Headquartered in Singapore under Chinese ownership and launched in September 2024, DramaWave reached #2 worldwide on monthly users by April 2025 and 15M+ MAU by December. 53M cumulative downloads, 72% of them across Southeast Asia and Latin America, and 42% of revenue from the United States. Its peak day — 16 April 2025 — brought in $520K. More than 80% of that revenue is paid, not advertising.
5 DramaWave vertical dramas are indexed on verticaldrama.tv, with cast, episodes and ratings.
DramaWave uses a freemium model: the first episodes are free, the rest unlocks via coins, ads or subscription.
