Kingsoft

Kingsoft Corporation
Native name
金山软件
Jīnshān Ruǎnjiàn
Company typePublic
SEHK3888
ISINKYG5264Y1089
IndustrySoftware industry
Founded1988; 38 years ago (1988)
FounderQiu Bojun
Headquarters,
China
Number of locations
6 offices[1] (2018)
Number of employees
~7,000[1] (2018)
Websitekingsoft.com

Kingsoft Corporation is a Chinese software company based in Beijing. Kingsoft has four main subsidiaries: Seasun for video game development, Cheetah Mobile for mobile internet apps,[2] Kingsoft Cloud for cloud storage services, and Kingsoft Office Software for office software, including WPS Office.[3] Kingsoft also made security software called Kingsoft Security.[4] Its most popular game is JX Online 3, released in 2009.[5]

Kingsoft owns data centres in China, Hong Kong, Russia, Southeast Asia, and North America.[6] The company is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.[7]

History

Screenshot of Kingsoft software

Kingsoft was founded in 1988 by Qiu Bojun.[8] In 2011, Bojun sold his 15.68% stake in Kingsoft to Tencent.[9]

References

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  2. Li Wanqiang (2016). The Xiaomi Way Customer Engagement Strategies That Built One of the Largest Smartphone Companies in the World. McGraw-Hill. pp. 2–5. ISBN 9781259584534.
  3. Xiaobai Shen (2007). "XIV: A case study of Microsoft and Linux in China". In Kai Jakobs (ed.). Standardization Research in Information Technology: New Perspectives. IGI Global. p. 236. ISBN 9781599045610.
  4. "Kingsoft Sets Up Internet Security Subsidiary; 'Kingsoft Internet Security 2011' Launched" (Press release). 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-11-13/kingsoft-announces-2019-third-quarter-results [dead link]
  6. "Kingsoft Cloud's blockchain 'Project-X' attracts attention at E3". 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  7. Yu, Qianqian (2017). New Media and China's Social Development. Springer. ISBN 9789811039942.
  8. "China's Microsoft challenger Kingsoft files for Shanghai tech board listing · TechNode". 9 May 2019.
  9. "Tencent Acquires 15.68% Stake In Kingsoft". Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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