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IGG is trying to move from leaning on one aging blockbuster to a steadier stream of new strategy games, while dialing back its heavy spending on new development. If its newer launches keep holding players and its push to use AI keeps cutting costs, profits could improve—but the big question is how much recent growth comes from higher advertising spend.Read more

Be Friends Holding Limited, an investment holding company, provides all-media services in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers new media services, such as marketing services to the merchants for the livestream e-commerce on the e-commerce platforms; and application solutions, including design, implementation, and support services, as well as offers broadcasting equipment.Read more

Tencent’s next chapter may be less about new apps and more about getting more from the ones people already use, with Weixin’s video, search, and mini games opening fresh ways to earn from its own traffic. The story also looks at how AI could lift ads, cloud tools, and game creation—and what tougher rules, rivals, and geopolitics could still derail the upside.Read more

Tencent leans on WeChat’s all-in-one ecosystem and a global gaming portfolio, while pushing into cloud, payments, and new AI-powered services. The big question is whether these growth engines can keep compounding as China’s tech rules tighten and global tensions make expansion harder.Read more

Tencent’s push into AI and booming games looks strong on the surface, but the spending needed to scale its AI tools could squeeze cash and profits for a while. See why ads, cloud, and fintech growth may not fully offset that pressure—and what would need to go right for the upside to stay intact.Read more

China Literature’s reading platform faces a tough fight as younger audiences spend more time on short videos and creators find new ways to publish and earn elsewhere. At the same time, its story library could still power new growth through adaptations, merchandise, and smarter tools—if it can protect its best content and keep costs under control.Read more

Kuaishou could get a second wind as new AI tools make it easier to create videos, improve ad targeting, and turn the app into a one-stop place for watching, shopping, and live streaming. But tougher rules, higher costs to attract users, and challenges expanding outside China could limit how far this upside can run.Read more

Kingsoft’s office software is gaining new users with AI features and seeing strong demand from businesses and government-led projects, but the same push is also driving up development and infrastructure costs. The key question is whether new growth in subscriptions, enterprise tools, and overseas markets can outrun rising spending and a weakening games business.Read more

Meitu is turning its photo, video, and design apps into a paid service by adding AI features that push more users to subscribe, while growth outside China opens a much larger pool of customers. The big question is whether it can keep standing out as larger AI platforms move into content creation and as a new AI assistant product proves it can actually make money.Read more