Kuaishou

Kuaishou Technology
Native name
快手
Company typePublic company; partially state-owned
SEHK1024
IndustryInternet
FoundedMarch 2011 (2011-03)
FounderSu Hua Cheng Yixiao
Headquarters,
China
Key people
Su Hua (CEO)
OwnerChina Internet Investment Fund
Beijing Radio and Television Station
Websitewww.kuaishou.com
Kwai
DeveloperKuaishou Technology
Operating system
TypeVideo sharing
LicenseProprietary software
Websitekwai.com

Kuaishou Technology (Chinese: 快手; pinyin: Kuàishǒu; lit. 'quick hand') is a Chinese publicly traded partly state-owned holding company based in Haidian District, Beijing, that was founded in 2011 by Hua Su (宿华) and Cheng Yixiao (程一笑). The company, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is known for developing a mobile app for sharing users' short videos, a social network, and video special effects editor. The app is known as Kwai in many countries outside of China. It is also known as Snack Video in India, Pakistan and Indonesia.