Ximalaya is a leading Chinese online audio platform providing audiobooks, podcasts, radio shows, learning content, and live streaming. The platform operates on a freemium model with paid subscriptions, advertisements, and live broadcast revenue streams. Ximalaya serves approximately 300 million monthly active users and hosts content from over 5 million creators across 101 content categories.
Ximalaya has been acquired
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Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2012
Employees
919–2,637
Total Funding
$701.5M
6 rounds
Latest Valuation
$5B
2021
Total raised $701.5M across 6 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
Pre-IPO E+
Date
2021
Amount
Not disclosed
Valuation
$5B
Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pre-IPO E+ | Not disclosed | $5B | Not disclosed |
| August 13, 2018 | Series E | $580M | $3.48B | Tencent, General Atlantic |
| September 2017 | Series D | Not disclosed | $1.52B | Tencent, General Atlantic |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Valuation indexed to 1.0× at the selected entry round. Valuation marks are estimates and may contain errors. Hover each dot to compare.
Entry · Series D
$1.5B
Sep 2017
Ximalaya today
$5B
Jan 2021 · latest mark
Ximalaya multiple
3.3x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Yu Jianjun
Founder and CEO
Chen Xiaoyu
Founder
Seaman Yu
Founder and CEO
Li Haibo
Founder
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