A structured comparison of China’s major technology companies across business models, competitive moats and current challenges.
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Chinese Tech Giants
Expert guides, analysis and tool comparisons on Chinese Tech Giants from the kurums.com Startup desk — written for business decision-makers and updated as the market moves.
- 13 guides
- Updated Jul 20, 2026
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NetEase Beyond Gaming: Music, Education and Portals
How NetEase built music streaming, education and other businesses alongside gaming, and what diversification actually achieved.
Alibaba Cloud: China’s Answer to AWS
How Alibaba built China’s dominant cloud platform from its own scaling problems, and where AI takes it next.
Weibo: China’s Public Square and Its Constraints
How Weibo became China’s closest thing to a public square, and the constraints that shape what happens there.
Trip.com: Building a Global Travel Platform from China
How Ctrip became Trip.com, survived a near-total collapse in travel demand, and pursued genuine international expansion.
Xiaohongshu: The Lifestyle Platform That Shapes Consumption
How Xiaohongshu became the platform where Chinese consumers decide what to buy, and why brands cannot ignore it.
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Kuaishou: The Short Video Platform Beyond the Cities
How Kuaishou built a short-video giant rooted in smaller cities and rural China, with a very different culture from Douyin.
Didi: The Ride-Hailing Giant That Beat Uber
How Didi fought Uber to a standstill in China, then stumbled into the most consequential listing disaster in Chinese tech.
BAT Explained: Alibaba vs Tencent vs Baidu
Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent were once China’s untouchable ‘BAT’ trio. Here’s how their models differ — and why their paths diverged.
Baidu: From China’s Search Leader to an AI-First Company
How Baidu built China’s dominant search engine, stumbled in the mobile era, and bet its future on autonomous driving and AI.
ByteDance: The Algorithm Company Behind TikTok
How Zhang Yiming turned recommendation algorithms into Douyin, TikTok and one of the fastest-growing tech companies in history.
Tencent and WeChat: The Super-App That Runs China
From the QQ messenger to WeChat and a global gaming empire — how Tencent built the super-app that redefined what a single app can do.