JOYY Inc. (JOYY)

JOYY Inc. is a global technology company that operates social and entertainment platforms built around live streaming, short-form video and instant messaging. Its flagship product is Bigo Live, a live-streaming app popular in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other international markets, where users interact with hosts and purchase virtual gifts.

The company's portfolio has also included the short-video app Likee, the messaging and video calling service imo, and the social app Hago. Revenue comes mainly from virtual items and other paid features on its live-streaming platforms, supplemented by advertising and other services.

JOYY originated in China as the YY platform and later sold its domestic YY Live business to Baidu, shifting its focus to international markets. It is headquartered in Singapore, and its American Depositary Shares trade on the Nasdaq.