Kuaishou Technology
Short Video & AI Video Generation
- Market Cap
- $20B+(Jun 2026)
- Employees
- ~30,000
About Kuaishou Technology
Kuaishou is China's second-largest short video platform and the company behind Kling AI, one of the world's most capable text-to-video generation models. Kling 2.0 Master ranked #1 on EvalCrafter video benchmarks in 2025, supporting up to 3-minute high-fidelity videos. Kuaishou also operates Kwai internationally.
Company History
Kuaishou was founded in 2011 as a GIF-sharing app, evolving into China's second-largest short-video platform (after Douyin/TikTok). It went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2021. The company pivoted aggressively to AI video generation in 2024 with Kling AI, which quickly became a global leader in video generation quality and length. Kling's competitive pricing and open global access made it a top alternative to OpenAI's Sora.
Company Timeline
5 milestones- Jun 2024Kling AI launched publicly — up to 2-min HD video from text/image
- Sep 2024Kling AI opened globally via web; 2M+ users in first weeks
- Jan 2025Kling 1.5 released — improved motion and consistency
- Apr 2025Kling 2.0 Master — ranked #1 on EvalCrafter; 3-min video support; 10M+ users
- 2025Kling API launched globally; commercial licenses
Products & Services
5- Kling AI (text/image-to-video)
- Kling 2.0 Master
- Kuaishou (short video)
- Kwai (international)
- Keling API
People & ecosystem
Key People
- Cheng Yixiao (CEO & Chairman, Co-founder)
- Su Hua (Co-founder, Executive Director)