Li Jiaqi was considered to be the last surviving top-tier livestreaming influencer after his biggest rival Viya (Huang Wei) was shut down over tax evasion in December

The fine on Viya, who once appeared on a stream with US reality TV star Kim Kardashian, far exceeds that of other well-known cases.

Huang Wei was fined for concealing income and falsely declaring personal wages as operating income of sole proprietorships from 2019 to 2020