SHENZHEN: Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings on Wednesday reported a forecast-beating 175 per cent rise in quarterly profit.
The world's largest gaming firm by revenue booked profit of 59.3 billion yuan for the three months through December. That was ahead of an average analyst estimate of 30.65 billion yuan, based on data from Refinitiv.Revenue rose 26 per cent to 133.67 billion yuan, versus market expectations of 132.19 billion yuan.
Tencent, which has benefited from a surge in paying users for video games in China and international markets, said online games revenues grew by 36per cent.
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