Kling AI Statistics: Creators, Revenue & Growth
Kling AI (Kuaishou): 60M+ registered creators and 600M+ videos by Dec 2025, $240M ARR end of 2025 → ~$500M ARR by May 2026, 30,000+ enterprise clients, reported $20B spin-off valuation ahead of a potential IPO.
Kling AI, built by Chinese short-video giant Kuaishou, is the revenue leader in AI video generation. It went from launch to $100M annualized revenue in 10 months, $240M in 19 months, and roughly $500M by May 2026 - one of the fastest revenue ramps in software history. After OpenAI shut down Sora’s consumer app in April 2026, Kling absorbed much of the displaced demand and topped App Store charts.
Key statistics
Kling AI surpassed 60 million registered creators worldwide as of December 2025, just 19 months after launch.
Users had generated more than 600 million videos on Kling by December 2025 - a training-data feedback loop newer entrants can’t easily replicate.
Sacra estimates Kling hit $500 million annualized revenue in May 2026, up from $240M at the end of 2025.
Kling disclosed 30,000+ enterprise clients as of December 2025 - its highest-ARPU segment and primary driver of revenue growth.
Parent company Kuaishou is reportedly planning to spin off Kling AI at a $20 billion valuation ahead of a potential Hong Kong IPO.
Kling AI’s revenue ramp against SaaS benchmarks
Kling reached $100M annualized revenue in 10 months and ~$500M in 23 months. For comparison, Slack, one of the fastest SaaS ramps of the 2010s, took roughly 36 months to reach $100M ARR.
| Milestone | Date | Time from launch | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | Jun 2024 | 0 | Kuaishou ships Kling inside its ecosystem |
| $100M ARR | ~Apr 2025 | 10 months | Consumer subscriptions; RMB 100M+/month bookings |
| $240M ARR | Dec 2025 | 19 months | 30,000+ enterprise clients; 60M creators |
| ~$500M ARR | May 2026 | 23 months | Sora shutdown spillover; Kling 3.0; 842K/day downloads |
Revenue milestones from Sacra and Kuaishou disclosures; download data from MWM app tracking. The Slack comparison uses its publicly reported 2014–2017 ARR history.
How fast is Kling AI growing?
Kling’s ramp - launch (June 2024) to $100M ARR in 10 months to ~$500M in under two years - outpaces nearly every enterprise software benchmark.
Kling reached $100 million annualized revenue within 10 months of its mid-2024 launch.
On May 11, 2026, Kling logged 842,000+ daily App Store downloads - rank #4 overall - after the Sora shutdown and the viral “Korean Baseball” image-to-video trend.
Consumer subscription bookings exceeded RMB 100 million (~$14M) in both April and May 2025, before enterprise revenue scaled on top.
The 3.0 model (2026) added native multilingual audio, multi-shot storyboarding, and clips up to 15 seconds.
How we compiled this data
Kling’s numbers benefit from two unusually good sources: parent company Kuaishou is publicly listed (so consumer bookings appear in earnings materials), and Sacra tracks the ARR estimates we cite. We distinguish company-disclosed counts (creators, videos, enterprise clients) from analyst estimates (ARR), and label the spin-off valuation as reported rather than confirmed. Last full review: June 12, 2026.
Before you cite these numbers
- The $500M ARR figure is a Sacra estimate, not a Kuaishou-audited number. The end-2025 $240M figure is better corroborated.
- 60M registered creators includes anyone who ever signed up; Kling does not publish monthly active creator counts.
- The $20B spin-off valuation is from financial press reporting on a contemplated transaction that had not closed as of June 2026.
- Some Kling consumer demand is China-domestic and runs through Kuaishou’s apps, so App Store download charts understate total usage.
Frequently asked questions
How many people use Kling AI?
Kling AI reported 60+ million registered creators as of December 2025, who had generated more than 600 million videos. Daily App Store downloads peaked above 842,000 in May 2026.
How much revenue does Kling AI make?
Kling reached a $240 million annualized revenue run rate at the end of 2025 and an estimated $500 million by May 2026, per Sacra - making it the revenue leader in AI video generation.
Who owns Kling AI?
Kling is built by Kuaishou, the Chinese short-video company. Kuaishou is reportedly planning to spin off Kling at a ~$20 billion valuation ahead of a potential Hong Kong IPO.
Sources
Figures on this page are compiled from the following publishers and reports. Where sources disagree, we present the range and note the methodology difference.