Pick China Directory - Digital Platforms & Portals in ,

Directory of Chinese Internet Platforms: Your guide to Chinese equivalents of Facebook, YouTube, Amazon and more. Led by homegrown giants like ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent, China has developed a distinct Internet model separate from the US. We break down each platform in accessible English and provide direct links to help you explore the ecosystem.

China's internet operates under a distinct regulatory framework. Many mainstream services exist in modified, censored or non-local versions, while major U.S. social platforms don't operate in China at all. This creates a largely one-way flow of information. What is China's YouTube? China's Facebook? What does the Chinese internet actually look like?

The site covers 16+ visible categories on the homepage (21 total in the full directory) including: Social Media (WeChat, Weibo, RedNote), Short Video (Douyin/TikTok, Bilibili, Kuaishou), Live Streaming, Movie & TV Streaming (iQIYI, Tencent Video, Youku), Music & Audio (QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, Ximalaya), Gaming (Tencent Games, NetEase, miHoYo), Web Novels & Anime (Qidian, Fanqie Novel, Tencent Comics), AI Models & LLMs (Doubao, DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen), AI Apps & Agents, Enterprise Software & Cloud, E-commerce & Fintech, Search Engines & Knowledge Platforms, Tech News, Travel & Local Life, and Classifieds.