Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Youku

The 20 closest video streaming alternatives to Youku, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 2 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Youku? The closest matches are 爱奇艺 iQIYI-热门独播剧集在线观看, Bilibili and iQIYI. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About Youku

Youku youku.com

优酷-热门独播剧集综艺电影在线观看-为好内容全力以赴

优酷视频是中国领先的在线视频平台,提供海量正版高清电视剧、电影、综艺、动漫、纪录片等视频内容,独家热播剧集实时更新,畅享流畅观影体验。

Wikidata: Chinese video platform

Top 1K · #949 2 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

Chinese online video streaming service offering licensed and exclusive TV dramas, films, variety shows, anime and documentaries, owned by Alibaba Group.

Who it’s for
Chinese-speaking viewers
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Youku’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

AliExpressgoojara.tosina.comXimalaya FMVikiChina Central TelevisionWeTViQIYIBilibili爱奇艺 iQIYI-热门独播剧集在线观看

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Youku

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Youku, thumbs down if it isn’t.

  1. 01

    爱奇艺 iQIYI-热门独播剧集在线观看

    爱奇艺(iQIYI)是中国领先的在线视频平台,提供海量免费正版高清电视剧、短剧、电影、综艺、动漫等视频内容,成功打造了狂飙、新说唱、偶像练习生、我是刑警、迷雾剧场等现象级IP,热门大片、独播剧集实时更新,畅享流畅观影体验。

  2. 02
    Bilibili bilibili.com Top 1K Chinese

    bilibili

    哔哩哔哩(bilibili.com)是国内知名的视频弹幕网站,这里有及时的动漫新番,活跃的ACG氛围,有创意的Up主。大家可以在这里找到许多欢乐。

  3. 03
    iQIYI iq.com Top 10K English

    iQIYI - Watch Asian dramas shows movies animes Free online - Streaming Korean drama, Chinese drama, Thai drama, with subtitles and dubbing – iQIYI | iQ.com

    Watch online free and latest Chinese dramas, Korean dramas, Thai dramas, variety shows, movies and animes with multiple subtitles and dubbing at your fingertips on iQIYI(iQ.com)! VIP unlock more hot shows and contnet. Enjoy in HD with on your mobile, pad, computer, TV devices.

  4. 04
    WeTV wetvinfo.com Top 10K English

    Watch Chinese, Korean, Japanese & Thai Dramas with Subtitles | WeTV

    Watch Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Thai dramas, anime and movies on WeTV — free with subtitles and dubbing, or ad-free with VIP.

  5. 05
    China Central Television cctv.com Top 10K English

    央视网_世界就在眼前

    央视网(www.cctv.com)由中央广播电视总台主办,是以视频为特色的中央重点新闻网站,是央视的融合传播平台,是拥有全牌照业务资质的大型互联网文化企业。秉承“融合创新、一体发展”的理念,以新闻为龙头,以视频为重点,以用户为中心,建成“一网一端多平台多渠道”融媒体传播体系。

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    Viki viki.com

    Watch K-Dramas, Korean Shows & Chinese Dramas | Rakuten Viki

    Stream FREE Asian Dramas & Movies with English subtitles: Korean, Chinese, Japanese Dramas & more. From romance to action, find it on Viki!

  7. 07
    Ximalaya FM ximalaya.com Top 10K

    喜马拉雅-国内专业音频分享平台,随时随地,听我想听!

    国内专业音频分享平台,随时随地,听我想听!4亿用户选择的在线音频平台。马东、郭德纲、吴晓波等20多万大咖入驻,1亿多条原创有声内容覆盖有声书、儿童、相声评书、财经新闻、音乐等328类。

  8. 08
    sina.com sina.com.cn Top 1K

    新浪网

    新浪网为全球用户24小时提供全面及时的中文资讯,内容覆盖国内外突发新闻事件、体坛赛事、娱乐时尚、产业资讯、实用信息等,设有新闻、体育、娱乐、财经、科技、房产、汽车等30多个内容频道,同时开设博客、视频、论坛等自由互动交流空间。

  9. 09
    goojara.to Top 10K

    Watch movies, series, animes online - Goojara.ch

  10. 10
    Douban douban.com Top 10K Chinese

    豆瓣

    提供图书、电影、音乐唱片的推荐、评论和价格比较,以及城市独特的文化生活。

  11. 11
    ixigua.com Top 10K Chinese

    Chinese live streaming video platform

  12. 12
    AliExpress aliexpress.com Top 1K German

    AliExpress German - Kaufen Sie günstig qualitativ hochwertige Produkte aus chinesischen Shops online - DE.AliExpress

    Leidenschaft sollte nicht ein Vermögen kosten. Auf AliExpress finden Sie über 111 Millionen hochwertige Angebote in den Kategorien Mode, Accessoires, Computerelektronik, Spielzeug, Werkzeug, Heimwerkerbedarf, Schönheits- und Gesundheitsartikel, Haushaltsgeräte, Heim & Garten und vieles mehr! Dropshipping Erfahrungen zeigen, wie Sie chinesische Shops Online entdecken und Produkte Finden. Mit Rabattcode sparen mehr!

  13. 13
    ChinaZ.com chinaz.com Top 10K

    站长之家 - 站长资讯-我们致力于为中文网站提供动力!

    站长之家(中国站长站)为个人站长与企业网络提供全面的站长资讯、源代码程序下载、海量建站素材、强大的搜索优化辅助工具、网络产品设计与运营理念以及一站式网络解决方案,十年来我们一直致力为中文网站提供动力。

  14. 14
    ifeng.com Top 10K Chinese

    凤凰网

    凤凰网是中国领先的综合门户网站,提供含文图音视频的全方位综合新闻资讯、深度访谈、观点评论、财经产品、互动应用、分享社区等服务,同时与凤凰无线、凤凰宽频形成三屏联动,为全球主流华人提供互联网、无线通信、电视网三网融合无缝衔接的新媒体优质体验。

  15. 15
    MyDramaList mydramalist.com Top 10K English

    Asian film and drama database

  16. 16
    Ivi.ru ivi.ru Top 1K Russian

    Онлайн-кинотеатр Иви - фильмы, сериалы и мультфильмы смотреть онлайн бесплатно в хорошем качестве

    Устройте кинотеатр у себя дома! Смотрите онлайн фильмы хорошего качества в приятной домашней обстановке и в удобное для вас время. Для вас всегда доступны на любой вкус: сериалы, фильмы, мультфильмы и многое другое.

  17. 17
    MasterClass masterclass.com English

    online education platform

  18. 18
    Prime Video primevideo.com Top 1K English

    Prime Video | Watch movies, TV shows, Live TV, and sports

    Watch now on Prime Video for a wide selection of movies, TV shows, live TV, and sports.

  19. 19
    QQ.com qq.com Top 100 Chinese

    腾讯网

    腾讯网从2003年创立至今,已经成为集新闻信息,区域垂直生活服务、社会化媒体资讯和产品为一体的互联网媒体平台。腾讯网下设新闻、科技、财经、娱乐、体育、汽车、时尚等多个频道,充分满足用户对不同类型资讯的需求。同时专注不同领域内容,打造精品栏目,并顺应技术发展趋势,推出网络直播等创新形式,改变了用户获取资讯的方式和习惯。

  20. 20
    Bahamut Gamer's Community gamer.com.tw Top 10K Chinese

    巴哈姆特電玩資訊站 - 系統異常回報

    Taiwanese ACG Internet forum

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Technology

What Youku is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

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