Here are a few of the most interesting YY statistics 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.
YY Facts
- YY website: yy.com
- Year of YY launch: 2005
- YY headquarters: Guangzhou, China
- YY CEO: David Li
- YY Subsidiaries: Huya, Bigo
What is YY?
YY is the leading live streaming social media platform in China. According to independent data, we consistently top industry metrics in areas including monthly active users, daily active users, and total time spent by users. Through YY Live, our live streaming platform, and Huya, our live game broadcasting platform, we enable users to interact with each other in real time, offering users a unique, engaging, and immersive entertainment experience. (source)
YY Statistics
Total number of YY users:
122 million monthly active users
Last updated 10/18/17
YY video and live-streaming users:
400 million monthly active users
Last updated 5/29/19
YY video and live-streaming mobile users:
60 million monthly active users
Last updated 5/29/19
Number of YY mobile users:
Last updated 4/24/19
Number of YY registered users:
Last updated 6/30/14
Number of Hago users:
20.9 million monthly active users
Last updated 4/26/19
Number of YY registered channels:
Last updated 10/18/17
Average number of hours YY users spend on it:
Last updated 10/11/16
Number of paying YY users:
Last updated 11/15/17
YY revenue (annual):
- 2018: $2.292 billion
- 2017: $1.782 billion
- 2016: $1.232 billion
- 2015: $910.4 million
- 2014: $593 million
Amount YY paid to purchase BIGO:
YY net revenue (quarterly):
- Q4 2018: $675 million
- Q2 2018: $597 million
- Q2 2018: $570.2 million
- Q1 2018: $518 million
- Q4 2017: $557.4 million
- Q3 2017: $464.8 million
- Q2 2017: $384.8 million
- Q1 2017: $329.3 million
- Q4 2016: $357.8 million
- Q3 2016: $313.4 million
- Q2 2016: $298 million
- Q1 2016: $255 million
- Q4 2015: $293.3 million
- Q3 2015: $234.4 million
- Q2 2015: $218.9 million
- Q1 2015: $185.6 million
- Q4 2014: $188.7 million
- Q3 2014: $163 million
Percentage of YY revenue in 2015 that was from online music and entertainment:
Percentage of YY revenue in 2015 that was from online games:
Percentage of YY revenue in 2015 that was from advertising:
Number of YY paying games users:
Last updated 11/11/14
Total number of voice minutes YY users spent in the first 9 months of 2013:
Number of YY Chinese mobile users:
Last updated 3/5/14
This report is available in an annual industry report. Some of the data in industry reports include:
- Users
- Demographics
- Revenue
- Growth
- Etc.- all in one place
I try to go through each and every stat regularly and update as much as possible, but we all know that some stats are easier to track down than others. As always, every stat is linked to its original source and has the source date listed.
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Report 1: China Digital Companies Report (Alibaba, Alipay, Baidu, Ctrip, JD.com, QQ, YY, Tmall, Taobao, WeChat and Weibo).
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