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Ximalaya

Media · Shanghai, CN · ximalaya.com

Piattaforma audio cinese: podcast, audiolibri e long-form audio

Founders

Yu Jianjun (China · ♂) — A Chinese internet entrepreneur whose earlier virtual-city-map startup failed, Yu co-founded Ximalaya in 2012 to ride the smartphone wave and build a YouTube-like audio and podcast platform for China.
Chen Xiaoyu (China · ♀) — A former investment director overseeing internet startups for Thailand's CP Group in China, Chen co-founded Ximalaya in 2012, leading operations and scaling of the audio platform.

Funding history

Date	Round	Amount
May 2026	Acquired by Tencent Music Entertainment Tencent Music completed the acquisition of 100% of audio platform Ximalaya for about RMB 18.6 billion (~$2.6 billion), with conditions imposed by China's antitrust regulator.	$2.6B

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