The9 Limited Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

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The9 Limited Q2 2026 Earnings Summary

Strategic Repositioning: The9 is shifting focus to its AI-powered UGC gaming platform, The9bit, combining 20+ years of online gaming expertise (player engagement, monetization) with crypto experience (Bitcoin mining, digital assets). The9bit enables AI-generated content (AIGC) and user-generated content (UGC) via an AI-native OS called AIGD, supported by the 9BIT utility token for incentives. This reduces barriers for creators, with plans to add in-game purchase mid-core games in 1-2 months.

Financial Highlights (Q2 2026 vs. Prior Periods)

  • Net income: $32 million (up >39% from Q1 2026).
  • Strongest half-year net income since 2004 IPO: $55 million (H1 2026).
  • Primary driver: Fair value recognition of 9BIT tokens from cooperation with 9BIT Foundation (Panama-based independent crypto entity).
  • 9BIT token daily trading volume: ~$10 million across exchanges.
  • Revenue scale remains small currently (mostly casual games via ads), but strong growth expected in H2 2026 from mid-core games and payment solutions (fiat/crypto).

The9bit Platform Metrics (as of August 2026)

  • Registered users: >8 million.
  • Games created: >110,000 (since launch in August 2025).
  • Brand partners: 41 signed, 127 in pipeline (offline-to-online model tested in Southeast Asia with partners like Z Life and Highlight Coffee).

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Operator : Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to The9 Limited Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Ms. Jojo Su, Investor Relations Specialist. Please go ahead, ma'am. Jojo Su : Thank you, operator. Good evening and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Joining me today are Mr. George Lai, CEO of The9 Limited, Mrs. Nora Lam, COO of The9bit, and Mr. Gary Gao, COO of The9 Limited. During today's call, we will discuss our business outlook and make forward-looking statements. These comments are based on our predictions and expectations as of today. Actual events or results could differ materially from those mentioned in today's news release and in this discussion due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those mentioned in our most recent filing with the SEC. In addition, a webcast replay of this conference call will be available on our website. With that, I will now turn the call over to Mr. George Lai. George Lai : Thank you, Jojo, and good evening, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. I want to spend a few minutes on where The9 is heading. This quarter marks an important step in our repositioning, and I would like to explain the strategic logic behin

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