Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Limited also announced a ground-breaking 15% year-on-year revenue growth for the first quarter of 2025. The company’s profit skyrocketed to 184.504 billion Chinese yuan, or roughly $25.7 billion. This is a huge increase from 161.117 billion Chinese yuan earned in the same quarter last year. The firm pointed to this historic growth due to their strong gaming vertical and early AI investments as driving forces behind this success.
Operating profit for Tencent skyrocketed by 63.052 billion yuan. This would be a huge increase from last year’s number of 57.313 billion yuan. This dramatic improvement shows the company’s success at leveraging its diversified portfolio to drive increasing operational efficiency.
Tencent Domestic games were critical to Tencent’s overall revenue growth, rising 17% year-on-year. The unit also produced 40.4 billion yuan in revenue during the period, underscoring the continued appeal of Tencent’s gaming titles. Other standout drivers of this boom were “Delta Force,” “Honor of Kings,” “VALORANT” and “Peacekeeper Elite.” Each of these games saw deep levels of player engagement and spending.
Tencent’s CEO, Ma Huateng, commented on the company’s performance, stating, “During the second quarter of 2025, we delivered double-digit revenue and non-IFRS operating profit growth on a year-on-year basis, as we invested in, and benefitted from, utilising AI.”
The company’s investment in AI technologies has not only bolstered its gaming sector but expanded its capabilities across various applications. Huateng elaborated on this strategy: “We are striving to bring further benefits of AI to consumers and enterprises through powering more use cases within Weixin, driving usage of our AI native app Yuanbao, and upgrading the capabilities of our HunYuan foundation models.”
With competitors nipping at its heels, Tencent is perpetually improving and expanding its product suite. By supplementing its offerings with thoughtful AI integration, the company is positioning itself for success down the line. The combination of gaming popularity and AI advancements suggests a promising trajectory for the tech giant in the coming quarters.