Kingsoft

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This article is about the Chinese software company. For the defunct German video game company, see Kingsoft GmbH.

Kingsoft Corporation
Native name
金山软件
Jīnshān Ruǎnjiàn
Company typePublic
SEHK: 3888
ISINKYG5264Y1089
IndustrySoftware industry
Founded1988; 38 years ago (1988)
FounderQiu Bojun
Headquarters
Beijing
,
China
Number of locations
6 offices[1] (2018)
Key people
Number of employees
~7,000[1] (2018)
Subsidiaries
Websitekingsoft.com

Kingsoft Corporation (Chinese: 金山软件; pinyin: Jīnshān Ruǎnjiàn) is a Chinese software company based in Beijing. Kingsoft operates four subsidiaries: Seasun for video game development, Cheetah Mobile for mobile internet apps,[2] Kingsoft Cloud for cloud storage platforms, and Kingsoft Office Software for office software, including WPS Office.[3] It also produced security software known as Kingsoft Security.[4] The most popular game developed by Kingsoft is JX Online 3, launched in 2009.[5]

Kingsoft owns data centers in mainland China, Hong Kong, Russia, Southeast Asia, and North America.[6] The company is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.[7]

History

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File:UnifiedKernel 0.2.1-KingSoft WPS.jpg
Screenshot of the company's software

The company was founded in 1988 by Qiu Bojun.[8] In 2011, Bojun sold his 15.68% stake in Kingsoft to Tencent.[9]

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