Summary: View the latest quotes: "Forbes" network version of the writer Shu-ching Jean Chen today published a title for the Millet founder Lei plans to split Kingsoft security software business in the U.S. listing (Xiaomi's founder Lei June seeks U.S. IPO for Clean Master, Google Pla
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Lead: Forbes online contributor shu-ching Jean Chen today published the title "Millet founder Lei plans to split Kingsoft security software business in the U.S. listing" (Xiaomi's founder Lei June seeks U.S. IPO for Clean Master, Google Play's No. 1 free Tools App, said that only one year, Kingsoft software for the overseas market to launch the garbage file clean-up application Clean master became the ball download the most of the Android optimizer. Today, Lei plans to split up the business and its department in the U.S. listing.
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In Google Play App Store, a free garbage file cleanup application clean Master (domestic name: Cheetah cleanup Master) recently in the global Android Market has aroused concern. It is the world's highest-download Android optimizer, and in Google Play's U.S. App Store, clean master ranks first in the "Tools" category, with downloads above "Google Translate" (Google Translate) and Adobe Air. The app is also the fourth-largest game app in Google Play, only after Facebook, WhatsApp and Facebook chat.
Clean Master is an Android optimizer developed by Millet company founder Lei for overseas markets. Since its launch in the United States a year ago, it has now supported more than 10 languages, with downloads exceeding 150 million times. Period, Lei did not spend a penny to promote.
Today, Jinshan Software wants to split clean master and its business unit "information Security software Business" (hereinafter referred to as "KIS") listed in the United States, but is not yet determined to be listed on the Nasdaq or NYSE. At the end of January this year, Kingsoft Software has submitted an IPO to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Lei through the Hong Kong-listed Kingsoft Software holdings kis, Kingsoft Software was created by Lei 26 years ago with others, holding a 54% stake in Kis. Through clean Master, Kingsoft software is expected to become one of the few Chinese Internet companies that have a firm foothold in the U.S. market.
Lei returned to Jinshan Software 3 years ago and became chairman of the company, which he had left for 4 years. After the handover, lei a massive restructuring of the company: free for users to open all products, which means abandoning about 200 million yuan in annual revenue. Lei then turned all PC-oriented products to Android and vigorously developed mobile Internet applications, including online gaming, Office applications and cloud services.
"If 2012 is a year for Kingsoft software to transition to an internet company, then 2013 is the first year that we are moving all our core businesses to the mobile platform," Lei said at the Kingsoft software earnings conference last week. ”
Kingsoft Software launched mobile Internet products in 2013, including the flagship product clean Master. In a year's time, the company mobile business of the number of active users reached 150 million, accounting for all the company's products 329 million months active user number of nearly 50%. Kingsoft Software says the number of active subscribers to the mobile business will soon double to 300 million.
Among them, clean master month active user number is 83.9 million, average daily active user number is 43.3 million. Of these, more than 50% of the users are from overseas markets, especially the U.S. market. This makes clean master a product that has been developed by Chinese companies, launched in the U.S. market and has achieved brilliant results in the global marketplace.
Jinshan Software CEO Zhanghongjiang said Kingsoft Software in the "lightning-like" speed transfer business. After switching to free mode for only one year, Jinshan software gained more revenue than before. "Three years ago, we were a traditional PC software company," Zhanghongjiang said. ”
Zhanghongjiang also said: "For us, 2013 is a crucial year, in this year we transformed into an Internet mobile company." This year, we will continue to drive the mobile internet business. This year's two major themes are: moving towards the world. In fact, we have moved to the world. As for mobile services, it is mainly mobile applications. ”
Jinshan software revenue mainly from China, 2013 year-on-year growth of 54% to 668.7 million yuan, higher than the 2012 38% annual revenue gains. 2013 profit of 579 million yuan, an increase of 53%. In revenue and other operating indicators, Kingsoft software all the core business last year set a record.
Although the IPO is ready, Jinshan software has yet to carry out large-scale commercial operations on the mobile internet business. Zhanghongjiang said: "We need to invest more in the commercialization of the mobile business, but the current priority is to expand the user base." ”
For the profitability of the Internet business, Zhanghongjiang full of confidence, he also quoted Lei said: "As long as standing in the tuyere, pigs can fly." Now, Lei's "piggy" has found its outlet; his hope is that an IPO in the US will allow it to fly more freely.