iQiyi
Internet, E-commerce & PlatformsBeijing · North (Beijing · Tianjin · Hebei · Shanxi · Inner Mongolia)
Business focus
Internet, E-commerce & Platforms
Description
iQiyi, often called "China's Netflix," is a leading Chinese video-streaming service founded by Gong Yu on January 6, 2010, and operated within the Baidu ecosystem. As of 2026 it counts over 100 million paying subscribers (about 102.7 million households) and more than 500 million viewers of premium content; Q2 2026 revenue was roughly RMB 6.3 billion ($927 million). iQiyi ranks among China's three dominant streaming platforms alongside Youku and Tencent Video, with overseas business as a key growth engine.