Tencent Quarter 2 Revenue Up 15% Driven by Gaming Division and AI Investments
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Key points
- Tencent reported a 15% increase in second-quarter revenue.
- The revenue increase was driven by the company’s strong performance in its gaming division and significant investments in AI.
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Gaming revenue increased 17%, attributed to Delta Force, Honor of Kings, PUBG Mobile, and Dune: Awakening.
Tencent reported a 15% increase in the second quarter revenue for 2025, reportedly driven by the company’s strong performance in its gaming division and significant investments in AI. Tencent’s revenue was reported as $25.7 billion, compared to the $22.4 billion revenue from the same period in 2024.
The gaming revenue increased by 17% to $5.6 billion, with the increase attributed to the company’s new title, Delta Force, and strong staples such as Honor of Kings, PUBG Mobile, and Valorant.
“Our games performed well in terms of users and revenue as evergreen games such as Honour of Kings and Peacekeeper Elite evolve into platforms while increasing their usage of AI, and as new games such as Delta Force broke out,” Tencent CEO Ma Huateng said in an official press release.
The CEO stated that the company’s marketing services sustained rapid growth as Tencent upgraded its advertising foundation model, which led to better performance of advertisements across platforms. Tencent is attempting to further the benefits of AI to consumers and enterprises. Plans to integrate AI into its products, such as Weixini and Yuanbao, were announced within the press statement as well.
