IQIYI

iQIYI
Logo used since 2022
Screenshot
Screenshot of iQIYI home page
Type of site
OTT streaming platform
Available in5 languages
List of languages
Traded asNasdaqIQ (ADS)
FoundedJanuary 6, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-06)
Headquarters,
Country of originChina
Area servedWorldwide[a]
Founder(s)Gong Yu
Key peopleHe Junjie
(Chairman)
Gong Yu
(founder & CEO)
Industry
Products
Services
  • Film production
  • Film distribution
  • Television production
  • Television distribution
ParentBaidu
URLwww.iqiyi.com Edit this at Wikidata
Users101.4 million paid subscribers[1]
LaunchedApril 22, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-22)
Current statusActive
IQIYI
Traditional Chinese愛奇藝
Simplified Chinese爱奇艺
Literal meaninglove wonderful art
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinàiqíyì

iQIYI (Chinese: 爱奇艺, pronounced in English as eye-CHEE-yee), formerly Qiyi (奇艺),[2] is a Chinese subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Baidu. Headquartered in Beijing, iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series.

iQIYI is currently one of the largest online video sites in the world, with nearly 6 billion hours spent on its service each month and over 500 million monthly active users.[3][4][5][6] On March 29, 2018, the company issued its initial public offering in the United States and raised $2.25 billion.[7]


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  1. ^ "iQIYI Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results". November 22, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "奇艺启动新域名背后:解决视听许可证遗留问题" (in Chinese). Sina.com. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Russell, Jon. "Baidu's iQiyi video service raises $1.53 billion". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Ng, Yi Shu. "Netflix takes its first steps into China, the world's hungriest streaming market". Mashable. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Jeff Sneider (July 8, 2015). "Paramount Signs Licensing Deal With China's Largest Online Video Platform iQIYI". The Wrap. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015. Paramount Pictures has signed a licensing agreement with iQIYI, the largest online video platform in China, that will give the company rights to offer 800 films from the studio's library to subscribers of its SVOD service, Paramount announced Wednesday.
  6. ^ Kevin Cassidy (October 9, 2015). "Lionsgate Pacts With Chinese Online Giant IQIYI". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016. Lionsgate has signed a long-term output deal for a number of high-profile Lionsgate and third-party feature films with China's largest comprehensive online video platform iQIYI.
  7. ^ "Baidu's iQiyi Drops in Debut After IPO Raising $2.3 Billion". Bloomberg.com. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2018.