By Herman Lai, posted May 6, 2011 at 12:03 PM, 1,219 views,

Youku To Replace YouTube on iPhones in China?

YouTube app is pre-loaded on every iPhone and iPad since the first day out. However, China’s iPhone and iPad do not include YouTube, since YouTube is banned in China. Therefore, a Chinese video site will take over YouTube’s position, and that is…

Youku! We call it as a Chinese version of YouTube. According to TechNode, a rumor from a trustful source claimed,

“Victor Koo, the founder of Youku, has met Steve Jobs to discuss the possibility of having YouKu app pre-installed for iPhone officially sold in China.”

Well, if this is true, we may see Youku comes pre-installed on iOS 5.0 for China’s iPod touch, iPhone 4, iPad, and iPad 2. That will be the best solution to replace YouTube in China.

Moreover, we have checked Apple.com.cn, we can’t see YouTube or Youku app icon on the home screen of the white iPhone 4.

About Youku

Youku.com (www.youku.com) was launched in Dec 2006, it is the leading video sharing website and premier online video brand in China, who also works with more than 150 professional media partners to distribute online videos in China. The website delivers more than 150 million daily video views as of June 2008 and total user time spent exceeded 30 billion minutes per month.

Source: Technode, Youku via 9to5mac