Here are a few of the most interesting Youku stats 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.

Youku Facts

Website: www.youku.com
Year launched: 2006
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Founder: Victor Koo
Parent Company: Alibaba

Top Youku Competitors

Youku Statistics

How many people use Youku?

580 million users

Last updated 10/30/18

Number of daily active Youku Tudou users:

150 million users

Last updated 3/20/15

Number of movies in the Youku Tudou library:

4,000 movies

Last updated 9/16/15

Average number of daily Youku Tudou video views:

1.18 billion video views

Last updated 12/13/17

Percentage of Youku traffic that goes to We-media:

50%

Last updated 10/6/16

Amount that Youku spent on original content in 2015:

600 million RMB

Amount that Youku spent on licensed content in 2015:

1.1 billion RMB

Number of mobile daily video views on YoukuTudou:

400 million

Last updated 5/23/14

Youku Tudou revenue in Q2 2014:

$154.5 million

Increase in Youku Tudou revenue from Q2 2013-Q2 2014:

27%

Youku Tudou’s estimated 2015 mobile internet ad revenue:

$271 million

Last updated 4/2/15

Youku Tudou’s estimated 2016 mobile internet ad revenue:

$390 million

Last updated 4/2/15

Percent of Youku Tudou revenue that comes from mobile:

30%

Last updated 5/23/14

Alibaba’s share of ownership in Youku Tudou before they purchased it outright:

18.3%

Last updated 11/16/15

Amount Alibaba paid for the remainder of Youku Tudou ownership:

$3.7 billion

Most Youku Tudou mobile unique viewers in a single week:

80 million in October 2014

Estimated value of Youku Tudou:

$5.4 billion

Last updated 4/5/16

What is Youku?

Youku Tudou Inc. Is China’s leading Internet television company. Our mission is to become the primary source of online video content – from user-generated content and self-produced serials to licensed professional content – for Chinese internet users across all Internet-enabled devices. (source)

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