Hello Group Delivers Steady Business Momentum and Overseas Growth in Q2 2026
Hello Group, a leading provider of social media and entertainment services, reported steady business momentum and overseas growth in its second quarter (Q2) 2026 earnings conference call. The company's results showed a 5% year-over-year decline in total revenue to CNY 2.49 billion, but a 4% quarter-over-quarter increase.
"The group maintained steady business momentum in Q2," said Mr. Jianhua Wen, COO of Hello Group, during the conference call. "On the domestic side, Momo continued to preserve the healthy functioning of our cash cow business through product innovation and refined operations."
On the overseas side, Hello Group's diversified product portfolio showed increasing synergy. Overseas revenue reached CNY 673 million, a 52% year-over-year increase and 13% quarter-over-quarter growth, accounting for 27% of total revenue compared to 17% in the same period last year.
"For Momo, the goal is to ensure stable, sustained productivity of our cash cow business," said Mr. Wen. "For Tantan, we continue to explore a dating experience and an efficient business model tailored for Asian users."
The company's priorities for 2026 focus on three main tracks: ensuring sustainable productivity from Momo, exploring a dating experience with Tantan, and deepening its overseas presence through new businesses.
On the user side, Hello Group reported a modest increase in Momo's overall user base due to effective product iteration and seasonal recovery. The company also saw a 200,000 quarter-over-quarter increase in paying users on Momo to reach 3.9 million.
"Knock Knock focused on refining our deep chat matching strategy," said Mr. Wen. "AI Chat Assistant trains its models on real user behavior data to deepen its understanding of user preferences, driving steady growth in feature adoption."
Hello Group also began gray testing AI-driven features, including automatic generation of personalized icebreaker messages, further improving matching efficiency and connection success rate.
