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| Developer(s) | Tencent Music |
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| Initial release | 2004; 20 years ago (2004) |
| Operating system | Android, iOS, Web, Windows |
| Type | Music streaming |
| Website | www |
KuGou (Chinese: 酷狗音乐) is a Chinese music streaming and download service established in 2004 and owned by Tencent Music.[1][2] It is the largest music streaming service in the world, with more than 450 million monthly active users.[2] KuGou is the largest online music service in China, with a market share of 28 percent.[1]
It has more than 800 million users.[1] A merger between China Music Corporation and Tencent's QQ Music (QQ音乐) was announced on July 15, 2016.[1][3] The services are expected to continue being offered separately.[1] Together with Kuwo (酷我音乐), another online music service also owned by Tencent Music and the third largest one in China,[1] KuGou holds a music award ceremony, the KU Music Asian Music Awards,[4] also known as Cool Music Asia Festival Award.[5] The service is only available in Mainland China.
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