About

Per Wikipedia (secondary), Kuaishou was founded in March 2011 by Su Hua and Cheng Yixiao and is headquartered in Beijing; Su Hua is listed as CEO. It operates a short-form video and social platform with video editing tools. Wikipedia reports a Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO in February 2021 (ticker 1024).

Products

  • Kling AI text-to-video service: Kling; see also AI video generation tools.
    • Release history (beta June 2024 and later versions up to 3.0) per Wikipedia “Kling AI” (secondary); individual dates not verified.
    • Architecture and sites: see the Kling note; not verified here.
  • The core Kuaishou short-video app and KwaiCut editing app.

Timeline

  • 2011-03: founded.
  • 2021-02: HKEX listing.
  • 2024-06: Kling AI beta.
  • 2025-12: Wikipedia (secondary) reports a cyberattack that surfaced violent and adult content on the platform; not verified.

Open items

  • Kling revenue and user figures are not sourced here.
  • Current ownership structure and major shareholders not checked.

Sources