Jinke Tom Cat Cultural Industry

What Jinke Tom Cat Cultural Industry does

Jinke Tom Cat Cultural Industry (Zhejiang Jinke Tom Cat Cultural Industry Co., Ltd.; Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext: 300459) is a Chinese publicly-listed, full-stack IP operator built around the globally recognized "Talking Tom Cat Family" (会说话的汤姆猫家族) character franchise. Founded in 2007 and IPO'd in May 2015, the company acquired Slovenia-based Outfit7 in 2017, the original creator of the Tom Cat IP, giving it ownership of a mobile entertainment brand with 240+ billion cumulative global downloads, 470 million peak monthly active users, 1 trillion+ video views, and 15 consecutive years in the global game download top-10 per data.ai (2010-2025). Operations span four business segments: mobile game R&D and operations, film and animation, Tom Cat Family Theme Parks (indoor parent-child venues across 15+ Chinese cities including the newly announced Shanghai Xuhui location), and IP derivatives/licensing with partners including Alibaba, Tencent, McDonald's, NetEase, and Hangzhou Metro.

The company operates an integrated technology stack anchored by Outfit7's proprietary game engine and original 2010-era voice repetition/interactive character technology, now extended with multimodal AI capabilities. Its AI product line, developed through an August 2024 investment and partnership with West Lake Xincheng (and DeepSeek LLM integration), includes the Tom Cat AI Emotional Companion Robot launched December 2024 (with photo recognition, English oral education, AI-generated picture books, and situational dialogue), the Tom Cat AI Storyteller, and the Talking Ben AI conversational game. The IP is distributed across Apple App Store, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, Apple Arcade/Vision Pro, Google Android Automotive, Huawei Smart Screen, AITO vehicles, XPeng vehicles, Rokid AR glasses, and global streaming platforms (YouTube, Netflix, CCTV Children's, Tencent Video, Youku, iQiyi).

Revenue is generated through five primary streams: in-app advertising (IAA) on freemium mobile games as the core monetization; IP licensing royalties across consumer products, food/beverage, education, and transportation; theme park admission, F&B, and merchandise sales; AI hardware sales via Tmall, Douyin, and JD.com; and animation/media distribution fees. The target customer base is global families with children, supplemented by brand licensing partners as enterprise customers and global casual mobile game players as a secondary consumer segment.

Name

Jinke Tom Cat Cultural Industry

Legal name

浙江金科汤姆猫文化产业股份有限公司

Website

https://jinkeculture.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Jinke Tom Cat Cultural Industry is a Chinese publicly-listed full-stack IP operator built around the globally recognized Talking Tom Cat Family franchise, operating mobile games, animation, AI-powered companion hardware, theme parks, and IP licensing for families with children across 200+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Entertainment IP & Mobile Games

NAICS

Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing (33993)

SIC

Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) (3944)

akta.pro primary industry

Pet Care & Pet Services Platforms (Sitting, Walking, Grooming) (BPAMAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pet Technology & Smart Devices Distribution (Trackers, Feeders) (CRAOAKAI)

Keywords

• Mobile gaming
• IP licensing
• Animated series
• Theme parks
• AI companion robot

Headquarters

HQ city

Hangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. 移动游戏广告及内购 (Mobile Game Advertising & IAP): Free-to-play mobile games monetized primarily through in-app advertising (IAA). Users download and play games for free; revenue generated from banner ads, interstitial ads, and video ads within apps. Some titles also offer in-app purchases. Tom Cat family series apps have accumulated over 240 billion downloads globally.
2. IP授权与衍生品 (IP Licensing & Merchandise): Licensing the Tom Cat IP to third-party brands for consumer products across categories including maternal/infant supplies, cleaning products, smart toys, children's educational products, food, and more. Partners include Alibaba, Tencent, NetEase, McDonald's, 吉野家, 杭港地铁, 开元酒店, 喜马拉雅, 恒安集团, 美的厨卫, and others.
3. 汤姆猫亲子乐园 (Tom Cat Theme Parks): Chain of indoor family theme parks (汤姆猫亲子乐园) operating under direct operation and franchise/store models. Parks located in Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, and other provinces. Revenue from admission tickets, food & beverage, and IP merchandise sales within parks.
4. AI智能硬件产品 (AI Hardware Products): Sale of AI-powered hardware products including the 汤姆猫AI情感陪伴机器人 (AI emotional companion robot) launched December 2024. Sold through Tmall, Douyin and other e-commerce channels.
5. 影视动漫发行 (Animation & Media): Animated series distributed globally on platforms including YouTube, Netflix, CCTV Children's Channel, Tencent Video, iQiyi, Huawei Video, and Migu Video. Content also monetized through YouTube ad revenue and platform licensing fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Jinke Tom Cat is a full-ecosystem IP operator built around the globally recognized "Talking Tom Cat Family" franchise, acquired via its Slovenian subsidiary Outfit7. The company develops and publishes free-to-play mobile games (20+ titles including My Talking Tom, My Talking Angela, Talking Tom Subway, Talking Tom Battle Camp), produces and distributes animated series, operates a chain of indoor parent-child theme parks across Chinese cities, licenses the Tom Cat IP to consumer brands, and sells AI-powered hardware including the Tom Cat AI Emotional Companion Robot launched in December 2024.

Product overview

Jinke Tom Cat Cultural Industry is a full-ecosystem IP operator centered on the globally renowned 'Talking Tom Cat Family' IP. The company's offering is a multi-platform, multi-format portfolio built around a unified IP. Core offerings include: (1) Mobile applications — over 20 game titles (My Talking Tom, My Talking Angela, Talking Tom Subway, Talking Tom Battle Camp, My Talking Tom 2, My Talking Angela 2, Talking Tom Hero Rush, and more) distributed via Google Play, Apple App Store, Huawei AppGallery, and other platforms with cumulative downloads exceeding 220 billion; (2) Animated series — Tom Cat Family animated content distributed via YouTube, Netflix, CCTV Children's, Tencent Video, Youku, iQiyi, and other platforms with over 100 billion global views; (3) AI products — Tom Cat AI Emotional Companion Robot (hardware), Tom Cat AI Storyteller, Talking Ben AI game, and GameBud Talking Tom voice AI toy; (4) Tom Cat Family Theme Parks — indoor parent-child entertainment venues across multiple Chinese cities; (5) IP licensing and merchandise — derivative products across baby care, cleaning, toys, education, food, and retail categories through partners including Alibaba, Tencent, McDonald's, and others; (6) New IP and licensed games — Sonic Dash series (SEGA Sonic IP) exclusively licensed for China. The company operates globally through its Slovenian subsidiary Outfit7, and is expanding from content IP into AI-powered hardware and emotional companionship technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 会说话的汤姆猫家族 (Talking Tom Cat Family): 公司核心IP品牌，包括汤姆猫、安吉拉、汉克狗、金杰猫、狗狗本等角色系列
• 汤姆猫亲子乐园
• Outfit7

Products and services

• Talking Tom Cat Family Mobile Game Applications
• Tom Cat Family Animated Series
• Tom Cat Family Theme Park
• Tom Cat IP Licensing & Merchandise Program
• Tom Cat AI Emotional Companion Robot
• Tom Cat AI Storyteller
• Talking Ben AI

Quantifiable outcome

• 240+ billion cumulative app downloads globally (as of 2025)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration27 records

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• 奋达科技 (Fenda Technology)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Strategic partnership announced July 2025 for AI smart hardware industry ecosystem. Fenda Technology is a consumer electronics manufacturer developing AI smart hardware products integrating Tom Cat IP.
• 福莱新材 (Fulai New Materials)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Strategic partnership announced July 2025 alongside Fenda Technology for AI smart hardware industry ecosystem development. Fulai New Materials contributing materials expertise to AI hardware products.
• FED FitnessminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 July 2025Brand authorization partnership signed July 2025 with FED Fitness, bringing Tom Cat IP into the global family fitness market.
• 菲滋意式餐厅 (Fizzi Italian Restaurant)minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 May 2025IP licensing partnership signed May 2025 with Fizzi Italian Restaurant for co-branded dining experience.
• 皖新传媒新华书店 (Anxin Media Xinhua Bookstore)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2024Offline retail partnership: Tom Cat AI Companion Robot deployed in Xinhua Bookstore locations starting June 2025, expanding offline presence in cultural/educational retail spaces.
• 西湖心辰 (West Lake Xincheng)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024AI technology partner for developing multimodal large language model integration into Tom Cat IP characters. Companies co-developed '西湖大模型' which passed government AI regulations in December 2023, serving 100+ B clients and ~10M C users. Also developed 心辰Lingo 端到端通用语音大模型 in September 2024, positioned as China's first end-to-end general voice LLM comparable to GPT-4o.
• 京东塞浦路斯国家馆 (JD Cyprus National Pavilion)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2022Tom Cat IP appointed as image ambassador for JD Cyprus National Pavilion launched October 2022, promoting China-Cyprus trade relations and showcasing Tom Cat merchandise on JD platform.
• Outfit7coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOutfit7 is the global creator of the 'Talking Tom Cat Family' IP, a world-renowned internet high-tech company and Jinke Tom Cat's most important subsidiary. Outfit7 is headquartered in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with operations across the UK and Cyprus. It develops and publishes mobile games and children's educational apps, with its IP reaching 200+ countries. Outfit7 and domestic subsidiaries collaborate on IP development, brand committees, and AI product co-development.
• Google (Google Play)coreTechnology or IntegrationLong-term strategic partner for global app distribution (Google Play) and advertising monetization. Outfit7 apps consistently rank in top downloads on Google Play globally. Tom Cat Camp was among the first 8 games launched on Google Android Automotive OS for in-vehicle entertainment.
• Meta (Facebook)coreTechnology or IntegrationAdvertising platform partner for global user acquisition and monetization. Meta (Facebook) is one of Outfit7's key global advertising and data partners.
• ApplecoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-term partnership for App Store distribution, Apple Arcade game subscription service, and Apple Vision Pro launch. My Tom 2+ and My Angela 2+ launched on Apple Vision Pro in February 2024 as flagship titles. Multiple games featured on Apple App Store 'Today' and game recommendations.
• HuaweicoreTechnology or IntegrationMulti-faceted strategic partnership including HMS (Huawei Mobile Services) game publishing via AppGallery, Tom Cat Runner pre-installed on Huawei Smart Screen (智慧屏) as first and only included体感游戏, AITO vehicle integration, and Nordic Game Conference collaboration. Outfit7 received Huawei Joint Growth Award 2022 Best Publisher.
• Alibaba Group / 阿里鱼coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComprehensive IP licensing and merchandising partnership. Alibaba's ecosystem of Tmall, Taobao, and retail channels used for Tom Cat merchandise distribution. Tom Cat IP flagship store operated on Tmall. Strategic cooperation announced at 2019 Alibaba Fish Partner Conference with IP displayed at Alibaba Xixi headquarters.
• Tencent / 腾讯coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIP licensing and brand partnership. Tencent operates Tom Cat animation on Tencent Video platform. QQ Speed crossover event with Tom Cat Runner in 2025. Tom Cat × Tencent Bus QR code co-branded skin launched August 2025. Multiple co-marketing initiatives.
• NetEase / 网易coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIP licensing partnership. NetEase distributes and co-markets Tom Cat IP products in China. Joint participation in public welfare initiatives including '石榴籽计划' for Xinjiang youth education.
• McDonald's / 麦当劳coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMajor IP licensing partnership for Tom Cat themed food products and promotional campaigns across McDonald's restaurants in China.
• 美的厨卫 (Midea Kitchen & Bath)minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerIP licensing partnership with Midea subsidiary for Wanban brand kitchen and cleaning products with Tom Cat IP branding.
• 航天科工空间工程发展有限公司 (CAS Space Engineering)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic cooperation signed January 2022 with China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation subsidiary for IP licensing, space authorization, and co-branded marketing. Plans for space-themed Tom Cat content, aerospace cultural products, and space-themed parks.
• 小鹏汽车 (XPeng Motors)minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerTom Cat Runner launched on XPeng car in-vehicle app store (P5, G3i, G3 models), enabling family entertainment during car journeys.
• RokidminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerTom Cat Runner launched on Rokid Air AR smart glasses in June 2022, providing immersive AR gaming experience.
• 世嘉 (Sega)minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerExclusive distribution partnership for Sonic IP (刺猬索尼克)跑酷 games in mainland China. Acquired exclusive rights for Sonic Dash and Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom in 2022. Both games received Chinese game publishing approval in early 2024.
• 斯洛文尼亚共和国 (Republic of Slovenia)minorOthersOutfit7 is Slovenia-based; company chairman Zhu Zhigang held talks with Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Milanovic in April 2024, strengthening China-Slovenia economic cooperation.
• 广东省游戏产业协会 (Guangdong Gaming Industry Association)minorOthersGuangzhou Jinke (subsidiary) is Vice President unit of Guangdong Gaming Industry Association. Actively participates in industry self-regulation, standards development, and industry promotion.
• 浙大城市学院 (Zhejiang University City College)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for talent development and university-industry collaboration. Recruits graduates and provides internship opportunities.
• 塞尔达/迷你世界 (Mini World)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrossover collaboration announced August 2025 between Tom Cat Hero Parkour (汤姆猫英雄跑酷) and Mini World game, targeting younger gaming audiences in China.
• 企鹅童话 (Penguin Fairy Tales)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent partnership for Tom Cat IP audio storybooks launched July 2018. Stories feature Tom Cat characters in entertainment and educational scenarios.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Character.AI: AI companion platform enabling users to create and converse with AI characters. Emerging peer in the AI companion space where Jinke Tom Cat's AI Emotional Companion Robot competes, especially for the child/family segment.
• Roblox Corporation: User-generated gaming platform dominant in children's gaming and family entertainment. Comparable through kid/family-focused game platform with global reach, though different business model (creator economy vs. IP licensing).
• iFlytek: Chinese AI speech and natural language company that partnered with Jinke Tom Cat for AI speech technology. Comparable as a Chinese AI/speech technology player competing in conversational AI and intelligent hardware markets.

Broad incumbents

• NetEase: Major Chinese internet and gaming company. Serves as both a peer (mobile game publishing, IP licensing partner) and a competitive incumbent in Chinese mobile gaming and entertainment, with broader portfolio scale than Jinke Tom Cat.
• VTech Holdings: Hong Kong-listed global leader in electronic learning products for children. Comparable as a children's entertainment and educational technology company with hardware products, IP partnerships, and a strong global distribution footprint.

Direct peers

• Rovio Entertainment (Sega): Creator of Angry Birds, Rovio is the closest direct peer to Jinke Tom Cat with a globally recognized mobile gaming IP that also extended into animation, theme parks, and licensed merchandise. Acquired by Sega in 2023, providing a benchmark for what scaled mobile IP operators can become.
• King (Activision Blizzard): Candy Crush creator and dominant casual mobile gaming IP operator. Comparable through freemium mobile games with massive global MAU, sustained chart performance, and IP-led merchandising extensions.
• Niantic: Pokémon GO developer with AR/mobile gaming IP integration across devices (mobile, smart glasses). Comparable for mobile gaming IP extending into AR/VR hardware ecosystems (Vision Pro, Rokid) and multi-terminal distribution.
• Supercell: Finnish mobile game developer (Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars) with sustained global top-10 chart performance over many years. Directly comparable as a focused mobile gaming IP company with relatively small portfolio but exceptional per-title performance.
• Sanrio: Hello Kitty IP owner and operator; highly comparable as a character IP licensing company with theme parks, consumer products, and digital content. Represents the established benchmark for sustained children's character IP monetization across decades.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@talkingtomfamily
• Instagraminstagram.com/talkingtom_official
• TikToktiktok.com/@talkingtom_official

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments7 records

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