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'''Bilibili''' (stylized in [[all lowercase]]), nicknamed '''B |
'''Bilibili''' (stylized in [[all lowercase]]), nicknamed '''B Site''' ({{langx|zh|B站|B zhàn}}), is a Chinese [[Online video platform|online video sharing]] platform based in [[Shanghai]]. Users can upload, view, and comment on videos, including through [[Danmu|''danmu'']] ({{Lang|zh|弹幕}}, "bullet curtain"), a system of overlaid on-screen comments. The platform originally focused on animation, comics, and games, but later expanded into [[Documentary film|documentaries]], [[Variety show|variety shows]], and original programming. |
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Bilibili hosts videos with various themes, including [[anime]], [[music]], [[dancing|dance]], [[Science and technology studies|science and technology]], [[movie]]s, [[drama]], [[fashion]], and [[video game]]s, but it is also known for its extensive ''[[kuso]]''-style [[parodies]] by [[subcultural]] [[content creator]]s. Since the mid-2010s, Bilibili began to expand to a broader audience from its original niche market that focused on [[ACG (subculture)|animation, comics, and games]] (ACG) |
Bilibili hosts videos with various themes, including [[anime]], [[music]], [[dancing|dance]], [[Science and technology studies|science and technology]], [[movie]]s, [[drama]], [[fashion]], and [[video game]]s, but it is also known for its extensive ''[[kuso]]''-style [[parodies]] by [[subcultural]] [[content creator]]s. Since the mid-2010s, Bilibili began to expand to a broader audience from its original niche market that focused on [[ACG (subculture)|animation, comics, and games]] (ACG) and has become a major Chinese over-the-top streaming platform serving [[video on demand|videos on-demand]].{{Cite web |title=Trending - Bilibili |url=https://www.bilibili.tv/en/trending |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=www.bilibili.tv |language=en}} |
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Bilibili is known for its scrolling ''[[danmu]]'' commenting system.{{Cite web |title=Language Log » Danmu |url=https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=40672 |access-date=2023-06-10}} Bilibili also provides a [[live streaming]] service where the audience can interact with streamers. |
Bilibili is known for its scrolling ''[[danmu]]'' commenting system.{{Cite web |title=Language Log » Danmu |url=https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=40672 |access-date=2023-06-10}} Bilibili also provides a [[live streaming|live-streaming]] service where the audience can interact with streamers. It also offers games, mostly ACG-themed [[mobile game]]s, such as ''[[Azur Lane]]'' and the Chinese version of ''[[Fate/Grand Order]]''. In the third quarter of 2022, the number of average monthly active users reached about 332.6 million, including 28.5 million paying users.{{Cite web |title=Bilibili: average MAUs 2022 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109108/bilibili-average-monthly-active-users/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=Statista |language=en}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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