Founded in 2010 by Fang Sanwen, Xueqiu is a prominent social media platform and investment community primarily for Chinese-speaking investors. It combines social networking with financial data, user-generated analysis, and real-time market news for stocks in China, Hong Kong, and the United States. The platform's mission is to connect investors to share knowledge, discover investment opportunities, and optimize their strategies. While its core is an information and community hub, it has expanded its services to allow users to open brokerage accounts and trade directly through integrated partnerships with various securities firms.