Live edition Vol. I · No. 40 Friday, 02 October 2026
Tracking 4,143 titles · Across 51 platforms · Streaming Radar  ·  the newsletter · Vertical Invasion  ·  the report

Vertical Drama Apps · ReelShort

ReelShort

The global leader in vertical drama

One tall glowing phone surrounded by a crowd of smaller phones tilted toward it
70M+ MAU · $1.2B gross consumer spend 2025 · 22 languages
Crazy Maple Studio, a COL Group company. 70M+ monthly users and 2.7M daily (up 125% year over year), ~3,000 titles in 22 languages, and roughly 70% of the US market. Gross consumer spend reached $1.2B in 2025 (Appfigures / Sensor Tower); parent COL Group booked CNY 5.72B (~$800M) in its FY2025 accounts — the gap is the app-store cut and refunds. The catch sits in the same books: about $27M of monthly user acquisition against $30M of monthly revenue.
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🔓 INTERVIEW
One to eight thousand dollars a season — the price French screenwriting had already reached before the format arrived
1 screenwriter · 9 written questions · the price of the script
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🔓 ANALYSIS
A map of the estate: the model everyone fears is only one room in it
6 models · 1 map · the full tour
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🔍 LENS DATA
ReelShort vs DramaBox: The Full Comparison
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🔍 LENS DATA
ReelShort Revenue 2026: CNY 5.72B (≈ $796M) in 2025
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FAQFrequently asked questions

What is ReelShort?

Crazy Maple Studio, a COL Group company. 70M+ monthly users and 2.7M daily (up 125% year over year), ~3,000 titles in 22 languages, and roughly 70% of the US market. Gross consumer spend reached $1.2B in 2025 (Appfigures / Sensor Tower); parent COL Group booked CNY 5.72B (~$800M) in its FY2025 accounts — the gap is the app-store cut and refunds. The catch sits in the same books: about $27M of monthly user acquisition against $30M of monthly revenue.

How many ReelShort dramas are tracked here?

275 ReelShort vertical dramas are indexed on verticaldrama.tv, with cast, episodes and ratings.

ReelShort is one data point in the report. Platform economics, P&L models, market forecasts — Vertical Invasion 2026.
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