Where to watch vertical drama: the platforms

The leaders

Outside China, the two biggest apps are ReelShort (USA) and DramaBox (Singapore). In China, Hongguo (ByteDance) leads with hundreds of millions of users.

Region by region

Vertical drama is global: USA (ReelShort, ShortMax), Singapore (DramaBox, NetShort, GoodShort, FlexTV), South Korea (VIGLOO), Japan (BUMP), India (Kuku TV), France (Sweetz, Storyshort), Israel (Shortical, AppReel), Latin America (idilio.tv), the Arab world (BlingWood), Nigeria (Lebara Play), Germany (Snäxx)…

Vertical Clap Index tracks 35 platforms across 17 countries. Explore by country →

And on TikTok?

Many platforms post free extracts on TikTok and Instagram to hook viewers — TikTok even has a dedicated short-drama hub (tiktok.com/shortdrama). To watch full series, though, you usually switch to a dedicated app.

How to choose?

Each platform has its own catalog. On Vertical Clap Index you can see how many series each platform offers, and the ranking builds from public votes.