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Moonshot AI

Model ProviderTier 1Pure AI

Chinese AI company behind Kimi chatbot. China's fastest decacorn. Overseas revenue now exceeds domestic.

CNBeijing, ChinaFounded 2023
Valuation
$18.0B
Total Raised
$1.2B
Revenue (ARR)
n/a
P/S Ratio
n/a
Employees
400
KimiKimi API
Kimi K2.5Kimi K2Moonshot v1
Series C (expanded)2026-03-01
$1.0B
Lead: Alibaba, Tencent, Wuyuan Capital

K2.5 launch: 20 days of revenue exceeded entire 2025 total. Overseas revenue surpassed domestic.

as of 2026-10-04
Rank among companies
#17 a week ago
Share · 7 days
+10 bps
HN mentions · 7 days
30d change -2 bps
Wikipedia views · 7 days
2026-07-05 · 0 HN mentions · 0.35% share2026-07-06 · 0 HN mentions · 0.40% share2026-07-07 · 0 HN mentions · 0.43% share2026-07-08 · 0 HN mentions · 0.44% share2026-07-09 · 0 HN mentions · 0.44% share2026-07-10 · 0 HN mentions · 0.42% share2026-07-11 · 0 HN mentions · 0.41% share2026-07-12 · 0 HN mentions · 0.41% share2026-07-13 · 0 HN mentions · 0.41% share2026-07-14 · 0 HN mentions · 0.39% share2026-07-15 · 0 HN mentions · 0.39% share2026-07-16 · 1 HN mentions · 0.89% share2026-07-17 · 3 HN mentions · 2.78% share2026-07-18 · 3 HN mentions · 3.91% share2026-07-19 · 7 HN mentions · 4.84% share2026-07-20 · 0 HN mentions · 5.84% share2026-07-21 · 1 HN mentions · 6.65% share2026-07-22 · 5 HN mentions · 6.93% share2026-07-23 · 4 HN mentions · 6.80% share2026-07-24 · 0 HN mentions · 5.64% share2026-07-25 · 1 HN mentions · 4.96% share2026-07-26 · 0 HN mentions · 4.34% share2026-07-27 · 6 HN mentions · 3.80% share2026-07-28 · 2 HN mentions · 3.33% share2026-07-29 · 4 HN mentions · 3.07% share2026-07-30 · 2 HN mentions · 2.83% share2026-07-31 · 0 HN mentions · 2.59% share2026-08-01 · 1 HN mentions · 2.41% share2026-08-02 · 0 HN mentions · 2.31% share2026-08-03 · 1 HN mentions · 2.02% share2026-08-04 · 0 HN mentions · 1.81% share2026-08-05 · 0 HN mentions · 1.61% share2026-08-06 · 0 HN mentions · 1.48% share2026-08-07 · 1 HN mentions · 1.48% share2026-08-08 · 0 HN mentions · 1.46% share2026-08-09 · 0 HN mentions · 1.44% share2026-08-10 · 1 HN mentions · 1.37% share2026-08-11 · 0 HN mentions · 1.28% share2026-08-12 · 0 HN mentions · 1.23% share2026-08-13 · 1 HN mentions · 1.17% share2026-08-14 · 0 HN mentions · 1.07% share2026-08-15 · 0 HN mentions · 1.03% share2026-08-16 · 1 HN mentions · 1.01% share2026-08-17 · 0 HN mentions · 0.95% share2026-08-18 · 0 HN mentions · 0.93% share2026-08-19 · 0 HN mentions · 0.90% share2026-08-20 · 0 HN mentions · 0.89% share2026-08-21 · 0 HN mentions · 0.93% share2026-08-22 · 0 HN mentions · 0.94% share2026-08-23 · 0 HN mentions · 0.91% share2026-08-24 · 0 HN mentions · 0.89% share2026-08-25 · 0 HN mentions · 0.87% share2026-08-26 · 4 HN mentions · 0.99% share2026-08-27 · 1 HN mentions · 0.89% share2026-08-28 · 0 HN mentions · 0.83% share2026-08-29 · 0 HN mentions · 0.83% share2026-08-30 · 0 HN mentions · 0.81% share2026-08-31 · 0 HN mentions · 0.80% share2026-09-01 · 0 HN mentions · 0.79% share2026-09-02 · 0 HN mentions · 0.67% share2026-09-03 · 0 HN mentions · 0.64% share2026-09-04 · 1 HN mentions · 0.66% share2026-09-05 · 0 HN mentions · 0.64% share2026-09-06 · 0 HN mentions · 0.63% share2026-09-07 · 2 HN mentions · 0.67% share2026-09-08 · 0 HN mentions · 0.64% share2026-09-09 · 0 HN mentions · 0.60% share2026-09-10 · 2 HN mentions · 0.65% share2026-09-11 · 0 HN mentions · 0.68% share2026-09-12 · 1 HN mentions · 0.71% share2026-09-13 · 0 HN mentions · 0.71% share2026-09-14 · 0 HN mentions · 0.68% share2026-09-15 · 1 HN mentions · 0.69% share2026-09-16 · 0 HN mentions · 0.70% share2026-09-17 · 0 HN mentions · 0.67% share2026-09-18 · 0 HN mentions · 0.63% share2026-09-19 · 0 HN mentions · 0.59% share2026-09-20 · 0 HN mentions · 0.57% share2026-09-21 · 0 HN mentions · 0.56% share2026-09-22 · 0 HN mentions · 0.54% share2026-09-23 · 0 HN mentions · 0.56% share2026-09-24 · 0 HN mentions · 0.56% share2026-09-25 · 0 HN mentions · 0.54% share2026-09-26 · 0 HN mentions · 0.53% share2026-09-27 · 1 HN mentions · 0.54% share2026-09-28 · 0 HN mentions · 0.53% share2026-09-29 · 0 HN mentions · 0.52% share2026-09-30 · 0 HN mentions · 0.55% share2026-10-01 · 1 HN mentions · 0.59% share2026-10-02 · 0 HN mentions · 0.63% share2026-10-03 · 0 HN mentions · 0.64% share2026-10-04 · 0 HN mentions · 0.64% shareshare · max 6.93%bars · HN mentions/day · max 72026-07-052026-10-04

Sources · Hacker News (60%) · Wikipedia pageviews (40%). HN query: “Moonshot AI” · Wikipedia: Moonshot AI. All companies → Methodology

Key investors (5)

AlibabaTencentWuyuan CapitalJi'an InvestmentSequoia China
Latest figure as of Apr 12, 2026
FigureValueAs ofSource
Total funding raised$1.2BApr 12, 2026source pending
Valuation$18.0BMar 1, 2026source pending
Employees400Jan 1, 2026source pending