Kling AI in the Media
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July 2026
Kuaishou shares tumble as Tencent slashes stake after US$3b Kling AI deal
Shares of Kuaishou Technology fell more than 6 per cent on Tuesday morning after Tencent Holdings slashed its stake in the short-video platform by selling 273 million Class B shares, just days after leading a US$3 billion financing round for Kuaishou’s artificial intelligence video unit, Kling AI. T
Kuaishou Files 19 Billion Yuan Kling AI Financing Plan
Kuaishou has filed for 19 billion yuan financing round for its Kling A
Kling AI raises $2.8B at $15B valuation with backing from Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu
China’s AI investment boom just got another major vote of confidence. Kling AI, one of the country’s most popular AI video generation platforms, has secured more than $2.8 billion in fresh funding from a group of investors led by tech […] The post <a href="https://techsta
Kling AI closes $3B round at $18B valuation as Alibaba and Tencent back China’s Sora rival: report
OpenAI shut down the consumer version of Sora in April 2026 after it burned through rough
Alibaba, Tencent back Kuaishou's Kling AI in $2.8 billion fundraise
Chinese tech giant Kuaishou's AI video unit, Kling AI, has secured over 19 billion yuan ($2.80 billion) in funding from investors including Alibaba and Tencent. This significant investment values the popular AI video arm at $15 billion pre-money, highlighting strong investor confidence in China's bo
Kuaishou files US$3 billion Kling AI funding round to Hong Kong stock exchange
Chinese short video giant Kuaishou said on Thursday evening that its artificial intelligence video arm, Kling AI, was seeking to raise around US$3 billion in its first external fundraising round, according to a filing to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. The funding round, first reported by the Sout
Kuaishou shares jump after Tencent joins $2.8 billion raise for Kling AI subsidiary
Kuaishou shares rose as much as 6.89% at Friday's Hong Kong market open before paring gains to trade around 0.75% higher.
Kuaishou Announces Kling AI Video Unit’s Fundraising at $15 Billion Valuation
Kuaishou Technology said its Kling AI video unit has raised $2 billion in a fundraising at a pre-money valuation of $15 billion, as the Chinese social media giant taps outside investors to fund the unit’s rapid growth. As the agreement allows more investors to join the funding round later,
China’s Kling AI nears US$3 billion round at US$18 billion valuation: sources
Kuaishou-backed Kling AI is close to completing a US$3 billion fundraising round that would value the company at US$18 billion post-investment, according to people familiar with the matter, as competition intensifies in China’s artificial intelligence video generation sector. The latest valuation wa
May 2026
Kuaishou’s Kling AI Video Unit Reaches $500 Million in Annualized Revenue
Chinese social media giant Kuaishou Technology said on Wednesday that its Kling AI video business reached an annualized revenue of about $500 million in March. Kling, which develops and sells AI video generation models, generated more than 650 million yuan ($96 million) in revenue in the f
Kuaishou beats estimates as Kling AI video generator’s revenue jumps 300%
Chinese short-video company Kuaishou Technology beat estimates with 33.7 billion yuan (US$5 billion) in revenue in the first quarter, driven by the rapid commercialisation of its flagship artificial intelligence video generator, Kling AI. Overall revenue grew 3.4 per cent, but Kling’s revenue surged
Kuaishou Weighs Kling AI Spinoff at $20 Billion Valuation
Kuaishou is weighing a Kling AI restructure after reports of a US$20B valuation. Chinese video models now lead creator-facing rankings, but Disney's Seedance complaint shows why enterprise buyers are measuring permission, training data, and legal risk before they ship.
Kuaishou Weighs Outside Capital for Kling AI Video Unit
Kuaishou has confirmed a board review for Kling AI that may bring in o
Kuaishou Confirms Seeking External Funding for Kling AI Video Unit
Chinese social media giant Kuaishou Technology said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that the company’s board of directors is assessing a restructuring of its Kling AI video business that may involve raising outside capital for the unit, confirming an earlier report by The Information. Th
Kuaishou stock surges on reports of Kling AI unit spin-off
Kuaishou Technology’s shares jumped as much as 10 per cent on Tuesday morning after reports that the Chinese short-video platform was raising new funding for its Kling AI unit at a US$20 billion valuation. Kuaishou – often seen as a rival to ByteDance-owned Douyin in China – plans to spin off its vi
China’s Kuaishou Plans to Spin Off Kling AI Video Unit at $20 Billion Valuation
Chinese social media giant Kuaishou Technology is planning to spin off its Kling AI video business ahead of an initial public offering next year, in an attempt to capitalize on investors’ appetite for AI stocks, according to two people with knowledge of the plans. Kuaishou has held talks
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