Kuaishou Ramps Up AI Commercialization as Kling Revenue Hits $150 Million
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Kuaishou reported 2025 revenue of 142.8 billion yuan, up 12.5% from a year earlier. Photo: VCG
Chinese short-video company Kuaishou Technology said its AI video-generation model Kling generated 1.04 billion yuan ($150 million) in revenue in 2025, topping internal forecasts as the company ramps up commercialization of its AI products.
Kling contributed 0.7% of Kuaishou’s total revenue last year, but its growth underscores a broader push by Chinese tech firms to monetize large models as competition intensifies in the global AI video market.
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- Kuaishou's AI video model Kling generated 1.04 billion yuan ($150M) revenue in 2025, with over 60 million users and 600 million videos produced.
- Kuaishou’s 2025 revenue reached 142.8 billion yuan (up 12.5%), operating profit rose 35% to 20.6 billion yuan, and adjusted net profit increased 16.5%.
- Kling’s rapid growth and ongoing AI upgrades reflect intensifying competition, with capital expenditure expected to rise to 26 billion yuan in 2026.
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Who’s Who
- Kuaishou Technology
- Kuaishou Technology is a Chinese short-video company whose AI video-generation model, Kling, generated 1.04 billion yuan ($150 million) in revenue in 2025. Kling contributed 0.7% of Kuaishou's total revenue last year, and its annualized revenue run rate exceeded $300 million by January 2026. The company reported 2025 revenue of 142.8 billion yuan, with daily active users hitting 407.7 million.
- ByteDance
- ByteDance, a Chinese tech firm, released its AI video tool, Seedance 2.0, in February. This tool has gained traction overseas, contributing to the intensifying competition in the global AI video market.
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What Happened When
- June 2024：
- Kuaishou launched the AI video-generation model Kling.
- By February 2025：
- Kling generated 100 million yuan in its first eight months.
- 2025：
- Kling generated 1.04 billion yuan ($150 million) in revenue, contributing 0.7% of Kuaishou’s total revenue, and helped create virtual scenes for the drama series 'Peaceful Year'.
- Fourth quarter 2025：
- Kling posted 340 million yuan in revenue.
- Fourth quarter of 2025：
- Kling released the O1 series.
- Late 2025：
- Kling version 2.6 was released, adding synchronized audio-video generation and action controls.
- December 2025：
- Kling's revenue exceeded $20 million in this month alone.
- By end-2025：
- Kling had more than 60 million global users, produced over 600 million videos, and connected with more than 30,000 enterprise clients and developers via its API.
- By end-2025：
- Kling's annualized revenue run rate was $240 million.
- As of January 2026：
- Kling's annualized revenue run rate had exceeded $300 million.
- February 2026：
- ByteDance released AI video tool Seedance 2.0. Kuaishou launched Kling 3.0 around the same time.
- Wednesday, March 25, 2026：
- Kuaishou disclosed full-year 2025 earnings; revenue and profit figures released.
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