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List of iQIYI original programming
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<p>iQIYI (pronounced in English as eye-CHEE-yee), formerly Qiyi, is a Chinese <a href="/facts/Video_on_demand/jWQq1o80">subscription video on-demand</a> <a href="/facts/Over-the-top_media_service/pVfcCWfe">over-the-top</a> <a href="/facts/Streaming_television/D6aUck27">streaming</a> service owned by <a href="/facts/Baidu/VgAx7Pfu">Baidu</a>. Headquartered in <a href="/facts/Beijing/Bg4puFBv">Beijing</a>, iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series. </p><p>iQIYI is currently one of the largest online video sites in the world, with nearly 6 billion hours spent on its service each month and over 500 million monthly <a href="/facts/Active_users/GuCc4RaI">active users</a>. On March 29, 2018, the company issued its <a href="/facts/Initial_public_offering/2NntDhrG">initial public offering</a> in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> and raised $2.25 billion. </p>