LIZHI INC. is a leading online UGC audio community and interactive audio entertainment platform in China, with a mission to enable everyone to showcase vocal talent. The Company is aiming to bring people closer together through voices.
Since the launch of its LIZHI App in 2013, LIZHI has cultivated a vibrant and growing community encouraging audio content creation and sharing. Now LIZHI is an audio wonderland offering a wide range of podcasts and audio entertainment products and features, including audio live streaming and various interactive audio social products, empowering users to enjoy an immersive and diversified entertainment experience through audio. LIZHI envisions a global audio community – a place where everyone can create, share and connect with each other through voices and across cultures.
October 2013, The LIZHI App Version 1.0 was launched. Users were able to record, upload, and share podcasts on the App through mobile phones. We advocate "everyone is a content creator".
February 2014, the number of registered users of LIZHI App exceeded 1 million.
October 2014, the number of registered users of LIZHI App exceeded 10 million.
September 2015, LIZHI launched the AI-driven recommendation function to achieve optimal content matching for specific users while different user preferences can be identified and matched with content profiles through big data analytics and AI technology.
October 2016, LIZHI took the lead in the industry to launch the audio live streaming function on the platform. Content creators can host audio live streaming and interact with audiences at anytime and anywhere.
January 2017, The number of registered users of LIZHI App exceeded 100 million.
January 2018, LIZHI announced its brand upgrade strategy, replacing the original "LIZHI FM" with "LIZHI" as the brand name. "Bring people closer together through voices" became the new slogan.
October 2018, LIZHI established the content security center to monitor content quality, ensuring a steady growth and long-term development of LIZHI.
November 2018, LIZHI set up a scholarship program for graduate students in The School of Communication and Design of Sun Yat-sen University, and announced cooperation strategies to carry out more partnerships in the audio industry.
October 2019, LIZHI cooperated with Baidu in the IoT field, bringing real-time interactive audio features on Xiaodu Smart Speaker.
January 2020, LIZHI was successfully listed on the Nasdaq Global Markets (NASDAQ: LIZHI), and became the first online audio platform in China to go public.
January 2021, LIZHI PODCAST was officially launched as the podcast platform created by LIZHI, aims to provide users with massive high-quality podcast contents and offering a pure podcast listening experiences.
To enable everyone to showcase vocal talent
Users First, Entrepreneur Spirit, Diligent and Self-motivated, Dedication to Excellence, Mutual Trust and Support largest
To be the biggest vocal platform of the world
Every summer, LIZHI designs a T-shirt to pay tribute to a band or a singer and the spirit of rock and roll. The expressions of freedom, romance, and uncompromising of rock music are in line with the self-innovative corporate values of LIZHI. LIZHI Tee, which is closely linked with the rock and roll spirit, has become a part of the LIZHI brand culture.
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Founder, CEO and Director
Founder, CEO and Director
Mr. Marco Lai is the Founder and CEO of LIZHI and has served as our director since January 2019. He is responsible for LIZHI’s strategic planning, business development and overall management. Before founding LIZHI, Mr. Lai was a successful serial entrepreneur with strategic vision in China’s Internet industry. He founded the 183.cn, a social network for migrant workers, and Guangzhou Mowang Information Technology Co., Ltd.. Before starting his business career, Mr. Lai was a radio host with a distinct understanding of voice.
Co-Founder, CTO and Director
Co-Founder, CTO and Director
Mr. Ning Ding is the Co-Founder and CTO of LIZHI and has served as our director since January 2019. He is responsibility for audio innovation technology and the application of AI technology in the audio sector. Mr. Ding has more than 15 years of experience in Internet technology and computer science, having served as the deputy general manager of Shanghai Labox Information Technology Limited and the technology development manager of Guangzhou Mowang Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Acting CFO
Acting CFO
Ms. Chengfang Lu has served as the Acting CFO of LIZHI since June 2020. She is responsible for financial management, capital operation strategy and internal control management. Ms. Lu joined LIZHI in 2019 and served as the Company’s Director of Finance. Prior to joining LIZHI, Ms. Lu worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. with years of experience in the field of finance and capital management. Ms. Lu received her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in accounting from Jinan University. Ms. Lu is a member of the Chinese Institution of Certified Public Accountants.
LIZHI spares no effort to take corporate social responsibilities. In terms of social welfare, LIZHI innovatively explored "voice public welfare", LIZHI 3.0. With years of experience in the audio industry and support from content creators and massive audio contents, LIZHI has encouraged millions of people, including children, teenagers, and women.
During the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, LIZHI has donated 2 million RMB worth of supplies and cash to support the anti-epidemic work, including donations to Sun Yat-sen University Medical Support Special Fund, online charity events on LIZHI app, as well as medical supplies.
LIZHI promotes traditional culture and classics through voices. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the "May Fourth Movement", LIZHI app and the Kanlema app, the People.cn, and People's Daily jointly conducted the "Read Aloud 2019" event. People's Daily provided a number of selective articles. Users on LIZHI app could read articles and historical stories of May Fourth Movement and share their reading experiences by creating and uploading podcasts on the platform.
On the Children's Day in 2019, LIZHI cooperated with content creators such as Beijing Bro. Talk Show Radio to create the "Angel's Smile" charity podcast, and donated a total of 19,870 Lizhi coins raised from the show to the Angel Home charity organization to help orphans treat diseases. Total views of the event topic have reached 1.24 million on Weibo.