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China's Tencent sees boost from gaming, AI demand even as revenue comes in weaker than expected

Cnbc · · 57 words · By Kai Nicol-Schwarz
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“Chinese tech giant Tencent on Wednesday reported revenues rose 9% in its first-quarter 2026 earnings”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Tencent reported first-quarter revenue growth of 9% on a Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tencent (Chinese: 腾讯; pinyin: Téngxùn) is a Chinese multinational technology conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent
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web search NEUTRAL — Tencent saw a YOY 52% increase in revenue and 42% increase in profits. tencent-earnings-2-2 tencent-earnings-3-2. Advertising share of revenue remains stable.
https://walkthechat.com/6-things-remember-tencent-quarterly-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tencent's headquarters are in Shenzhen. Earning results for the first quarter of 2020 showed a total revenue of 108 billion Chinese yuan ($15.2 billion) - an increase of 26% year-on-year, despite the …
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53696743
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“but missed analyst expectations”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that despite the growth, the earnings 'missed' analyst expectations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tencent (Chinese: 腾讯; pinyin: Téngxùn) is a Chinese multinational technology conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent
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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1998, Tencent is an Internet-based platform company using technology to enrich the lives of Internet users and assist the digital upgrade of enterprises. Our mission is "Value for Users, Te…
https://www.tencent.com/en-us/
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web search NEUTRAL — Tencent, founded in 1998, is an internet company enhancing users' lives and supporting enterprise digitalization with its mission "Value for Users, Tech for Good".
https://www.tencent.com.cn/en-us/index.shtml
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“Revenue: 196.5 billion Chinese yuan”
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Two independent sources specifically cite the revenue figure as 196.5 billion Chinese yuan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Here's how Tencent did in its first-quarter earnings for 2026, compared to LSEG analyst forecast data: Revenue: 196.5 billion Chinese yuan, compared to estimates of 199 billion Chinese yuan.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/tencent-q1-earnings-gaming-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tencent Holdings reported first-quarter revenue growth of 9% on Wednesday, as China's largest social media and gaming company benefited from robust demand for its games and expanding ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tencent-q1-revenu…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Shenzhen-based company posted revenue of 196.5 billion yuan ($28.94 billion) for the three months ended March 31, compared with 198.96 billion yuan expected by analysts polled by LSEG.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/tencent-q1-revenu…
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“compared to estimates of 199 billion Chinese yuan”
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The claim that LSEG estimates were around 199 billion yuan is supported by multiple sources (one citing 199 billion and another citing 198.96 billion, which rounds to 199 billion).
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web search NEUTRAL — London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) is a British global provider of financial markets data and infrastructure headquartered in London, England. It owns the London Stock Exchange (on which it is als…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange_Group
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2011 · LSEG is your trusted global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Discover how we deliver value for our customers.
https://www.lseg.com/en
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web search NEUTRAL — 由 LSEG 支持的 AI 可处理的金融情报，原生集成于 Excel 与 PowerPoint 人工智能正快速融入日常金融工作流程，深度嵌入我们日常使用的工具中。
https://www.lseg.com.cn/
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