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ShortMax

Jiuzhou-tied global vertical-drama app with 100M+ installs claimed.

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About

ShortMax is a vertical short-drama streaming platform. Jiuzhou-tied global vertical-drama app with 100M+ installs claimed.

Our take — ShortMax for short drama

ShortMax, running its web player at shorttv.live, is the Jiuzhou-linked contender — and the most male-coded catalog among the big short drama apps we track. War God, Power Struggle, Tycoon Life, Matrilocal Husband, Apocalypse: these rails read like a direct export of China's male-audience web-fiction canon, with ancient romance alongside for the female side. Our read is that it is the best proxy for how male-fantasy tropes perform globally.

ReelShort and DramaBox both lean female-first romance; ShortMax keeps a visibly heavier male-genre mix while matching DramaBox's translation-volume playbook across fifteen-plus site languages. For studios holding revenge, war-god or tycoon content, this is the shelf where that inventory most obviously belongs — though the site itself says little about who runs it or how licensing works.

Best for

Studios with male-audience inventory (war god, tycoon, revenge) probing global demand

Watch out

Corporate and licensing details are absent from the site — verify the Jiuzhou connection and deal terms before committing content.

  • War God, Tycoon and Matrilocal Husband rails
  • 15+ site languages including Arabic and Russian
  • Ancient-romance and apocalypse categories
  • Web player hosted at shorttv.live

Written by the DramaSo Tools editorial team, 2026-07 — an editorial read of the official site, not a hands-on score.

Popularity & traffic

Global traffic rank #6,143 Top 0.6% · shorttv.live
30-day trend ↓ 184

Rank measures the whole shorttv.live domain. Source: Tranco research-grade traffic ranking, updated 2026-07-07. We don't show estimated visit counts.

CategoryDrama Platforms
PricingFree
Vertical 9:16Yes
Websiteshorttv.live

How short-drama creators use it

Where finished short dramas get published and monetized — the destination creators distribute to.

FAQ

What is ShortMax?

ShortMax is a vertical short-drama streaming platform. Jiuzhou-tied global vertical-drama app with 100M+ installs claimed.

Is ShortMax free?

Yes, ShortMax is free to use.

Does ShortMax support vertical 9:16?

Yes — ShortMax supports vertical 9:16, which suits short-drama production.

What are the alternatives to ShortMax?

Alternatives include ReelShort, DramaBox, GoodShort, FlexTV.

Alternatives to ShortMax

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ReelShort Crazy Maple Studio's English-original, Western-cast vertical dramas. DramaBox Dianzhong's large multi-genre overseas vertical-drama catalog. GoodShort COL Group's ReelShort sister app for vertical dramas. FlexTV Global vertical-drama app with a web player in 15+ UI languages. MoboReels Changdu's daily-updated 1-3 minute vertical dramas. NetShort Maiya-ecosystem app with around 40k series and diamond-unlock plus VIP.

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