Kuaishou's Kling AI Video Platform Hits 12 Million Users, Generates $240M Revenue Competing with Google and OpenAI

Jan 28, 2026
South China Morning Post
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Summary

Chinese tech giant Kuaishou's Kling AI video platform explodes to 12 million users in just six months, generating $240 million in revenue while directly challenging Google's Veo and OpenAI's Sora in the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence video generation market.

Key Points

  • China's Kuaishou launches Kling AI video generation platform that competes directly with Google's Veo and OpenAI's Sora, reaching 12 million monthly active users since June 2024
  • Kling generates approximately $240 million in annual recurring revenue, more than doubling Kuaishou's internal $60 million target and earning over $20 million in December alone
  • JPMorgan analysts consider Kuaishou one of the world's most undervalued AI stocks as the company's Hong Kong shares gain 23.3% over the past month

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