Overview
Beijing-based AI and computer-vision company known for its Face++ facial-recognition platform; one of China's 'Four AI Dragons'. Added to the U.S. BIS Entity List (Oct 2019) over alleged Xinjiang surveillance involvement and to the DoD Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies (2025).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Technology
Scale
Regulatory
Regulatory
CEO
Revenue
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
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Megvii on the deployment map
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Megvii.
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Recent coverage
Megvii in third-party press
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
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Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
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- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
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- unclassified
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Megvii.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Megvii from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Megvii CEO Yin Qi: Business Model is the Best Model
Megvii founder and CEO Yin Qi, AI prodigy, leading computer vision powerhouse. Megvii once valued at $1B+ as one of four Chinese AI tiger startups.
Megvii at China World Intelligence Expo — state-owned enterprise dealings
Megvii specializing in image recognition with extensive state-owned enterprise dealings. China investing in AI at World Intelligence Expo Tianjin.
Megvii — AI Software Licensing and Computer Vision
Megvii primary revenue from AI software licensing, facial recognition and computer vision deployed in public security, finance, retail. Beijing China.
Megvii Brief History — Mega + Vision in Beijing Zhongguancun
Megvii bootstrapped in Beijing Zhongguancun, branding as Mega + Vision to process visual data at unprecedented scale. Founded 2011.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/megvii.md
- RSS feed: /companies/megvii/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a9ad6141-9389-4696-853f-cccc64529f28
- Revision history: /companies/megvii/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Megvii against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 18, 2026