Here are a few of the most interesting Meitu statistics and facts I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Meitu Facts
- Website: meitu.com
- Year Founded: 2008
- Founders: Wensheng Cai and Xinhong Wu
- Headquarters: Xiamen, China
Meitu Statistics
How many people use Meitu?
Last updated 3/24/17
Number of mobile devices that have downloaded Meitu’s apps:
1.1 billion
Last updated 12/19/16
More than half of smartphone photos posted on Chinese social media are edited with Meitu.
Last updated 3/20/17
Number of Meitu users outside China:
Last updated 11/30/18
Number of Meitu users in China:
Last updated 11/30/18
Number of pictures shared on Meitu apps monthly:
Last updated 12/19/16
Number of videos shared on Meitu apps monthly:
Last updated 12/19/16
Percentage of Meitu users that are from outside China:
Last updated 2/6/15
Percentage of Meitu users that are young women:
Last updated 2/6/15
Number of Meitu employees:
Last updated 2/6/15
Percentage of Meitu employees that are engineers:
Last updated 2/6/15
Reported mount Meitu has raised in funding:
Last updated 1/19/17
Average number of Meitu iOS daily downloads in China:
Last updated 1/19/17
Reported Meitu value:
Last updated 1/20/17
Meitu revenue for 2016:
Meitu revenue for 2015:
What is Meitu?
Meitu was established in October 2008, with a mission of making the world a more beautiful place. Meitu’s vision is to build an ecosystem around beauty and make everyone a user of Meitu’s products. Meitu has created a rich portfolio of software and hardware offerings, including Meitu, BeautyCam, Meipai (our short-form video and live streaming community app) and Meitu Smartphones. Meitu has not only transformed the way our users create and share beauty, but has also precipitated the selfie phenomenon in China.
As of October 31, 2016, Meitu’s apps have been activated on over 1.1 billion unique devices worldwide and engaged 456 million MAUs. According to App Annie, Meitu has been repeatedly ranked as one of the top eight iOS non-game app developers globally from June 2014 through October 2016, together with global Internet giants such as Alibaba, Apple, Baidu, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Tencent.
In China, “Meitu” is not only used as a verb for “enhancing images”, but it also represents beauty, trendiness and youthfulness. Meitu believes that people’s desire for beauty can cross cultural and geographic boundaries — Meitu has successfully expanded its presence abroad, with more than 430 million overseas users. Meitu has also launched localized apps and established local teams in several countries and regions including India, Japan, the United States and Singapore. (source)