Who owns Kuaishou?
Kuaishou is owned by Kuaishou Technology (China, HKEX: 01024).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Kuaishou Technology Annual Report 2025, 24 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kuaishou Technology reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Beijing
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Category
- Internet & digital › Search & social › Video platforms
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 01024
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kuaishou
Kuaishou is the short video and live streaming app that gives the company its name. Kuaishou's annual report states that average daily active users on the Kuaishou App reached 410.2 million in 2025, and the company's website describes it as a short video and content-based social networking platform where users capture everyday moments and interact with followers in real time. Live streaming, online marketing and e-commerce are built on the app.
Ownership timeline of Kuaishou
Where Kuaishou sits in Kuaishou
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kuaishou
Kuaishou controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- AcFun (2007)
Other brands in video platforms, and who owns them
Kuaishou has more brands in video platforms on Brandtree than any other owner: 2 of 18.
About the owner: Kuaishou
Kuaishou is a publicly listed company headquartered in Beijing, China. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 01024.
Kuaishou Technology is a Cayman Islands holding company, listed in Hong Kong (stock code 01024), with its head office and principal place of business in Beijing. Its 2025 annual report describes the Kuaishou App, with 410.2 million average daily active users in 2025, and the Kling AI video-generation models. Kuaishou's English website lists further apps, including the Kwai and SnackVideo apps; those two are left off this list because neither site, nor the annual report, gave a description to cite. The app descriptions below come from Kuaishou's own products page, whose launch dates may predate later changes.
🇨🇳 Kuaishou and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 319 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kuaishou is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kuaishou?
The parent company of Kuaishou is Kuaishou Technology, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Kuaishou Chinese?
Yes. Kuaishou originated in China and its owner, Kuaishou Technology, is also headquartered in China.
Is Kuaishou still owned by Kuaishou Technology?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Kuaishou is still owned by Kuaishou Technology. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Kuaishou Technology Annual Report 2025 — Kuaishou Technology, Annual report, published 24 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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