This morning, the news of the well-known Douyu anchor # A small group confirming their arrest # made it to the hot search.
On April 22nd, according to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, Douyu founder and CEO Chen Shaojie has been released on bail pending trial after this year's Spring Festival. Its anchor "Yixiaotuan" has been confirmed arrested, and insiders say that "Xiaotuan" is also suspected of large-scale gambling and is related to the Chen Shaojie case.
Chao News reporters found that the social media of Douyu's contracted anchor "One Little Tuan Tuan" has not been updated since December last year. It is understood that "One Little Tuan Tuan" has 26 million fans in Douyu and 37 million fans in Tiktok. In May 2019, it received more than 5 million yuan of reward income in a single month, second only to "Xuxu Baobao" at that time, surpassing PDD. At present, a small group of Douyu live streaming rooms have not been banned. Regarding this, Douyu customer service stated that the actual page display shall prevail, and no relevant ban notice has been received so far.
On the navigation app, the "Little Tuan Tuan" navigation voice package has a considerable popularity, and many netizens have left comments: will the voice package be taken down? Regarding this, Chao News reporters have also consulted but have not received a response yet.
Chen Shaojie was arrested by the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project Public Security Bureau in November 2023 on suspicion of opening a casino. After the incident, Douyu established a temporary management committee and publicly stated in a conference call after the third quarter financial report that "Douyu Company is currently operating normally, and the investigation has not had a significant impact on the company's operations."
As of the close on April 19th, Douyu's stock price was $8.06, with a total market value of $258 million. At the beginning of 2021, the market value of Douyu exceeded 3 billion US dollars, and now its market value has evaporated by over 90%.