Where is Meitu located?

Meitu is headquartered in Xiamen, China.

Who is the current CEO of Meitu?

Wu Xinhong of Meitu. They have also founded 2 companies.

How many employees does Meitu have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Meitu is 668.

Is Meitu a funded company?

Meitu is a funded company, having raised a total of $525M across 11 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was raised for an undisclosed amount in a Series B round.

When was the latest funding round of Meitu?

Meitu's latest funding was a $250M Post IPO round on May 21, 2025, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Online Photos. In China, the Online Photos sector has seen $507M in funding in 2026 to date.

Is Meitu a Online Photos company?

The primary sectors of Meitu are Online Photos and Artificial Intelligence.

Where does Meitu rank among its competitors?

Meitu ranks 1st amongst 136 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Pica Group, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jul, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Meitu?

Meitu's top competitors include 500px, 9GAG and Mitene. Among them, Pica Group secured the most recent funding round in July, 2025.

Meitu - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Sectors and market segments that Meitu operate in

Meitu serves in the Media & Entertainment, Native AI market segments.The primary business model of Meitu are:

Company Details

Developer of image, video, and design creation software and applications. The company provides tools for portrait photography, video enhancement, and e-commerce design. It offers platforms and resources for image editing and artificial intelligence solutions. The company also focuses on sustainability and corporate governance.

Website: www.meitu.com/en/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2008

Location

Xiamen, China

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$525M in 11 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, May 21, 2025, $250M

Investors

Qiming Venture Partners & 20 more

Ranked

1^st among 136 active competitors

Employee Count

668 as on Jun 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Chance & 27 more

Similar Companies

Mobvoi & 451 more

Exit Details

Public

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Meitu got listed on Dec 15, 2016.

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Meitu has raised a total funding of $525M over 11 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on May 21, 2025 for $250M. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Meitu has 21 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Meitu:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 21, 2025	$250M	Post IPO	-	-	-	Alibaba
Apr 2016	$150M	Series D	-	-	China Merchants Capital, Harvest Capital	KEYWISE MT, Kangqing Co, Lucky Global
Jan 2015	$190M	Series C	-	-	Tiger Global Management	Temasek, Qiming Venture Partners, Sinovation Ventures, HCapital

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The founders of Meitu are Cai Wensheng, Wu Xinhong and Michael Wu. Wu Xinhong is the CEO of Meitu.

Here are the details of Meitu's key team members:

Cai Wensheng: Co-Founder of Meitu and founder of 2 other companies, 265 Network and Longling Capital. They are also an angel investor in 5 startups.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Wu Xinhong: Co-Founder & CEO of Meitu and founder of 2 other companies, Kumoo and Meitu.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Michael Wu: Co-Owner of Meitu.

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Meitu's employee count trend

Meitu has 668 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Meitu's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Meitu include 500px, 9GAG and Mitene. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Meitu, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Meitu 2008, Xiamen (China), Public	Developer of image, video, and design creation software and applications	$525M	Foxconn Electronics, Tiger Global Management ... & 19 others	85/100
2nd	500px 2009, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Photo sharing platform and stock photo marketplace	$23M	Harrison Metal, Andreessen Horowitz & 8 others	58/100
3rd	9GAG 2008, Hong Kong (China), Seed	Image and video sharing social platform	$3.92M	500 Global, True Ventures & 7 others	56/100
4th	Mitene 2015, Tokyo (Japan), Unfunded	Mobile app for sharing and organisation of photos and videos of kids	-	-	46/100
5th	Pica Group 2018, Milano (Italy), Seed	Online photo-sharing platform	$5.87M	Prana Ventures, Luiss Alumni 4 Growth & 1 others	46/100
6th	In 2013, Hangzhou (China), Series B	Social photo sharing app	$60M	China Renaissance Group, Cash Capital & 3 others	42/100
7th	Lightbox 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Social photography app for Android	$1.1M	500 Global, Accel & 2 others	42/100
8th	All Wishes apps 2016, Rajkot (India), Unfunded	Mobile app for sending greetings and wishes	-	-	42/100
9th	Sunday 2014, Bordeaux (France), Seed	Photos & videos sharing with family members & personal connections	-	Le Village by CA, Ryall Energy	41/100
10th	Foto 2022, Smyrna (United States), Unfunded	Platform offering photo sharing solutions	-	-	41/100