Media & Entertainment
Thai media market ~THB 130B ad-spend; BEC, MCOT, Workpoint, GMM, RS TV; Major cinema; GMM Grammy music; streaming, creator disruption
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Reports in this sector
2
Market profiles
37
Cited sources
30
Primary-grade share
83%
Key statistics
Public reference figures, each linked to source-level context.
LINE Thailand monthly active users
LY Corp, DataReportal, LINE for Business
LINE Official Account business accounts
LINE for Business Thailand
Thailand LINE ecosystem revenue
LY Corp annual report, LINE MAN Wongnai, LINE BK
LINE OA share of Thai ecosystem revenue
LY Corp, LINE MAN Wongnai, LINE BK
Thai LINE sticker economy
LY Corp, LINE Creators Market
Market profiles in this sector
37 free profiles tied to reports, filings, regulations, and source-backed context.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Filmmaker)
Thai filmmaker and Palme d'Or laureate (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, 2010), the highest-profile Thai auteur in the global art-house cinema circuit.
Auspicious Licence Plate Auctions (DLT Thailand)
Thai Department of Land Transport programme auctioning auspicious vehicle registration numbers; generates hundreds of millions of baht annually from superstition-driven demand.
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
Bangkok's primary public contemporary art and culture centre at Pathumwan intersection; operated under Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, hosting 200-plus exhibitions and events annually.
Bangkok Cineplex
Thai cinema operator profile in the local exhibition market.
BEC World
Listed Thai Channel 3 TV broadcaster; Maleenont family controlled; Thai drama, news content leader.
Brahmin Thai Astrologers Temple Cluster
Network of Brahmin-tradition astrologers and fortune-tellers based at Thai royal temples and Brahmin shrines, providing traditional astrological consultation services.
Bumble Thailand (Bumble Inc.)
Bumble Inc.'s women-first dating app operates in Thailand with a growing urban user base concentrated in Bangkok, positioning as a premium alternative to Tinder.
Thai Celebrity Fortune-Tellers Aggregate (Mor Doo)
Cluster of high-profile Thai celebrity fortune-tellers operating across television, social media, and paid consultation in Thailand's multi-billion-baht astrology economy.
Red Bull Racing (Formula 1)
Red Bull GmbH's Formula 1 team operating under the Oracle Red Bull Racing brand; multiple Constructors' and Drivers' Championship winner headquartered in Milton Keynes.
G-Pra Online Amulet Auction Platform
Thailand's leading online marketplace for Buddhist amulet trading and auction; digitises the Thai amulet economy with authentication tools and live bidding.
GMM Grammy
Largest Thai music label, GMM 25 / ONE 31 TV, concert, events; Paiboon Damrongchaitham family controlled.
Got Jakrapan (Got Mor Lam)
Thai mor lam vocalist and live performer from Isan; prominent in the contemporary mor lam circuit with strong YouTube streaming numbers and a loyal northeastern Thai fanbase.
Grindr Thailand (San Vicente Acquisition Corp.)
Grindr's Thai operation serves Thailand's LGBTQ community, with Thailand being one of its top-five Southeast Asian markets by monthly active users.
Khon Kaen Mor Lam Festival (Annual Event)
Annual Mor Lam music festival held in Khon Kaen city, the largest dedicated Mor Lam live-event in the northeast Thailand cultural calendar.
Thai Livestream Fortune-Telling Platforms Aggregate
Aggregate of Thai livestream platforms and channels delivering paid fortune-telling and astrology consultations via Facebook Live, TikTok, and YouTube in Thailand.
Major Cineplex
Listed Thai cinema exhibitor; ~800 screens; dominant ~80% share; bowling, karaoke, F&B, pre-roll advertising.
MCOT
State-majority listed broadcaster; Channel 9 TV, MCOT radio network; persistent losses, turnaround.
MOCA Bangkok (Boonchai Bencharongkul Collection)
Private contemporary-art museum in Bangkok founded by DTAC billionaire Boonchai Bencharongkul, housing Thailand's largest single private collection of Thai modern and contemporary art.
Thai Astrology Mobile Apps Aggregate
Cluster of Thai-market astrology and horoscope mobile applications providing daily forecasts, numerology, and personalised fortune services to Thai smartphone users.
Online Cockfight Broadcasting Platforms (Thai and Filipino Webcasts)
Grey-market online streaming platforms broadcasting live cockfighting bouts from licensed Thai provincial arenas and Filipino sabungan pits to international betting audiences, estimated to generate USD 50-100M in annual subscription and wagering-adjacent revenue.
Pranakorn Amulet Shop
Established Bangkok amulet dealer and authentication specialist operating in the Tha Phrachan amulet market cluster.
Rirkrit Tiravanija (Artist)
Thai-born, internationally acclaimed contemporary artist and relational aesthetics pioneer, represented in major global museum collections and a reference figure for Thai cultural-export value.
RS Group
Listed Thai music, Channel 8 TV; aggressive home-shopping / commerce pivot post-2018.
Sasi Match
Thai matchmaking platform blending traditional matchmaker services with a digital app, targeting Thai singles seeking serious long-term relationships.
SF Cinema City
Major Thai cinema-chain operator in malls and urban entertainment venues.
Sotheby's Asia and Christie's Asia (Thai Art Secondary Market)
The two dominant international auction houses operating Southeast Asian and Thai art sales from Hong Kong, setting secondary-market price benchmarks for Thai modern and contemporary art.
Sugar Bangkok
Thai-local dating app startup launched circa 2019, targeting Bangkok's young urban singles with a lifestyle-social hybrid matching format.
Tai Orathai
Leading Thai luk thung and mor lam vocalist from Isan; one of Thailand's best-selling country music artists with decades of chart success and a national live touring presence.
Tantan Thailand (Momo / ByteDance acquisition rumour — TanTan, MOMO Inc.)
MOMO Inc.'s Tantan dating app serves a significant Thai user base, driven in part by Chinese tourist and expatriate communities alongside Thai urban millennial users.
Tha Phrachan Amulet Market Bangkok
Bangkok's largest and oldest amulet trading market on Tha Phrachan Road; primary physical hub for Thai Buddhist amulet commerce and valuation.
Thai Music Label Aggregate (GMM Grammy, RS Group, Workpoint Entertainment)
Aggregate of Thailand's three largest music and entertainment label groups, anchoring the Thai recorded-music and live-events ecosystem.
Thai Music Streaming Aggregate (JOOX, Spotify Thailand)
The combined Thai music-streaming market led by JOOX (Tencent Music) and Spotify Thailand, the dominant digital distribution channels for Mor Lam, luk thung, and Thai pop.
ThaiCupid (Cupid Media)
Cupid Media's ThaiCupid is a Thailand-specific dating site operating since 2002, focusing on connecting Thai singles with international and domestic partners.
Tinder Thailand (Match Group)
Match Group's Tinder operates in Thailand with an estimated 3-4 million monthly active users, making it the country's largest swipe-based dating app.
TV Phra Thailand
Thai amulet television and online media platform; broadcasts amulet auction programmes, authentication content, and collector commentary to a nationwide audience.
Workpoint Entertainment
Listed Thai TV Channel 23, content production, game-show, reality-TV content factory.
Yinglee Srijumpol
Thai mor lam and luk thung vocalist from Isan; daughter of legendary mor lam artist Pimpaporn Laddawan, known for contemporary takes on traditional northeastern Thai music.
Available reports
Thai LINE ~54M MAU (~75% population). LINE OA, Pay, BK, MAN Wongnai, SHOPPING, TV, Stickers. Revenue ~USD 300-500M. Top-1 global market outside Japan.
Thai media market ~THB 130B (ad-spend anchor). BEC, MCOT, Workpoint, GMM TV; Major cinema; RS, GMM music; streaming (Netflix, Disney+, Viu, WeTV), creators disrupt.
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