{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"129547","rtpr_id":"nBw4Sl7pxa","ticker":"1357","exchange":"HKEX","all_tickers":["1357"],"title":"Meitu 2026 Interim Results: AI Applications for Productivity Continue to Break New Ground as Net Profit Grows 39.5% YoY","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-27T14:01:00.163Z","article_body":"Meitu 2026 Interim Results: AI Applications for Productivity Continue to Break\nNew Ground as Net Profit Grows 39.5% YoY\n\nOn August 26, 2026, Meitu, Inc. (1357. HK) announced 2026 Interim Results:\ntotal revenue from continuing operations increased by 22.1% YoY to RMB 2.21\nbillion. Adjusted Net Profit attributable to Owners of the Company increased\nby 39.5% YoY to RMB 652 million.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827842032/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827842032/en/)\n\nMeitu announced 2026 Interim Results\n\nIn the first half of 2026, Meitu’s Photo, Video and Design Products\nmaintained strong growth momentum, with revenue increasing 30.9% YoY to RMB\n1.77 billion, accounting for 80% of total revenue.\n\nThe growth in this core business was mainly driven by the continued expansion\nof the paying subscriber base and improvement in ARPPU. As of June 2026, the\ntotal number of paying subscribers of products increased by 19.7% YoY to 18.44\nmillion. The subscription rate hits 6.5%.\n\nPaying subscribers of Applications for Leisure reached 16.09 million, up 18.8%\nYoY. The Meitu app has consistently ranked first in terms of MAU within the\nphoto tools market in China, while BeautyCam has long ranked first by user\nscale in China’s camera and photoshooting segment. As an AI video editing\napplication, Wink has gained popularity across global markets, supported by\nits strengths in video portrait retouching and AI-powered quality restoration.\n\nPaying subscribers of Applications for Productivity grew 29.8% YoY to 2.35\nmillion. As paying users of Applications for Productivity continue to deepen\ntheir use of AI-powered visual creative workflows, total AI credits\nconsumption increased by more than 46% sequentially in both the first and\nsecond quarters—roughly 113% across the half.\n\nAs of the end of June 2026, Monthly Active Users (“MAU”) of Meitu’s\nApplications for Productivity reached a record high of 33 million, an increase\nof 43.5% YoY. Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) for AI-driven Productivity\nApplications further expanded to approximately RMB 620 million.\n\nMeitu’s globalization strategy continued to advance steadily. Global MAU\nreached 282 million, while MAU in markets outside of Mainland China remained\nsteadily above 100 million.\n\nAmong global paying subscribers, the growth from markets outside of Mainland\nChina approximately doubled that from Mainland China. The majority of overseas\npaying subscribers additions came from high-ARPPU regions, including East\nAsia, Latin America and Europe.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827842032/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827842032/en/)\n\nLangziou\n\nE-mail: lzo@meitu.com (mailto:lzo@meitu.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw4Sl7pxa","title":"Meitu 2026 Interim Results: AI Applications for Productivity Continue to Break New Ground as Net Profit Grows 39.5% YoY","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"1357","created":"2026-08-27T14:01:00.163Z","tickers":["1357"],"exchange":"HKEX","article_body":"Meitu 2026 Interim Results: AI Applications for Productivity Continue to Break\nNew Ground as Net Profit Grows 39.5% YoY\n\nOn August 26, 2026, Meitu, Inc. (1357. HK) announced 2026 Interim Results:\ntotal revenue from continuing operations increased by 22.1% YoY to RMB 2.21\nbillion. Adjusted Net Profit attributable to Owners of the Company increased\nby 39.5% YoY to RMB 652 million.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827842032/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827842032/en/)\n\nMeitu announced 2026 Interim Results\n\nIn the first half of 2026, Meitu’s Photo, Video and Design Products\nmaintained strong growth momentum, with revenue increasing 30.9% YoY to RMB\n1.77 billion, accounting for 80% of total revenue.\n\nThe growth in this core business was mainly driven by the continued expansion\nof the paying subscriber base and improvement in ARPPU. As of June 2026, the\ntotal number of paying subscribers of products increased by 19.7% YoY to 18.44\nmillion. The subscription rate hits 6.5%.\n\nPaying subscribers of Applications for Leisure reached 16.09 million, up 18.8%\nYoY. The Meitu app has consistently ranked first in terms of MAU within the\nphoto tools market in China, while BeautyCam has long ranked first by user\nscale in China’s camera and photoshooting segment. As an AI video editing\napplication, Wink has gained popularity across global markets, supported by\nits strengths in video portrait retouching and AI-powered quality restoration.\n\nPaying subscribers of Applications for Productivity grew 29.8% YoY to 2.35\nmillion. As paying users of Applications for Productivity continue to deepen\ntheir use of AI-powered visual creative workflows, total AI credits\nconsumption increased by more than 46% sequentially in both the first and\nsecond quarters—roughly 113% across the half.\n\nAs of the end of June 2026, Monthly Active Users (“MAU”) of Meitu’s\nApplications for Productivity reached a record high of 33 million, an increase\nof 43.5% YoY. Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) for AI-driven Productivity\nApplications further expanded to approximately RMB 620 million.\n\nMeitu’s globalization strategy continued to advance steadily. Global MAU\nreached 282 million, while MAU in markets outside of Mainland China remained\nsteadily above 100 million.\n\nAmong global paying subscribers, the growth from markets outside of Mainland\nChina approximately doubled that from Mainland China. The majority of overseas\npaying subscribers additions came from high-ARPPU regions, including East\nAsia, Latin America and Europe.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827842032/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827842032/en/)\n\nLangziou\n\nE-mail: lzo@meitu.com (mailto:lzo@meitu.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-27T14:01:00.215121285Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787839260215},"received_at":"2026-08-27T14:01:00.333Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827842032/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"118461","press_release_id":"129547","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Software","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"earnings","narrative":"Meitu reported interim results for the first half of 2026, with total revenue rising 22.1% year-over-year to RMB 2.21 billion and adjusted net profit growing 39.5% to RMB 652 million.\n\nThe core Photo, Video and Design business drove the performance, increasing revenue by 30.9% to RMB 1.77 billion, while the total paying subscriber base grew 19.7% to 18.44 million.\n\nAI productivity applications showed strong traction, with AI credit consumption increasing roughly 113% across the half and annual recurring revenue for the segment reaching approximately RMB 620 million.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Strong profit growth and surging AI usage signal Meitu's successful pivot to productivity tools."},"keyFigures":{"revenue":"RMB 2.21 billion","revenueYoy":"22.1%","customDimensions":{"global_mau":282000000,"core_revenue":"RMB 1.77 billion","core_revenue_yoy":"30.9%","productivity_arr":"RMB 620 million","paying_subscribers":18440000,"adjusted_net_profit":"RMB 652 million","paying_subscribers_yoy":"19.7%","adjusted_net_profit_yoy":"39.5%"}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":["Meitu","BeautyCam","Wink"],"companies":[{"name":"Meitu, Inc.","ticker":"1357"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"RMB 2.21 billion","context":"H1 2026 total revenue"},{"amount":"RMB 652 million","context":"H1 2026 adjusted net profit"},{"amount":"RMB 1.77 billion","context":"H1 2026 Photo, Video and Design Products revenue"},{"amount":"RMB 620 million","context":"ARR for AI-driven Productivity Applications"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":4,"reasoning":"Interim results show robust growth with revenue up 22.1% YoY and adjusted net profit surging 39.5% YoY. 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