Wind
Wind Information Co., Ltd. (万得信息技术股份有限公司) is a Shanghai-based private financial data and software company providing integrated market data, analytics, ESG ratings, and AI-powered tools to banks, asset managers, insurers, corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions across China and 40+ global exchanges.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1999
- HeadquartersShanghai, China
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Wind does
Wind Information Co., Ltd. (万得信息技术股份有限公司) is a privately-held Chinese financial data and software company headquartered in Shanghai, operating for approximately 25 years as one of China's leading integrated providers of financial market data, analytics, and enterprise software. The company serves institutional clients including banks, insurance companies, securities firms, mutual funds, trust companies, hedge funds, multinational corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions, with operational reach extending across 40+ global exchanges and 200+ countries.
Wind's product architecture is platform-centric, anchored by the Wind Financial Terminal (WFT) — an all-in-one desktop application covering equities, bonds, futures, FX, funds, indices, options, and commodities with 7/24/365 real-time global market data — and supplemented by a suite of modules: Wind Data Service (WDS) for enterprise data delivery via API, database sync (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL), HTML widgets, and Excel plug-ins; Asset Management Solution (AMS) for buy-side operations including OMS/EMS, NAV, compliance, and reporting; Wind Economic Database (EDB) for global macro and industrial data; Global Enterprise Library (GEL) covering 200+ million business entities and 270 million executives; and the Wind ESG Rating system covering 12,000+ corporates across Greater China with 3 pillars, 29 issues, and 2,000+ data points. The platform is built on proprietary technology including a dual-source/dual-active architecture supporting millions of concurrent users, FlashServer quotes system with approximately 4-microsecond full-link latency, FileSync data synchronization, and an enterprise API gateway. Recent additions include WindClaw (Financial AI Agent Platform) and Wind Alice (Financial AI Assistant), plus a GHG Emissions Database and Fund ESG Rating launched in 2025.
Wind's business model is subscription-based across all revenue streams, distributed through direct enterprise field sales with quote-based pricing, account managers, and free trials for select services such as ESG. Marketing leverages the Wind 3C platform (Content, Conference, Community) engaging 3+ million institutional investors annually, supported by mobile applications, Excel add-ins, and research distribution partnerships with 50+ brokers and research institutions. Security and compliance certifications include ISO27001, CSRC registration, and Level III information system security certification, which collectively underpin trust with regulated financial institutions.
Wind firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Wind
- Legal name
- Wind Information Co., Ltd. (万得信息网)
- Website
- https://wind.com.cn
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1999
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Wind Information Co., Ltd. (万得信息技术股份有限公司) is a Shanghai-based private financial data and software company providing integrated market data, analytics, ESG ratings, and AI-powered tools to banks, asset managers, insurers, corporations, government agencies, and academic institutions across China and 40+ global exchanges.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Wind is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Shanghai
- HQ country
- China
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices1 record
Markets served
Wind business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations
Revenue model
- Wind Financial Terminal (WFT) Subscription: Annual or multi-year subscriptions for the flagship Wind Financial Terminal providing comprehensive global financial data, real-time market quotes, and analytical tools. Pricing is quote-based for enterprise clients.
- Wind Data Service (WDS): Professional data solutions provided to financial institutions, professional service organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions. Covers financial data, business data, macro-economy, news information through various transmission channels including API, database sync, and widgets.
- Wind ESG Rating Services: ESG ratings and carbon emissions data services for listed companies, bond issuers, and funds. Provides transparent underlying data and rating results supporting investment decisions and regulatory compliance.
- Global Enterprise Library (GEL): Corporate insights and analytics platform covering 200+ million business entities worldwide. Supports due-diligence, marketing, business opportunity screening and data analysis for financial institutions, government and MNCs.
- Wind Economic Database (EDB): Database and analysis platform for global macro and industrial economies with comprehensive data indicators across 200+ countries and regions.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Wind Financial Terminal (WFT) - Enterprise subscription |
| Subscription | Annual | Wind ESG Rating - Free trial available |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Wind product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Wind Information Co., Ltd. is a leading Chinese financial data and information service provider that delivers comprehensive global market data, analytics, and software solutions to institutional clients. Its core offering centers on the Wind Financial Terminal (WFT), a downloadable desktop platform aggregating real-time quotes, reference data, ESG ratings, macro-economic indicators, and corporate intelligence across 40+ global exchanges, complemented by modular solutions including Wind Data Service (WDS), Wind ESG, the Global Enterprise Library (GEL), and the Wind Economic Database (EDB).
Product overview
Wind offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the Wind Financial Terminal (WFT) as the core product, supplemented by specialized solutions including the Asset Management Solution (AMS) for buy-side investment operations, Wind ESG for environmental/social/governance ratings and carbon data, the Wind Economic Database (EDB) for macro-economic data, the Global Enterprise Library (GEL) for corporate intelligence, and Wind Data Service (WDS) for raw data delivery. The platform also includes AI-powered tools: WindClaw Financial AI Agent Platform and Wind Alice Financial AI Assistant for conversational financial analysis. These modules integrate within the WFT ecosystem, providing institutional clients with comprehensive coverage of Chinese and global financial markets, real-time data, research capabilities, and ESG analysis.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Wind Financial Terminal (WFT): All-in-one financial software providing global data and information for financial institutions, investment firms, corporates, and government authorities
- Wind Data Service (WDS)
- Wind ESG Rating
- Wind Economic Database (EDB)
- Global Enterprise Library (GEL)
- Asset Management Solution (AMS)
- WindClaw
- Wind Alice
- GHG Emissions Database
Products and services
- Wind Financial Terminal (WFT) All-in-one financial software providing global financial data, information, and insights across all asset classes including equity, bond, futures, FX, fund, index, options, and commodities, with real-time 7/24/365 market information. Targets financial institutions, investment firms, corporates, and government authorities.
- WindClaw Financial AI Agent Platform AI-powered financial agent platform that enables users to access global financial data and conduct analysis through natural language interactions.
- Wind Alice Financial AI Assistant AI-powered financial assistant providing conversational access to Wind's financial data and analysis capabilities.
- Asset Management Solution (AMS) One-stop asset management platform integrated within WFT providing multi-asset, cross-market and multi-currency solutions for investment research, order execution, and post-investment operations including NAV calculation, OMS, EMS, compliance, accounting, and reporting.
- Wind ESG Rating Comprehensive ESG rating system covering more than 12,000 corporate entities in the Greater China region, providing transparent underlying data and rating results for fundamental analysis, quantitative investment, risk management, and index compilation.
- Wind Economic Database (EDB) Big data platform for global macro and industrial economies providing comprehensive, timely, accurate economic data with intelligent search, analysis tools, and visual graphics across 200+ countries and regions.
- Global Enterprise Library (GEL) Big-data analytics platform covering information of over 200 million business entities worldwide, providing 360-degree corporate insights including company information, subsidiaries, executives, financing, financial performance, lawsuits, risks, and intellectual properties.
- Wind Data Service (WDS) Professional data solution providing comprehensive data coverage including financial data, business data, macro-economy, news information, and public opinions with diversified transmission channels including database sync, API, HTML widget, and Excel plug-in.
- GHG Emissions Database Carbon emissions database covering all China A-shares, Hong Kong listed companies and bond issuers with disclosed and estimated carbon data based on PCAF methodology and frontier research for climate risk analysis.
Quantifiable outcome
- Short updating latency of 5 minutes after data released for China macro data
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Wind
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Wind technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability6 records
Feature5 records
Wind partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators15 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Wind competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- S&P Capital IQ: Division of S&P Global providing deep fundamental data, company intelligence (similar to Wind's GEL), and analytics for corporations, investment professionals, and governments. Closest global competitor to Wind's enterprise data and corporate insights modules.
- MSCI: Global provider of indices, ESG ratings, and portfolio analytics widely licensed by asset managers. Direct comparator to Wind's ESG rating system, carbon database, and index coverage (Wind tracks 100+ indices including MSCI). Increasingly competitive in the same ESG wallet.
- Bloomberg: Global leader in financial data terminals and analytics serving banks, asset managers, and corporations with the Bloomberg Terminal. Direct analogue to Wind's WFT in the West; both sell subscription-based integrated terminals, data feeds, and analytics to institutional finance.
- Morningstar: Global provider of independent investment research, fund data, and ESG ratings with both B2B and B2C channels. Overlaps with Wind's fund, ESG, and research distribution offerings, particularly for asset managers and wealth platforms.
- Refinitiv (LSEG): Owner of Eikon/Workspace terminal and a broad financial data franchise, now part of London Stock Exchange Group. Competes head-to-head with Wind in Chinese and global institutional accounts, offering comparable market data, ESG, and workflow products.
Emerging players
- Sustainalytics (Morningstar): ESG and corporate governance research firm, now owned by Morningstar, providing ratings, data, and analytics to institutional investors. Direct competitor to Wind's ESG rating product, especially for global asset managers needing both Chinese and non-Chinese coverage.
Direct peers
- FactSet: Public US-listed provider of integrated financial information, analytics, and workflow tools for the buy-side. Highly comparable subscription business model, content depth, and customer base (asset managers, hedge funds, banks) overlap directly with Wind's AMS and WFT offerings.
- 东方财富 (East Money): Major Chinese financial information portal with integrated brokerage, fund distribution, and data services. Competes with Wind in retail-facing financial data and increasingly in institutional data, with strong traffic and content moats.
- 同花顺 (iFind / 10jqka): Leading Chinese financial data and trading-software vendor competing directly with Wind's WFT, particularly with retail and mid-market institutional users. Closest domestic peer in product scope, including terminals, data services, and increasingly AI features.
Regional players
- CSMAR (国泰安): Chinese academic and institutional financial database provider, widely used by universities and research institutions. Competes with Wind's EDB and WDS in the academic and government research segment, with overlapping macro and listed-company datasets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Wind social profiles
Digital presenceWind compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Wind financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Wind leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Wind funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors2 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Wind M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments3 records
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Wind
What does Wind do?
Wind Information Co., Ltd. is a leading Chinese financial data and information service provider that delivers comprehensive global market data, analytics, and software solutions to institutional clients. Its core offering centers on the Wind Financial Terminal (WFT), a downloadable desktop platform aggregating real-time quotes, reference data, ESG ratings, macro-economic indicators, and corporate intelligence across 40+ global exchanges, complemented by modular solutions including Wind Data Service (WDS), Wind ESG, the Global Enterprise Library (GEL), and the Wind Economic Database (EDB).
Is Wind a public or private company?
Wind is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Wind founded?
Wind was founded in 1999. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Wind based?
Wind is headquartered in Shanghai, China, in the Asia region.
How does Wind make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Wind Financial Terminal (WFT) Subscription is the primary driver. The others are wind Data Service (WDS), wind ESG Rating Services, global Enterprise Library (GEL) and wind Economic Database (EDB).
Who are Wind's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are S&P Capital IQ, MSCI, Bloomberg, Morningstar and Refinitiv (LSEG). Sustainalytics (Morningstar) is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are FactSet, 东方财富 (East Money) and 同花顺 (iFind / 10jqka). CSMAR (国泰安) is listed as a regional player.
Does Wind have an API?
Yes. Wind Server API provides API interfaces including market-wide financial data, business data, macro-economic data, information and opinion, and various thematic features. It creates personalized data solutions for enterprise-level clients for data implementation, quantitative research, system integration and other business scenarios. Supports market data API, business data API, macro-economic API, information API, and thematic data API. Also provides TDFAPI (supported languages: C++, C#, Java, Python) for real-time market data including Level-2 market DataFeed of SSE, SZSE, China Financial Futures Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange, along with historical Tick data, minute K-line data and daily K-line data of global stocks, indices, futures and options. Developer documentation is at www.wind.com.cn/portal/en/WDS/sapi.html.