- Business
- COL Group Co., Ltd. (300364.SZ) operates as a leading digital cultural content provider in China, focusing on digital content production, copyright distribution, intellectual property derivation, and IP protection services. Founded in 2000 at Tsinghua University and headquartered in Beijing, the company sources licensed digital content through its online platforms, famous authors, and copyright agencies, accumulating over 5.6 million digital resources and 4.5 million online authors; it distributes digital reading products including e-books and web novels to various terminals, platforms, and media outlets via nine specialized digital platforms and labels tailored to different demographics and genres. Core offerings encompass digital reading and audio services such as audiobooks; internet services; derivative rights licensing; video drama production including short and medium drama series, animation, film, and merchandise; interactive visual reading via the Chapters platform; and intellectual property protection through platforms like Quan Shao and Wu Chao utilizing blockchain technology, with a professional team handling nearly 10,000 rights protection lawsuits involving over 100,000 works. The company maintains 42 branches, subsidiaries, and equity holding companies nationwide, plus international offices in the US, Japan, and Singapore, targeting domestic and global markets in the digital publishing and entertainment sectors. In April 2023, COL Digital Publishing Group Co., Ltd. changed its name to COL Group Co., Ltd.; it listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext board in January 2015 as China's first digital publishing stock; recently launched a microdrama distribution division in 2025 to position itself globally; partnered with AI startup Langboat Technology in 2023 to develop AIGC technology for literature, comics, animation content creation, and ecosystem building; and pursues strategies emphasizing international priority and AI empowerment alongside IP development.