Fengshang Culture Group Co., Ltd. is a Beijing-based publicly listed company specializing in digital performance technologies, with a strong focus on the development and application of virtual digital humans. The company integrates digital human technology into live and virtual events, enabling fan interaction with virtual personas such as “JAY,” and supports immersive experiences including virtual concerts, themed activities, social interaction, and virtual shopping. It operates a virtual performance cloud platform and manages a comprehensive ecosystem involving virtual artist agencies and proprietary IP integration. Fengshang Culture is also aligned with industry trends such as the metaverse, virtual reality, and emerging tech concepts like Sora and Kimi, and has participated in large-scale events including the Winter Olympics and Asian Games.
FunTown, operated by Hangzhou Anaerobic Technology Co., Ltd., is a Chinese metaverse platform that provides comprehensive digital solutions for creating virtual environments and hosting virtual events. Founded in 2021, it focuses on virtual conferences, exhibitions, museums, digital tourism, and online education. The platform allows users to manage activities, teams, and communities in real-time through immersive and customizable virtual spaces. FunTown supports event marketing, remote collaboration, 3D enterprise showcases, and AI-driven recruitment features, aiming to eliminate constraints of time and space. It is venture-backed and serves both corporate and public sectors seeking metaverse-based interaction and engagement tools.
GIBO Holdings Ltd. (globalibo.com), a Hong Kong–based AI content and animation platform with tens of millions of users across Asia, has become a major player in the digital human space. Its AI technology has enabled “fast-track” production of content such as short dramas, reducing costs by up to 70% and compressing filming cycles to as little as 72 hours. The company’s digital human tools allow both professional writers and grassroots creators to generate high-quality video simply by inputting instructions, signaling a new industrial model for AI-driven entertainment. GIBO has been valued at more than US$8 billion and was preparing its NASDAQ listing in 2025, positioning itself as one of the largest AI entertainment companies. Reports also highlight GIBO’s integration of advanced generative AI models, which can create movie-level digital human videos from a single image, and the company’s role as a recognized “AI unicorn” in Asia’s digital economy.
GLA Art Group, founded in 2017, is a China-based digital art company specializing in empowering brands through digital domains, digital assets, and metaverse development. The company produces immersive multimedia experiences that combine visual art, AI, music, fashion, and digital storytelling. Its projects include ultra-realistic virtual idols like ALiCE, the AI-based “Artistic Intelligence” figure, and exhibitions such as The Worlds of Splendors and GOYA Utopian Realm. GLA also explores AI-driven creativity, digital twin art installations, and cultural preservation through digital media. The company operates under the MetaWay label and is known for blending traditional aesthetics with cutting-edge technology.
Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited (gdc-world.com, 8271.HK), a Hong Kong-based company specializing in CG graphics, animation, and digital content, continues to pursue digital human and entertainment technology despite persistent financial struggles. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Wan Chai, it has developed animations, interactive media, and digital asset projects but reported modest revenues of around USD 10 million against net losses of USD 4.7 million in 2024. In May 2025, a Guangzhou court accepted a bankruptcy liquidation application for Guangdong GDC, one of its subsidiaries, underscoring its financial instability. Even so, thanks to one-time profits from discontinued operations, the group posted an overall interim gain of HKD 24 million in the first half of 2025, though its core operations remained loss-making.
Global Mofy AI Limited, operating through its official website globalmofy.cn, is a Beijing-based technology company founded in 2021. It specializes in virtual content production, generative AI, digital marketing, and digital asset development, with a strong focus on metaverse technologies. The company operates under two main business lines: creating high-precision 3D digital assets and developing immersive virtual environments. It leverages NVIDIA platforms like Omniverse and RTX GPU to accelerate its workflow and has launched initiatives like the Gausspeed generative AI lab. Global Mofy listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol GMM in October 2023 and continues to expand its applications in virtual humans and digital ecosystems globally.
AWS’s 2024 “GenAI Pop-up Experience Space” in Hong Kong showcased generative AI innovations, with a centerpiece being Maya Kim, an AI fashion expert developed by Green Tomato (gtomato.com) on AWS. Maya illustrates the progression of digital humans from simple chatbots to lifelike, interactive figures capable of real-time video engagement, highlighting applications across fashion, marketing, and customer service. Green Tomato, founded in 2003 in Hong Kong, is an innovation consultancy with 201–500 employees specializing in mobile enterprise solutions, app development, AI, cloud services, Fintech, and data automation. The firm is recognized for projects like Maya Kim, its focus on youth empowerment and enterprise collaboration, and its career-driven culture of professionals from the 1980s and 1990s, with services also endorsed for digital accessibility by Hong Kong’s Digital Policy Office.
Guangzhou Deepsound Technology (deepsound.cn) is a Chinese artificial intelligence company founded in 2018 in Guangzhou that specializes in digital human and intelligent speech technologies. Its offerings include digital human cloning, custom virtual human development, voice cloning, automatic speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis, emotional speech synthesis, and digital human video generation. The company provides services through SaaS, APIs, OEM, and agency models, and its products support multiple languages such as Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. Deepsound positions itself as a leader in AI digital humans and voice cloning, with applications across livestreaming, education, media, marketing, and personalized content creation. The company has received strategic investment from Xiaomi and has partnered with firms such as OPPO, leveraging its full-stack technology capabilities to deliver scalable AI-driven solutions.
Gusto Collective, founded in January 2020 and headquartered in Hong Kong with offices in Shanghai and Singapore, is Asia’s first “BrandTech” group specializing in combining technology and storytelling for brand innovation. The company operates across luxury brand management, immersive VR/AR experiences, Web3 solutions, and data-driven marketing, offering services such as NFT creation, metaverse activations, and next-generation digital campaigns. Positioned at the intersection of creativity and technology, Gusto Collective aims to redefine modern branding by delivering interactive, immersive experiences that connect brands with audiences in new and impactful ways.
At the 2022 Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum (DELF) in Hong Kong, visitors were introduced to virtual beings including Alma, a 3D metaverse digital human created by Matrixsense, and MonoC, an art-tech virtual influencer developed by Gusto Collective. Alma greeted attendees at the event entrance, while MonoC was highlighted as an example of how digital humans and virtual influencers are becoming integral to immersive entertainment and brand storytelling.
Tuoluo is a Chinese digital media and industry research platform focused on emerging technologies such as the metaverse, digital humans, blockchain, and extended reality (XR). It regularly publishes industry reports and rankings, such as the 2023 Global Virtual Digital Human Industry Report and China's Top 30 Digital Human Patent Holders. The platform highlights use cases including Huawei Cloud's AI digital human store assistants, livestreaming applications by Huya, and immersive experiences across retail and entertainment. Operated by Shenzhen Youmi Tianxia Technology Co., Ltd., Tuoluo positions itself as a leading metaverse digital industry service platform, providing insights, market data, and commentary on the commercialization and technical development of virtual beings in China.