Kuaishou reports Q1 revenue up 3.4% YoY to ~$5B and Kling AI revenue up 300%+ YoY to ~$96M; Kling reached a ~$500M annualized revenue run rate in March 2026 (Coco Feng/South China Morning Post)

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Kuaishou reported Kling AI revenue up over 300% year over year, reaching a roughly $500 million annualized run rate.

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<a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3355027/kuaishou-beats-estimates-kling-ai-video-generators-revenue-jumps-300"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260527/i54.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260527/p54#a260527p54" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Coco Feng / <a href="http://www.scmp.com/">South China Morning Post</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3355027/kuaishou-beats-estimates-kling-ai-video-generators-revenue-jumps-300">Kuaishou reports Q1 revenue up 3.4% YoY to ~$5B and Kling AI revenue up 300%+ YoY to ~$96M; Kling reached a ~$500M annualized revenue run rate in March 2026</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; AI unit has annual recurring revenue run rate of roughly US$500 million, Kuaishou says&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Chinese short-video company Kuaishou &hellip; </p>