US EditionChina tech giant Tencent bets on AI agents
- Tencent Holdings on May 18 said fourth-quarter revenue rose 13% to 194.4 billion yuan, driven by strong gaming demand and growth in AI services.
- Gaming strength came from new and evergreen titles, with domestic gaming revenue recently rising 5% to 38.2 billion yuan and international gaming revenue surging 32% to 21.1 billion yuan, Tencent's gaming arm said.
- AI features across WeChat and services supported ad growth, with online advertising revenue climbing 17% to 41.1 billion yuan, aided by AI-enhanced ad targeting.
- The company plans to accelerate AI investments funded by Tencent's gaming arm after beating quarterly profit forecasts, with Ma Huateng saying 'We sustained healthy growth rates in 2025'.
- Full-Year revenue reached 751.8 billion yuan , and Tencent plans cloud computing expansion into Europe and Middle East data centres despite not disclosing cloud revenue separately.
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China tech giant Tencent bets on AI agents
Tencent wants to bring artificial intelligence agents into its WeChat social media app, the Chinese tech firm's president said on Wednesday, a move that could change how hundreds of millions of users interact with the platform in the Asian nation and beyond.
The Chinese tech giant Tencent has provided surprisingly strong figures. Driven by the AI boom and successful video games, sales and profits increased significantly.
China's Internet giant announced on Wednesday its intention to integrate AI agents into its application, which will be able to perform concrete tasks, such as sending e-mails or booking airline tickets.
Tencent profit rises 16% as gaming leads growth and AI push intensifies
Chinese internet giant Tencent on Wednesday reported a 16 percent jump in full-year net profit, with gaming still its main business driver even as the company extends its AI push. Tencent, the world's largest video game publisher, is competing to offer artificial intelligence tools with its domestic tech rivals including Alibaba, Baidu and ByteDance. "We sustained healthy growth rates in 2025, as AI capabilities improved our ad targeting and sup…
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