The five most popular hosts on Chinese live-streaming site YY.com
Comedians, a talk show host, a ballad singer with bad-boy looks and, at number one, Xia Keke, who sings, belly dances, and dresses up as film and book characters on a Chinese answer to YouTube
Xia Keke, singer, dancer
185,000 viewers
Xia Keke, 22, rose to fame in 2014 for her range of acts – she sings, she belly dances, she even dresses up like Chinese princesses. To fans, Xia goes the extra mile. By appearing as film or storybook characters from time to time, she is winning the hearts of many lonely men who tune into her two daily shows.
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Li Ge, stand-up comedian
185,000 viewers
Li Ge, or “Brother Li”, is the site’s most popular comedian. Li’s rapping style and slapstick humour have attracted a huge fan base over the years, making him one of the highest-paid celebrities on the social platform. Li, after becoming an internet celebrity, also started an agency that manages other popular internet comedians and often hosts collaborative shows online.
