Yu Jianjun, the co-founder and chief executive of podcast start-up Ximalaya FM. Photo: Sohu

China’s podcast king Yu Jianjun rides smartphone wave to build Ximalaya FM

The total number of podcast listeners in China surged to 425 million last year, up from 348 million in 2017

Topic | Start-ups

Minghe Hu in Beijing

Published: 6:00am, 30 Aug, 2019

Updated: 6:21pm, 30 Aug, 2019

Yu Jianjun, the co-founder and chief executive of podcast start-up Ximalaya FM. Photo: Sohu

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Minghe Hu

Minghe Hu joined SCMP in 2019 covering artificial intelligence and science in China. She graduated from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.