Ximalaya
Ad sales and monetisation · Hosting platforms · Listening apps
A Tencent-backed podcasting and audio book platform
Website: www.ximalaya.com
Latest news
- Jan 30: Yesterday, we mentioned that Apple Podcasts had mistakenly included Libsyn as a company supporting Podcasting 2.0’s transcripts feature. Libsyn had criticised the standard and clarified it didn’t support the feature. Today, we note they’ve disappeared from the list - along with Acast, Firstory, Pinecast, Podigee, Simplecast, Ximalaya and ZenCast. (We think Fireside and Pinecast support transcripts, incidentally).
- Jun 24, 2022: Chinese podcasting company Ximalaya has pushed back the launch of its planned IPO in Hong Kong. They were seeking $100 million, but Bloomberg reports market volatility is to blame.
- Nov 9, 2021: PodFest China was held recently, and we've a full report, and pictures from the day in Shanghai. It was announced that NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide will be published in a Chinese version, and podcast host and app Ximalaya revealed that it hosts 23,300 podcasts, with more than 5,000 added so far this year.
- Sep 10, 2021: The Chinese podcast platform Ximalaya has cancelled plans for a US stock exchange listing, and now plans to file for an IPO in Hong Kong after apparent pressure from the Chinese government. It has a market share of 75% of all audio consumption on mobile platforms in the country.
- Jun 2, 2021: Ximalaya might not float on the New York Stock Exchange after all. Chinese authorities have, apparently, asked the company to launch in Hong Kong instead. The company owns Himalaya, which it apparently injected $100m into, though maybe it didn't.
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