KuGou (Chinese: 酷狗音乐) is a Chinese music streaming and download service established in 2004 and owned by Tencent Music.[1][2] KuGou is the largest online music service in China, with a market share of 28 percent.[1]
It has more than 800 million users.[1] A merger between China Music Corporation and Tencent's QQ Music (QQ音乐) was announced on July 15, 2016.[1][3] The services are expected to continue being offered separately.[1] Together with Kuwo (酷我音乐), another online music service also owned by Tencent Music and the third largest one in China,[1] KuGou holds a music award ceremony, the KU Music Asian Music Awards,[4] also known as Cool Music Asia Festival Award.[5] The service is only available in Mainland China.
^Millward, Steven (July 15, 2016). "In China, 'Spotify' is free". Tech In Asia. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.