Chinese tech giant, Tencent Holdings Ltd. today reported its consolidated results for the third quarter.
In Q3, the company recorded a better-than-expected 15% rise in revenue, sustaining the steady growth that’s helped the social media leader attract investors.
Tencent reported sales of 192.9 billion yuan ($27.2 billion) for the three months ending in September, driven by a 43% increase in international gaming revenue.
The company’s net income increased by around 19%.
Mr. Ma Huateng, Chairman and CEO of Tencent, told investors, “During the third quarter of 2025, we achieved solid revenue and earnings growth, reflecting healthy trends across games, marketing services, and fintech and business services. Our strategic investments in AI are benefitting us in business areas such as ad targeting and game engagement, as well as in efficiency enhancement areas such as coding, and game and video production.”
Looking ahead, “We are upgrading the team and architecture of our HunYuan foundation model, whose image and 3D generation models are now industry leading. As HunYuan’s capabilities continue to improve, our investment in growing Yuanbao adoption, and our effort in developing agentic AI capabilities within Weixin, will gain further traction,” Huateng stated.
Tencent, China’s most valuable company, has seen its market value surge by $280 billion this year alone.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
