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2026
Manus completes funding round exceeding $500 million
Manus's parent company Butterfly Effect announced that Manus had completed a funding round exceeding $500 million, with Boyu Capital and IDG leading the round and Tencent, Sequoia China, and ZhenFund participating. The post-money valuation reached $4 billion.
2026
Tencent leases 100,000 chips from Oracle to accelerate AI push
A Financial Times report carried by Reuters says that China's Tencent is leasing 100,000 chips from Oracle to accelerate its AI push.
2026
Sharpa raises over 4.5 billion yuan in funding
Sharpa, an AI robotics company focused on dexterous manipulation, has completed a funding round of more than 4.5 billion yuan, according to Yicai. Investors include Alibaba, Meituan, Tencent, JD.com and Transsion, along with Sequoia China, Qiming Venture Partners, Meituan Dragon Ball and Guanghe Ventures; the funds will go to core technology R&D and talent.
2026
Tencent releases Hy4 Preview AI model
Tencent released Hy4 Preview, a low-cost, open-weight AI model, on August 28, 2026. It is available through Tencent Cloud, OpenRouter, Tencent AI applications, and supported model repositories.
2026
Tencent reports Q2 2026 financial results
Tencent Holdings released its Q2 2026 financial results, reporting revenue of RMB 204.79 billion, with value-added services revenue of RMB 98.41 billion.
2026
Tencent releases Q2 2026 financial results
Tencent Holdings released its Q2 2026 financial report on August 12, 2026, reporting revenue of RMB 204.785 billion, up 11% year over year, net profit attributable to equity holders of RMB 56.022 billion, up 0.7%, and non-IFRS net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 68.415 billion, up 9%.
2026
Tencent embeds Xiaowei AI agent into WeChat ecosystem
Tencent has begun small-scale prototype testing of its AI agent "Xiaowei" inside WeChat, with some users experiencing the feature since June. Built on Tencent's self-developed WeLM large model, Xiaowei is positioned as an ecosystem-orchestrating agent integrated into WeChat's existing product system, supporting text and voice interaction for tasks such as group chat summaries, copywriting, and schedule reminders, and can trigger mini-programs for services like food delivery, travel, and registration.
2026
Tencent plans to release Hunyuan Hy4 model soon
Tencent said its larger-parameter Hunyuan Hy4 model is planned for release in the near future, after Hunyuan Hy3 completed rapid iteration from preview to official version.
2026
Meta's over $2 billion acquisition of Manus terminated; Manus regains independence
On the evening of August 11, 2026, AI startup Manus announced via an open letter on its official website that it would restore its independent company status and continue serving millions of users globally. The move follows the termination of Meta's planned acquisition of Manus, after which existing shareholders including Tencent and ZhenFund bought back Manus equity. Manus said data generated by some users on or after December 29, 2025 would be deleted between August 23 and 24 Singapore time to meet regulatory requirements in certain regions, and that affected users should back up data in advance, with data restoration available from August 25 at no charge.
2026
Unitree Robotics prices Shanghai IPO
Unitree Robotics priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 150.8 yuan per share, valuing the company at RMB 61 billion. The offering includes a strategic placement to corporate investors, including DeepSeek.
2026
Tencent Music completes acquisition of Ximalaya stake
Tencent Music Entertainment Group announced on May 18 that the acquisition of Ximalaya was formally completed, following the State Administration for Market Regulation's conditional approval on May 12.
2026
China's SAMR conditionally approves Tencent's acquisition of Ximalaya
China's State Administration for Market Regulation conditionally approved Tencent Holdings' acquisition of Ximalaya on 2026-05-12, attaching five restrictive conditions to address competition concerns in China's online audio and online music streaming platform markets.
2026
China's market regulator conditionally approves Tencent's acquisition of Ximalaya stake
China's State Administration for Market Regulation conditionally approved Tencent's acquisition of an equity stake in Ximalaya on May 12, attaching five restrictive conditions aimed at preserving competition in China's online audio and online music streaming platform markets.
2022
Tencent Aurora P2 projector launch
Tencent introduced the Aurora P2 projector shortly after the 2022 Spring Festival, according to the article.
2022
Tencent invests in Studio MayDay
Tencent invested in New Zealand developer Studio MayDay and took a minority ownership stake; the investment amount was not disclosed.
2022
Tencent takes majority ownership of Tequila Works
Tequila Works confirmed that Tencent became its majority owner and main shareholder.
2022
Lunar raises €70 million in funding
Lunar announced that it raised €70 million as an extension to its Series D funding round; the article reports that the round closed at €280 million in total.
2022
Tencent and China’s Automotive Data Center agree to cooperate on intelligent connected vehicle technology
Tencent announced that it had inked a cooperation agreement with China’s Automotive Data Center for intelligent connected vehicle technology development. The partners will work on autonomous simulation validation and application, simulation evaluation, autonomous driving cloud aspects, and co-development of products and technologies.
2022
Tencent acquires a majority stake in 1C Entertainment
A report published on March 1, 2022, said 1C Entertainment announced that it had been acquired by Tencent. The companies had reached a deal in November 2021 for Tencent to buy all shares held by 1C, 1C Entertainment's previous parent, giving Tencent a majority stake in 1C Entertainment and its subsidiaries.
2022
Scalapay raises $497 million in Series B funding
Buy-now-pay-later provider Scalapay raised $497 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Tencent and Willoughby Capital, with participation from other investors.