Chinese tech giant Tencent's (0700) net profit rose 15.9 percent year-on-year to 224.8 billion yuan (HK$256.5 billion) in 2025, driven by robust gaming demand and growing income from its artificial intelligence services.
Its adjusted net profit also rose 16.6 percent to 259.6 billion yuan. The company declared a final dividend of HK$5.3 per share, up 17.8 percent from a year ago.
Revenue grew 13.9 percent to 751.8 billion yuan, among which value-added services generated 369.3 billion yuan, an increase of about 16 percent.
Domestic games revenues rose 18 percent to 164.2 billion yuan, while international games incomes jumped 33 percent to 77.4 billion yuan.
Gaming growth was mainly boosted by newer titles like "Delta Force", alongside established hits "Honor of Kings" and "Peacekeeper Elite", the firm said.
Its marketing services generated 145 billion yuan in revenue, up 19 percent, primarily driven by growth in AI-powered pricing and ad impressions.
Revenue in its FinTech and Business Services segment rose 8 percent to 229.4 billion yuan.
As AI capabilities improved its ad targeting and supported more engagement with games, as well as cloud business delivered improving revenue growth and profit at scale, Tencent achieved robust performance last year, said Tencent chairman and chief executive Pony Ma Huateng in a statement.
