Solid Top-Line and Adjusted Growth
Total revenue RMB 196.5 billion, up 9% year‑on‑year (would be +11% YoY on a like‑for‑like basis after adjusting for later Spring Festival timing).
Gross Profit and Profitability
Gross profit RMB 111.3 billion, up 11% YoY; overall gross margin 57%, +1 percentage point YoY. Non‑IFRS operating profit RMB 75.6 billion, up 9% YoY; non‑IFRS net profit attributable RMB ~68 billion, up 11% YoY. Diluted EPS RMB 7.364, up 12% YoY.
Strong Free Cash Flow and Net Cash Position
Free cash flow RMB 56.7 billion, up 20% YoY (Q‑on‑Q +67%). Net cash position approx. RMB 146.9 billion, up ~37% Q‑on‑Q (~RMB 40 billion), despite ongoing CapEx and buybacks.
Robust Games Performance and Product Wins
Domestic game gross receipts grew in the teens YoY; reported domestic game revenue growth 6% YoY (impacted by Spring Festival timing). Honor of Kings and Peacekeeper Elite achieved lifetime/record highs (Peacekeeper Elite gross receipts +30% YoY; peak DAU 90 million). New release Roco Kingdom World reached >13 million average DAUs in first month and high retention.
Marketing & Ad Recovery
Marketing services revenue RMB 38 billion, up 20% YoY. Video accounts time spent increased >20% YoY and Weixin search queries rose >25% YoY; advertising product advances (transformer-based recommendation, instant play ads) and AI Marketing Plus powered ~30% of advertiser spend.
Cloud & Business Services Momentum
FinTech & Business Services revenue RMB 60 billion, up 9% YoY; Business Services (cloud & tech) grew ~20% YoY. Tencent Cloud international revenue grew >40% YoY. AI demand contributed to GPU/CPU/storage revenue gains and early token monetization for AI agent solutions.
Major AI Product Progress — Hunyuan 3 Preview
Launched Hunyuan 3 Preview: positioned as a cost‑efficient, multi‑capability foundation model. Ranked #1 on open router by token usage since April 28 and continued leadership after free period ended May 8. Deployed across 131 internal products; internal token usage at least 10x versus Hunyuan 2. Early adoption of agent products (CodeBuddy, WorkBuddy) with strong organic growth and healthy retention.
Operational Investments to Support AI
Operating CapEx RMB 31.2 billion (+18% YoY, +84% QoQ) as company accelerates server infrastructure and compute investments; R&D expenses RMB 22.6 billion, up 19% YoY to support AI roadmap.
Ecosystem & Merchant Wins
Mini Shops branded merchants GMV more than tripled YoY, with new incentives and product features; improvements for creators and merchants (coupon sharing, matchmaking) and upgraded Mini Program developer tooling (AI plugins like CodeBuddy).