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| Type of business | Public |
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Type of site | Live streaming |
| Traded as | Nasdaq: DOYU |
| Owner | DouYu International Holdings Ltd. |
| URL | www.douyu.com 👁 Edit this at Wikidata |
| Launched | 2016; 10 years ago (2016) |
| Current status | Active |
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| Simplified Chinese | 斗鱼 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鬥魚 | ||||||
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DouYu (Chinese: 斗鱼; pinyin: Dòuyú) is a Chinese video live streaming service. The site is the largest of its kind in China with 163.6 million monthly active users in 2019,[1] more than the 140 million monthly active users of Twitch.[2] In July 2019, DouYu International Holdings Ltd raised $21 million through U.S. initial public offering (IPO) and listed itself on the Nasdaq with the stock symbol DOYU.[3] It was the largest IPO of any Chinese company on Wall Street in 2019.[2]
In 2018, Douyu made $21 million in advertisement revenues.[4] Tencent owned about 21% of the shares as of 2020.[5]
The company was listed on the NASDAQ exchange on 17 July 2019.[6] In August, the company was registered in Japan, and a new company "Mildom" was established with Mitsui & Co. to enter the Japanese market.[7]
As of 31 March 2020, Tencent held 38% of the company's shares, making it its largest shareholder. On 10 August, Douyu announced that it had received a non-binding preliminary proposal from Tencent, which proposed that Douyu and Huya Live merge in the form of a share exchange.[8] In July 2021, Chinese regulators blocked a proposed merger between Huya and DouYu on antitrust grounds.[9] On 5 February 2024, Douyu responded by denying recent rumors of a merger with Huya.[10]
In April 2024, it was revealed that the well-known Douyu streamer "Yi Tiao Xiao Tuantuan OvO", who had announced a temporary suspension of broadcasting in January 2024, was involved in the case of Chen Shaojie's illegal gambling operation, with a significant amount of money involved, and was arrested in March.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Russo, Anthony (27 November 2019). "DouYu International Sees User Growth, Doubled Revenue". CapitalWatch.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ a b Ye, Josh (19 July 2019). "How Douyu won the live-streaming war to become China's Twitch". Abacus. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Zhang, Chenglu (18 July 2019). "Live streaming service DouYu raises $21M through U.S. IPO". Esports Insider. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Grigorian, Greg (9 July 2019). "Here is What You Need to Know About Douyu, Chinese Streaming Unicorn Eyeing US IPO". Pandaily. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Haak, Alex (2 April 2020). "Tencent's Option To Become Huya's Controlling Shareholder". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "斗鱼成功登陆纳斯达克 上市首日低开后平收_新浪网". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "進入日本的中國「軟」商品 日經中文網". zh.cn.nikkei.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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- ^ "Chinese antitrust regulator blocks Tencent's $5.3 billion video games merger". CNBC. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ ""护城河"没了后，斗鱼虎牙再传合并". www.stcn.com. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "内容正在升级改造，请稍后再试！-新闻频道-和讯网". news.hexun.com. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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