YY.com
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Type of site | Online chat, streaming media |
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| Available in | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Owner | JOYY |
| Website | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2012 |
| Current status | Active |
YY is a major China video-based social network, a subsidiary of JOYY.[1] It has over 300 million users. It features a virtual currency which users earn through activities such as karaoke or creating tutorial videos and which is later converted to real cash. Launched in 2005 as duowan.com (NASDAQ: YY), it originally targeted gamers, before broadening to include video streaming and chat features for uses such as concerts, fashion and sports. Users exchange "virtual roses" as a form of currency, with top users said to earn as much as $20,000 per month.[2][3] In November 2012, YY was listed on the NASDAQ.
The website was originally known as YY Voice (Chinese: 语音). On 24 November 2014, YY's video streaming service began operating independently as Huya Live.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Fool, Contributor Leo Sun The Motley. "Tencent Gains Control of Huya: What Does This Mean for JOYY?" (in en). https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/tencent-gains-control-of-huya%3A-what-does-this-mean-for-joyy-2020-04-09.
- ↑ Leydon, Joe, "Film Review: ‘People’s Republic of Desire’ : Documentarian Hao Wu examines a unique form of digital interaction in contemporary China.", Variety, 15 March 2018
- ↑ "YY.com: China's Unique Real-Time Voice And Video Service With A Virtual Goods Twist". Forbes. 11 June 2012. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/06/11/yy-com-chinas-unique-real-time-voice-and-video-service-with-a-virtual-goods-twist/. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ 种昂 (1 February 2018). "虎牙直播改道上市 背后玄机引发业界猜疑" (in zh-s). http://www.eeo.com.cn/2018/0201/321880.shtml. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ↑ "呕心沥血经营这么久的虎牙直播，YY还是把它给卖给了腾讯！" (in zh-s). https://t.cj.sina.cn/articles/view/2480049682/93d28e12001006t4d?vt=4.
External links
- VoaNews: The Largest Social Network You've Never Heard Of
- Forbes: YY.com, China's Unique Real-Time Voice and Video Service with a Virtual Goods Twist
- New York Times: Lucrative Stardom in China Using a Webcam and a Voice
- NPR: YY Changes Its Tune After Karaoke Is A Hit
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