IFlytek

iFlytek
Native name
科大讯飞
Company typePublic; State-owned enterprise
SZSE: 002230
CSI A50
IndustryInformation technology
Founded1999 (1999)
FounderLiu Qingfeng
Headquarters,
China
Area served
speech synthesis, speech recognition and natural language processing
OwnerChina Mobile
Websitewww.iflytek.com

iFlytek (Chinese: 科大讯飞; pinyin: Kēdà Xùnfēi), styled as iFLYTEK, is a partially state-owned Chinese information technology company established in 1999. It creates voice recognition software and 10+ voice-based internet/mobile products covering education, communication, music, intelligent toys industries. State-owned enterprise China Mobile is the company's largest shareholder. The company is listed in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and it is backed by several state-owned investment funds.

The company was spun off from University of Science and Technology of China.:128 The city of Hefei is a major investor in iFlytek.:128 The company has faced accusations from human rights groups and the United States government of involvement in mass surveillance.