Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping media & entertainment in Singapore. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
24 of 1,270 tracked companies have open roles.
119 of 1,270 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 110 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 40.9% of disclosed capital, while 90.6% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $12.19M | 49 | 8 |
| 2017 | $40.08M | 47 | 7 |
| 2018 | $480.38M | 67 | 13 |
| 2019 | $136.39M | 58 | 8 |
| 2020 | $114.95M | 85 | 9 |
| 2021 | $385.04M | 115 | 13 |
| 2022 | $187.96M | 94 | 23 |
| 2023 | $65.02M | 94 | 8 |
| 2024 | $23.95M | 89 | 6 |
| 2025 | $10.5M | 19 | 1 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
163 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in media & entertainment company rounds since 2016.
Backed by .
Backed by YY and Ping An Ventures.
Backed by Greenoaks and Temasek and others.
Backed by EQT.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by K3 and Vulcan Capital and others.
Backed by Vy Capital and SIG Venture Capital and others.
Backed by Vulcan Capital and K3 and others.
Backed by ITOCHU and IGlobe Partners and others.
Backed by A91 Partners.
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How the Singapore companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
61 of the 1,271 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (4.8%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 711,987 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| BandLabbandlab.com | 24,572,912 | 66 | 10.8% |
| iQIYIiq.com | 20,091,951 | 78 | 49.6% |
| Lemon8lemon8-app.com | 17,834,279 | 73 | 82.1% |
| NetShortnetshort.com | 12,301,204 | 38 | 96.6% |
| GoodNovelgoodnovel.com | 11,750,543 | 47 | 95.2% |
| iGramigram.world | 10,456,443 | 67 | 85.7% |
| mewatchmewatch.sg | 9,039,722 | 53 | 70.9% |
| TapTaptaptap.io | 6,895,263 | 64 | 94% |
| 123RF.com123rf.com | 6,750,798 | 77 | 53.9% |
| HardwareZonehardwarezone.com.sg | 6,061,436 | 55 | 85.4% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
134 of these companies (10.5%) publish at least one Android app — 210 apps in all, carrying 2.2B installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| SnackVideo - Video & Live ShowSnack Video | 514.7M | 4.5 | Video Players & Editors |
| DramaBox - Stream Drama ShortsDramaBox | 257.8M | 4.6 | Entertainment |
| Collage Maker | Photo EditorPhoto Editor | 241.1M | 4.9 | Photography |
| BandLab – Music Making StudioBandLab | 135.2M | 4.5 | Music & Audio |
| iQIYI - Drama, Anime, ShowiQIYI | 127.9M | 4.7 | Entertainment |
| NetShort - Popular Dramas & TVNetShort | 105.1M | 4.6 | Entertainment |
| Photo Editor - Collage MakerPhoto Editor | 104.4M | 4.9 | Photography |
| Offline Music Mp3 Player- MusoMuso Player | 79.5M | 4.6 | Music & Audio |
| GoodShort - Short Dramas HubGoodShort | 79.2M | 4.8 | Entertainment |
| iQIYI Video – Dramas & MoviesiQIYI | 53.3M | 4.6 | Entertainment |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ott Video | 24 | 651.1M | DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts 257.8M | |
| Social Platforms | 38 | 588M | SnackVideo - Video & Live Show 514.7M | |
| Online Photos | 26 | 530.5M | Collage Maker | Photo Editor 241.1M | |
| Music Tech | 24 | 234.4M | BandLab – Music Making Studio 135.2M | |
| Book Tech | 18 | 172.3M | Cashzine - Earn money reward 47.7M | |
| Mobile Utility Tools | 17 | 143.4M | Time Warp Scan - Face Scan 39.4M | |
| Gaming Tech | 2 | 51.3M | STAN: Live Clubs & Communities 33.2M | |
| Internet First Media | 49 | 32M | Baby Care Babysitter & Daycare 6.5M |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 199 of 210 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
15 companies hiring · $1.13B disclosed funding
Explore in RadarCommon revenue models; a company can use more than one.
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Marvion Inc. (OTCQB: MVNC) announced today that it has entered into a Settlement and Share Issuance Agreement with STAR Warehouse Engineering Limited ("STAR"), under which the Company will issue shares of its common stock to settle an outstanding HKD 3,950,000 of engineering and construction-related debt owed by its wholly owned subsidiary, United Warehouse Management Limited.
FENIX360 Secures USD 90 Million Equity Commitment from GEM Global Yield
Ed Buttery-led Taylor Maritime acquired IVS in 2022 as part of its takeover of Grindrod Shipping.
e27 French advertising and public relations major Publicis Groupe has announced the acquisition of Hepmil Media Group, the Singapore-based parent company of SGAG and an influencer, content, and social agency across Southeast Asia, for an undisclosed sum.
Asian distributor, Bomanbridge Media, has finalised the acquisition of UK-based independent media group, West One International.
If all the shares are subscribed to at the minimum price, mm2 will raise S$14 million in net proceeds. Of this, it will use S$7.5 million to repay debts and liabilities, with the remainder to be used as general working capital.
IQiyi is seeking to raise US$300 million in a Hong Kong market debut this year
Embattled AI music startup Suno announced the acquisition of WavTool, a browser-based AI digital audio workstation, in a deal that actually happened a few months ago but that it chose to disclose on the heels of yet another copyright lawsuit.
Five years ago, at the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic, the two companies agreed on a $6.6 billion deal. However, this burst due to regulatory hurdles.
Each company under the Surge 10 programme has bagged $3 million in seed funding round.
Top 10 categories among 81 recorded events in the 24-month window.
1 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · Hong Kong Stock Exchange1 reports
7 tracked people moves
Appointment Director of Operations
Appointment Business Development Director
Appointment Senior Advisor for Artist & Label Services
Resignation Previously Chief Financial Officer
Appointment Interim Chief Financial Officer
Appointment Chief Revenue Officer
Appointment senior managing director for Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
1 recorded customer wins
Customer: 8M LimitedeCommerce Logistics
2 companies with reported reductions
18.0% rolesstreamline operations and focus on international edition
300 rolescost reduction
2 recorded events
approved 90-day AGM extension to 2026-10-29SGX
approved extension of AGM until 2026-01-27Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra)
6 tracked suits
High Court moratoriumCivil · Filed
statutory demand for outstanding paymentCivil · Filed
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 26 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| suno→WavTool ↗ | Completed | 2026-01-07 | Not stated in snapshot |
| publicis groupe→Hepmil Media Group ↗ | Announced | 2025-12-04 | Not stated in snapshot |
| taylor maritime→iVS ↗ | Completed | 2025-12-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
| bomanbridge media→west one international | Completed | 2025-09-11 | Not stated in snapshot |
| baidu→Joyy ↗ | Terminated | 2025-02-25 | $3.6B |
| Tech in Asia→SGEntrepreneurs | Completed | 2024-08-28 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
9 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 46-posting snapshot covers 40 employers.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
20 postings specify a level.
Top skills across 46 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 43 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Virtuos ↗ | 3,500 |
| TheBeauLife ↗ | 182 |
| Docquity ↗ | 156 |
| cathay cineplexes ↗ | 83 |
| NewsBytes ↗ | 73 |
| Eco-Business ↗ | 48 |
| STAN ↗ | 47 |
| Viddsee ↗ | 45 |
457 founders and chief executives across 351 companies.
CEO ONE · Tufts University BA, HBS MBA
Ex-Ubisoft, Bossard Consultants. HEC Paris MBA 1990
Ex- Co-Founder Navam, Cisco, Oracle Communications. Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology 2001…
Fingerprint, ex-Hashtagger, ex-Stormshield, ESC Business School, 2020
Ex-Springworks, Meitu, Springworks. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications BS 2012, Carnegie Mellon University MS 2014
Ex-Founder EWar Games, JPMorgan Chase, Gamehack. Ramaiah Institute Of Technology BTech
2hearts, ex-Co-Founder Happee, Rocket Internet. University of Los Andes BSc, Maastricht University BSc
Co-Founder-Salad Ventures
Ex-Co-Founder Rainbow, Spink, Christie. Pepperdine University BSc
Alethea Ai, ex-Singularitynet, ex-Linkedin, Singapore Management University
Ex - Member Board of Directors Heroleads Asia, Mountain Partners Thailand, MarketingJets, International School of Management, Germany…
CEO Anime Metaverse, ex-CEO Omnilytics, MD Scorpion Textiles & Wholesale, Alpha CW, Weatherall Investments.
83 profiles with education records.
13 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
173,133 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Media & Entertainment coverage across Singapore · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 22,392 |
| 2021Q3 | 24,857 |
| 2021Q4 | 22,583 |
| 2022Q1 | 24,563 |
| 2022Q2 | 25,272 |
| 2022Q3 | 28,163 |
| 2022Q4 | 31,657 |
| 2023Q1 | 32,636 |
| 2023Q2 | 32,209 |
| 2023Q3 | 32,661 |
| 2023Q4 | 35,899 |
| 2024Q1 | 34,807 |
| 2024Q2 | 40,966 |
| 2024Q3 | 39,777 |
| 2024Q4 | 41,909 |
| 2025Q1 | 49,468 |
| 2025Q2 | 32,364 |
| 2025Q3 | 85,782 |
| 2025Q4 | 26,373 |
| 2026Q1 | 29,667 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
115 recorded company events across 19 companies; percentages use that event total.
Media & Entertainment coverage across Singapore · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Media & Entertainment coverage across Singapore
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 2,416 | 1,012 | 139% |
| decentralized forex | 407 | 231 | 76% |
| stablecoin fx impact | 394 | 174 | 126% |
| study overseas | 336 | 105 | 220% |
| overseas study | 306 | 100 | 206% |
| semester abroad | 270 | 80 | 238% |
| exchange rates | 206 | 144 | 43% |
| international programs | 202 | 56 | 261% |
| ai research | 202 | 134 | 51% |
| tanker routing | 198 | 30 | 560% |
| flight safety measures | 66 | 285 | -77% |
| direct investments (pe) | 145 | 243 | -40% |
| brent crude forecast | 46 | 241 | -81% |
| aircraft emergency procedures | 50 | 232 | -78% |
| crude oil analysis | 44 | 218 | -80% |
Media & Entertainment coverage across Singapore
territories, disputed islands, countries
18.3% critical · 16.0% positiveinflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, pre-ipo valuation
41.1% critical · 58.7% positivegdp growth forex, gdp growth rate, inflation reports fx
39.4% critical · 51.8% positiveMedia & Entertainment coverage across Singapore. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
99.1% across the displayed hubs
22 companies hiring · $1.3B disclosed funding
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0.2% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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0.2% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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0.1% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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0.1% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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0.1% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
Explore companies in Sunnyvale ↗0.1% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 31 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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