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:

90.4 million mobile MAU

Last updated 4/24/19

Number of YY registered users:

773.4 million 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:

10 million

Last updated 10/18/17

Average number of hours YY users spend on it:

48 hours

Last updated 10/11/16

Number of paying YY users:

6.3 million

Last updated 11/15/17

YY revenue (annual):

Amount YY paid to purchase BIGO:

$2.1 billion

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:

56.3%

Percentage of YY revenue in 2015 that was from online games:

13.1%

Percentage of YY revenue in 2015 that was from advertising:

1.1%

Number of YY paying games users:

485,000 users

Last updated 11/11/14

Total number of voice minutes YY users spent in the first 9 months of 2013:

521 billion minutes

Number of YY Chinese mobile users:

5.339 million active users

Last updated 3/5/14

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