A dryer stand having a base, a body having a first end connected to the base and a second end spaced upward from the base, and a receptacle located in the second end of the body, the receptacle being mounted to the second end of the body is provided. The receptacle can receive a dryer for discharging drying air. The mounting of the receptacle enables at least one of a tilting operation and a rotation operation in a clockwise-counterclockwise direction so that the discharge direction of the drying air can be shifted toward a front-rear direction and clockwise-counterclockwise direction with respect to the dryer stand, either simultaneously or separately, depending on the position and size of the object to be dried.

An air blower and a vertical hair dryer are provided. The air blower includes a housing and a heating component. An air cavity, an air inlet area and an air outlet area are formed inside the housing, and the air inlet area and the air outlet area are in communication with the air cavity. The heating component is arranged in the air cavity, and the heating component separates the air cavity into a first sub-cavity and a second sub-cavity. The first sub-cavity is in communication with the air inlet area, and the second sub-cavity is in communication with the air outlet area. At least one of the heating component or the housing is provided with a ventilation area, and the ventilation area is in communication with the first sub-cavity and the second sub-cavity. The heating component is arranged in the first sub-cavity and the second sub-cavity.