for spare parts and components | — |
| 20 | Huajiao Live performance broadcast application | $59M | 108 mo ago | Series B | Yu Dan Founder | — | Vue.jsNginxcore-js+2 | — | — |
| 21 | Caton Technology Video distribution service provider | $56M | 63 mo ago | Series B | Ray Huang CEO | 54 | HubSpot CMS HubZohoBootstrap+13 | — | — |
| 22 | Yitiao Online platform for streaming UGC content | $55M | 100 mo ago | Series C | Xu Husheng Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | CC video Cloud-based video content management solutions provider | $54M | 103 mo ago | Deadpooled | Dong Shiyong CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Aipai Online video sharing platform targeted at gamers | $38M | 142 mo ago | Series C | — | 51 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Yinyuetai Online video streaming and sharing platform | $35M | 134 mo ago | Series B | Zhang Dou Founder & CEO | — | Node.jsVue.jsNuxt.js+1 | — | — |
| 26 | Meme Online video streaming platform offering UGC | $25M | 114 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Baomihua Online video platform | $18M | 197 mo ago | Series B | — | 72 | — | — | — |
| 28 | ImbaTV Broadcaster of online gaming events and a community for gamers | $17M | 123 mo ago | Series C | Wu Zhongyu Co-Founder | 15 | — | — | — |
| 29 | UiTV Chinese online video streaming site | $15M | 212 mo ago | Series A | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Huox Multi-platform network for content creators | $12M | 108 mo ago | Series B | — | 30 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Huiti Sports focused live streaming solution developer | $10M | 123 mo ago | Deadpooled | Ranhao Lin CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Octopus TV Cloud-based video content management and delivery platform | $10M | 138 mo ago | Acquired | — | 100 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Lando Media Online video on demand platform | $9M | 89 mo ago | Deadpooled | Lu Tingting Founder & CEO | 60 | — | — | — |
| 34 | ArcVideo Cloud-based video technology provider | $9M | 122 mo ago | Series A | Sun Yanlong CEO | 393 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Vertical Culture Technology Video production and aggregation solutions provider | $9M | 109 mo ago | Deadpooled | Xu Hao Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Hysport Broadcaster of sports events | $4M | 108 mo ago | Series A | Rod Murray CEO | 25 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Cloudacc Video distribution tools provider | $2M | 169 mo ago | Deadpooled | Gotz Friedrich Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Yemalive Live broadcasting platform for music performances | $2M | 121 mo ago | Deadpooled | Li Hongjie Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | DailyCast Video aggregation application | $2M | 123 mo ago | Series A | Zhewei Ye Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Jinwankansha Movie recommendation platform | $1M | 168 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Hdtv001 Social video live streaming app | $300K | 134 mo ago | Deadpooled | Li Lin Founder | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 OTT Video companies in China
#1
Public · Yangpu, Shanghai · founded 2010 · 10354 employees$2.8Braised▾
Online video streaming platform for anime. It is themed around anime, manga, and game fandom. Users can submit, view, and add commentary subtitles on videos. The application is available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through webpage advertisement and affiliate marketing.
- May 2025Post IPO$600M
- May 2020Post IPO$700M
- Apr 2020Post IPO$400M
- Apr 2019Post IPO$872.6M
#2
Public · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2015 · 638 employees$410Mraised▾
Operator of a video streaming platform providing on-demand entertainment. The platform delivers a variety of content for users to stream. It offers original productions and licensed media. The service is accessible across multiple devices.
- Feb 2024Series E$100M
- Jun 2023Series E$200M
- Aug 2017Series D$110M
#3
Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2010 · 4981 employees$2Braised▾
Subscription-based streaming platform. It is an online streaming platform offering dramas, anime, movies, and shows, with options for subtitles and dubbing across mobile, web, desktop, and TV devices.
- Aug 2022Post IPO$500M
- Mar 2022Post IPO$285M
- Mar 2019Post IPO$1.1B
- Nov 2018Post IPO$500M
#4
Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1997 · 406 employees$511Mraised▾
OTT streaming platform. It allows users to stream movies and series from multiple genres.
- Jul 2023Post IPO$511M
#5
LeSports 🦄Deadpooled · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2014 · 214 employees$1.3Braised▾
LeSports, part of LeTV, is an online platform for streaming of sports videos. It provides content, ads, sports events and news on football, basketball, golf, F1, etc. Claims to have rights to over 10,000 sports events. It has purchased the exclusive rights to broadcast the English Premier League in Hong Kong between 2016-2019. The sports streaming site also obtained the naming rights of an iconic sports arena in Beijing, the main basketball venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was renamed LeSports Center. in Jan 2016. LeSports also bought 56% of the shares of Soda Soccer, which provides soccer game analytics, for RMB 39.2 million. Rumored to have raised $1B in funding at a valuation of $4B in Feb 2016.
- May 2017Series B—
- Mar 2016Series B$1.2B
- May 2015Series A$130.9M
#6
Acquired · Wuhan, Hubei · founded 2014 · 1973 employees$958.5Mraised▾
Operator of a live video streaming platform with interactive features. It provides various categories of live content, including gaming, entertainment, and outdoor activities. It offers functionalities such as real-time chat, virtual gifting, and interactive games for viewers and streamers. It also features a creator center for streamers to manage content.
- Mar 2018Series E$632.5M
- Nov 2017Series D—
- Aug 2016Series C$226M
- Mar 2016Series B$100M
#7
Mango TV 🦄Acquired · Changsha, Hunan · founded 2008$678.9Mraised▾
Ad-supported on-demand video streaming platform. It produces original shows and also streams third-party content in collaboration with studios. It has also self-produced network drama Huayang Jianghu.
- May 2019Series C$289.3M
- Jun 2016Series B$227.6M
- Mar 2015Series A$162M
#8
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.
#9
Deadpooled · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · founded 2011 · 31 employees$264.8Mraised▾
Chushou TV is an eSports video streaming platform. The company has gaming videos of competitive games such as Counter-Strike, League of Legends and mobile games. It plans to use the latest proceeds on building up its user network, improving interactivity with users and expand its live video hosts network.
- Nov 2018Series E—
- Jan 2018Series D$120M
- Dec 2017Series C$76.8M
- Dec 2016Series B$58M
#10
Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2005 · 138 employees$301Mraised▾
IPTV-based streaming platform. it offers featured television shows, sports, entertainment, news, and other popular video content. It is characterized by its live-streaming service and professional video production. Based on the online video cloud platform PP-Cloud, PPTV is accessible from a variety of systems including a PC website, mobile phones, and devices, and Internet TV or set-up boxes.
- Sep 2014PE$51M
- Feb 2011Series D$250M
#11
Series B · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 1997 · 54 employees$56.4Mraised▾
Caton Technology is a video distribution service provider. It provides solutions for video distribution, CDN services, and file transfer services. It has multiple products such as Cydex, Relay Server, Network Video Processor, and Live Cast Pro. The products help the publishers to do file transfers between source and destination. It also provides solutions for monitoring bandwidth, transcoding and supporting bitrate, resolution streaming output from different platforms. It uses Caton Engine which gives users an interface for moving data files and video streams around the Internet by using adaptive algorithms and real-time monitoring of Bandwidth Utilization Rate.
- Mar 2021Series B$50M
- Feb 2018Series A$6.4M
#12
Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2006 · 3671 employees$110Mraised▾
Youku Tudou is a video streaming platform. It uses tri-networks integration model applied on this video-sharing platform that enables users to search, view, and share high-quality video content quickly and easily across multiple devices. Youku Tudou’s offerings are not limited to original user-generated content. Its online video content ranges from user-generated content and self-produced serials to licensed professional content. Offers a space for both individuals and institutions to upload and share their moments, independent films, viral videos, and anything else they create.
- Apr 2014Post IPO$1.2B
- Dec 2009Series E$40M
- Jun 2008Series D$30M
- Jun 2008Venture Debt$10M
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