Who owns Ximalaya?
Ximalaya is owned by Tencent Music (China, NYSE: TME), which has owned the brand since 18 May 2026.[1][2][3]
Evidence: Tencent Music Entertainment Group Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-17, SEC EDGAR, 17 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Tencent Music Entertainment Group verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Shenzhen
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Radio & audio › Podcast networks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: TME HKEX: 1698
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Ximalaya
Ximalaya is a leading online audio company in Chinese mainland and now the fifth app Tencent Music names when describing itself, alongside QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music and WeSing. Tencent Music agreed to buy it under a merger agreement dated 10 June 2025 and completed the purchase of the entire equity interest on 18 May 2026 for about RMB14.0 billion, of which roughly RMB8.6 billion was cash and the rest new shares.
What Tencent Music's annual report says about Ximalaya
Sentences about Ximalaya from Tencent Music's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
For instance, on June 10, 2025, we announced a proposed acquisition of Ximalaya Inc. ("Ximalaya"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated June 10, 2025 by and among Ximalaya, certain other parties named in the agreement and us.
Ximalaya will also undertake certain business restructuring in connection with the transaction.
Except for the commitments disclosed above, the Group has proposed to acquire Ximalaya Inc., which is one of the leading online audio platforms in China, pursuant to a Merger Agreement dated June 10, 2025.
How often Tencent Music names Ximalaya in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Ximalaya
- 2026 – present Tencent Music [1][2][3] verified
Where Ximalaya sits in Tencent Music
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Tencent Music
Tencent Music controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Lazy Audio (2012)
- TME Live
Other brands in podcast networks, and who owns them
The 11 brands in podcast networks on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Acast, with 3; Tencent Music has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Acast | Acast | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| CuriousCast | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Cumulus Podcast Network | Cumulus Media | 🇺🇸 United States |
| iHeartPodcast Network | iHeartMedia | 🇺🇸 United States |
| PodcastOne | LiveOne | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Podme | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| LiSTNR | Southern Cross Media Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Wake Word Studios | Acast | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
About the owner: Tencent Music
Tencent Music is a publicly listed company headquartered in Shenzhen, China, founded in 2012. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: TME and HKEX: 1698.
Tencent Music Entertainment is the largest online music entertainment platform in China by monthly active users, and counted 127.4 million paying users of its music services in the fourth quarter of 2025. It was assembled in 2016, when Tencent injected its own music business into China Music Corporation, the owner of Kugou and Kuwo, and renamed the combined company; it listed on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2018 and added a Hong Kong listing in September 2022. Tencent held 93.6 per cent of its voting power at 31 March 2026, which makes it a controlled company under New York Stock Exchange rules.
Tencent Music: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇳 Ximalaya 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; Ximalaya is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ximalaya?
The parent company of Ximalaya is Tencent Music, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Ximalaya Chinese?
Yes. Ximalaya originated in China and its owner, Tencent Music, is also headquartered in China.
Since when has Tencent Music owned Ximalaya?
Tencent Music has owned Ximalaya since 18 May 2026.
Is Ximalaya still owned by Tencent Music?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Ximalaya is still owned by Tencent Music. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Tencent Music Entertainment Group Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 17 April 2026; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [2] Tencent Music Entertainment Group — unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information for the six months ended June 30, 2026 — SEC EDGAR, SEC filing, published 1 September 2026; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [3] Tencent Music Entertainment Group announces second quarter 2026 unaudited financial results — Tencent Music Entertainment Group, Official press release, published 11 August 2026; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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