COL Group

COL Group Co Ltd () is a digital content company with over 20 years of experience in the digital culture industry. Founded in 2000, the company focuses on the development and application of IP across multiple content formats and integrates AI technology into its operations. It has a presence in several countries and regions.

COL Group’s strategic focus includes content development, IP operations, international business expansion, and the use of AI to support its content ecosystem.

History

COL was founded at Tsinghua University, Beijing, in 2000. It was listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 21 January 2015.

On 21 November 2016, COL proposed to buy a 13.51% stake of AcFun for 250 million Chinese yuan. It would become AcFun's second largest stakeholder after the deal.

COL’s core businesses include digital content production, copyright distribution, IP derivatives, and intellectual property protection.https://www.weforum.org/organizations/col-group/

COL Group sources legal digital content from its original platforms, cooperated authors, and copyright organizations. It operates multiple original content platforms, including 17K.com and 4YT.NET, as well as labels focused on sci-fi (qixianghz.com) and mystery (xuanyi.ChineseAll.net) stories. The company has accumulated over 5.6 million digital works, signed more than 2,000 renowned authors, engaged over 4.5 million online authors, and formed partnerships with over 600 copyright organizations. In 2022, COL earned over 300 million CNY (US$41.1 million) from paid mini video series.

The company operates online literature platforms in China and is involved in short-form drama production, IP-based merchandise, and related fields. It has established offices in the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia, and holds a stake in Crazy Maple Studio, the parent company of the short drama platform 'ReelShort'.

ReelShort

Crazy Maple Studio, a partially owned subsidiary of COL Group, published the video app ReelShort in August 2022. It provides duanjus that are only several minutes long. Crazy Maple Studio adapted some shows from scripts that were originally written in Chinese and produced for users in China. After downloads of ReelShort from the US Apple App Store surged in November 2023, COL's stock price more than doubled in two weeks.

Sereal+

Sereal+ is a duanju platform under COL Web, which was launched in December, 2023. It produces and distributes short drama globally. Users have access to various genres of duanjus via Sereal+'s App or its website.

series:

''Once Upon a Divorce: The Double Life of Lady Diana''

''Wake Up Dad! Wedding Time''

''My Cold-Blooded Alpha King''

UniReel

In November 2024, COL JAPAN launched the duanju app ''UniReel.'' Its first series was a school-based mystery drama. UniReel’s first production was a short drama originally produced by Nippon TV, starring idol Yusei Yagi.

Investment in AI

COL Group has invested in AI LLM (Large Language Model) and multimodal generative AI, both technically and commercially. In 2023, COL Group launched "Xiaoyao," a 10,000-word creative LLM, capable of generating a 10,000-word novel with one click, writing a novel from a single image, and comprehending a million-word novel in one read. Leveraging generative AI, COL has produced comics and light animation. The company plans to continue investing in AI multimodality to accelerate IP monetization.

References

External links

* {{Official website

Crazy Maple Studio

Sereal+

2015 initial public offerings
Chinese companies established in 2000
Companies listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange