Summary:
✓ Reached a heat index of 10018 (in just 7 days, the fastest on Youku for the wuxia genre, compared to other currently airing dramas)
✓ Ranked 13th on the Youku heat index platform
✓ Entered the Youku Annual Bestseller List the third-fastest since the list was created (The Youku Annual Bestseller List is a ranking of the top 20 dramas with the best performance and sales on Youku over a period of one year)
✓ Ranked 10th on the Youku annual bestseller list
✓ Ranked first in the average effective wuxia genre (maoyan)
✓ SuMuYu's most popular wuxia character for October (Maoyan)
✓ 700 million active viewers as of week 3 (Maoyan)
✓ Brand advertising has increased to 23 brands (the most compared to other currently airing dramas)
✓ Highly acclaimed and well-received by fans of novel adaptations
✓ Capable of attracting the adult male market in the popular wuxia drama category, which typically relies on female viewers
✓ Highest Weibo rating compared to other currently airing dramas (8.6)
✓ Highest Douban rating and most Douban voters compared to other currently airing dramas (7.1 out of 56,000 voters)

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BPiiCRmyD/

Updates after Blood River was finished airing: 

- Douban rating increased from 7.1 to 7.3 with over 100k voters.

- The effective volume playback reached 1.3 billion views as of Dec 1, 2025.

“- According to Maoyan, BloodRiver become the No.1 martial arts (wuxia) drama in Nov 2025 with heat value 9456.85

- According to Powerhouse, Su Mu Yu in Blood River drama become No. 1 top character in Nov 2025.”

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Adt7hajHp/