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Sea Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

Singapore, March 3, 2026 – Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) (“Sea” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Sea’s GAAP revenue was US$6.9 billion, up 38.4% year-on-year. The Company also achieved gross profit of US$3.0 billion, up 36.0% year-on-year, and net income of US$410.9 million, up 72.9% year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA1 increased by 33.2% year-on-year to reach US$787.1 million.

For the full year of 2025, Sea’s GAAP revenue was US$22.9 billion, up 36.4% year-on-year, with gross profit growing 42.2% year-on-year to US$10.2 billion. Net income reached US$1.6 billion, as compared to net income of US$447.8 million for the full year of 2024. The Company’s adjusted EBITDA1 was US$3.4 billion, up 75.2% year-on-year.

“2025 has been a great year for Sea. All our businesses scaled well, exceeding our initial growth expectations. This broad-based robust growth is healthy and sustainable, underpinned by the growing scale of users that we serve. In 2025, Shopee served around 400 million active buyers and 20 million sellers. Monee gained over 20 million unique first-time borrowers. And Garena connected on average with more than 100 million players daily throughout the year,” said Forrest Li, Sea’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Regarding 2026, he said, “We were successful in 2025 because we chose the right set of strategies and we executed them well. 2026 will be a continuation of this approach. Our strategies will be consistent, and execution remains key. We will double down on operational excellence, and work towards delivering another year of strong growth and healthy profits.”

In particular, Mr. Li commented on Shopee’s achievements in 2025 and its 2026 outlook, “The strong set of 2025 results is a validation of the effectiveness of our strategic choices for Shopee. We believe our strong growth momentum and healthy profitability will continue into the year ahead. For 2026, we aim to grow Shopee’s annual GMV by around 25% year-on-year, with its full year adjusted EBITDA no lower than that of 2025 in absolute dollar terms. We believe this is the right strategy to optimize Shopee’s long-term profitability.”

Fourth Quarter 2025 Business Highlights

 

     Shopee
    

Gross orders totaled 4.0 billion for the quarter, increasing by 30.5% year-on-year.

    

GMV was US$36.7 billion for the quarter, increasing by 28.6% year-on-year.

    

GAAP revenue was US$5.0 billion, up 35.8% year-on-year.

    

GAAP revenue included US$4.3 billion of GAAP marketplace revenue, which consists of core marketplace revenue and value-added services revenue and increased by 35.8% year-on-year.

 

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Core marketplace revenue, mainly consisting of transaction-based fees and advertising revenues, was up 50.2% year-on-year to US$3.6 billion.

    

Value-added services revenue, mainly consisting of revenues related to logistics services, was down 7.5% year-on-year to US$735.0 million as a result of higher revenue net-off against shipping subsidies.

    

Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$202.5 million, up 33.0% year-on-year.

 

     Monee
    

GAAP revenue was US$1.1 billion, up 54.3% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$263.1 million, up 24.7% year-on-year.

    

Monee revenue and operating income are primarily attributed to the consumer and SME credit business. As of December 31, 2025, consumer and SME loans principal outstanding was US$9.2 billion, up 80.4% year-on-year. This consists of US$8.2 billion on-book and US$1.0 billion off-book loans principal outstanding2.

    

Non-performing loans past due by more than 90 days as a percentage of consumer and SME loans principal outstanding, which includes both on-book and off-book loans principal outstanding2, was 1.1%, stable quarter-on-quarter.

 

    

Garena

    

Bookings3 were US$672.4 million, up 23.8% year-on-year.

    

GAAP revenue was US$701.0 million, up 35.1% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$363.8 million, up 25.6% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA represented 54.1% of bookings for the fourth quarter of 2025, as compared to 53.3% for the fourth quarter of 2024.

    

Quarterly active users were 633.3 million, up 2.5% year-on-year.

    

Quarterly paying users were 58.0 million, up 15.0% year-on-year. Paying user ratio was 9.2%, as compared to 8.2% for the fourth quarter of 2024.

    

Average bookings per user were US$1.06, as compared to US$0.88 for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Full Year 2025 Business Highlights

 

     Shopee
    

Gross orders totaled 13.9 billion, increasing by 27.2% year-on-year.

    

GMV was US$127.4 billion, increasing by 26.8% year-on-year.

    

GAAP revenue was US$16.6 billion, up 33.4% year-on-year.

    

GAAP revenue included US$14.5 billion of GAAP marketplace revenue, up 33.9% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$880.6 million, as compared to US$155.8 million for the full year of 2024.

 

     Monee
    

GAAP revenue was US$3.8 billion, up 60.1% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$1.0 billion, up 42.9% year-on-year.

 

     Garena
    

Bookings3 were US$2.9 billion, up 37.3% year-on-year.

    

GAAP revenue was US$2.4 billion, up 26.1% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$1.7 billion, up 38.1% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA represented 56.1% of bookings for the full year of 2025, as compared to 55.8% for the full year of 2024.

 

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Share Repurchase Program

During the fourth quarter of 2025, pursuant to our US$1.0 billion share repurchase program, we have repurchased 116.2 thousand shares for an aggregate amount of US$14.5 million.

 

1 For a discussion of the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”.

2 Off-book loans principal outstanding mainly refers to channeling arrangements, which is lending by other financial institutions on our platform.

3 GAAP revenue for Garena plus change in Garena’s deferred revenue. This operating metric is used as an approximation of cash spent by our users in the applicable period that is attributable to Garena.

 

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Unaudited Summary of Financial Results

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars “$” except for per share data)

 

     For the Three Months
ended December 31,
           For the Full Year
ended December 31,
        
     2024      2025      YOY%     2024      2025      YOY%  
     $      $            $      $         

Revenue

                

Service revenue

     4,478,639        6,211,237        38.7     15,261,263        20,913,061        37.0

Sales of goods

     471,797        640,631        35.8     1,558,603        2,025,408        30.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    
     4,950,436        6,851,868        38.4     16,819,866        22,938,469        36.4

Cost of revenue

                

Cost of service

     (2,305,709      (3,268,483      41.8     (8,164,387      (10,812,039      32.4

Cost of goods sold

     (439,267      (585,005      33.2     (1,450,391      (1,882,693      29.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    
     (2,744,976      (3,853,488      40.4     (9,614,778      (12,694,732      32.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Gross profit

     2,205,460        2,998,380        36.0     7,205,088        10,243,737        42.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Other operating income

     53,256        27,506        (48.4 %)      180,443        121,328        (32.8 %) 

Sales and marketing expenses

     (1,049,726      (1,402,710      33.6     (3,472,686      (4,492,203      29.4

General and administrative expenses

     (366,259      (387,233      5.7     (1,267,706      (1,357,791      7.1

Provision for credit losses

     (235,764      (393,118      66.7     (776,937      (1,372,616      76.7

Research and development expenses

     (301,216      (277,588      (7.8 %)      (1,206,050      (1,157,149      (4.1 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total operating expenses

     (1,899,709      (2,433,143      28.1     (6,542,936      (8,258,431      26.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Operating income

     305,751        565,237        84.9     662,152        1,985,306        199.8

Non-operating income, net

     28,222        61,876        119.2     116,631        295,553        153.4

Income tax expense

     (89,198      (209,614      135.0     (321,168      (651,081      102.7

Share of results of equity investees

     (7,183      (6,622      (7.8 %)      (9,788      (18,884      92.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net income

     237,592        410,877        72.9     447,827        1,610,894        259.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders:

                

Basic

     0.41        0.66        61.0     0.77        2.65        244.2

Diluted

     0.39        0.63        61.5     0.74        2.52        240.5

Change in deferred revenue of Garena

     24,120        (28,669      (218.9 %)      238,077        540,929        127.2

Adjusted EBITDA for Garena (1)

     289,730        363,791        25.6     1,199,166        1,656,131        38.1

Adjusted EBITDA for Shopee (1)

     152,209        202,457        33.0     155,775        880,623        465.3

Adjusted EBITDA for Monee (1)

     210,979        263,070        24.7     712,242        1,018,084        42.9

Adjusted EBITDA for Other Services (1)

     (5,121      (32,731      539.2     (30,305      (80,726      166.4

Unallocated expenses (2)

     (56,876      (9,449      (83.4 %)      (74,998      (36,967      (50.7 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total adjusted EBITDA (1)

     590,921        787,138        33.2     1,961,880        3,437,145        75.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

(1) For a discussion of the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”.

(2) Unallocated expenses within total adjusted EBITDA are mainly related to general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) as part of segment performance.

 

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Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Our total GAAP revenue increased by 38.4% to US$6.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$5.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The table below sets forth our revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

    

For the Three Months

ended December 31,

               
        2024                   2025                    YOY%     
                                    
     $             $                

Service revenue

              

Shopee

     3,192,530           4,336,128           35.8

Monee

     733,326                  1,131,855           54.3

Garena

     519,064           701,025           35.1

Other Services(1)

     33,719           42,229           25.2

Sales of goods

     471,797           640,631           35.8
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

Total revenue

     4,950,436           6,851,868           38.4
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

(1) 

Other services are a combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative threshold to qualify as reportable segments.

 

    

Shopee: GAAP revenue increased by 35.8% to US$4.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the growth of GMV.

 

    

Monee: GAAP revenue increased by 54.3% to US$1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$733.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the growth of our credit business as our lending activities increased.

 

 

  

Garena: GAAP revenue increased by 35.1% to US$701.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$519.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increase in our active user base as well as the deepened paying user penetration.

 

 

  

Sales of goods: GAAP revenue increased by 35.8% to US$640.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$471.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

 

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Cost of Revenue

Our total cost of revenue increased by 40.4% to US$3.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$2.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The table below sets forth our cost of revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

    

For the Three Months

ended December 31,

               
        2024                   2025                   YOY%     
                                    
     $             $                

Cost of service

              

Shopee

     2,034,565           2,913,122           43.2

Monee

     99,770                  127,023           27.3

Garena

     159,065           214,227           34.7

Other Services(1)

     12,309           14,111           14.6

Cost of goods sold

     439,267           585,005           33.2
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

Total cost of revenue

     2,744,976           3,853,488           40.4
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

(1) 

Other services are a combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative threshold to qualify as reportable segments.

 

    

Shopee: Cost of revenue increased by 43.2% to US$2.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$2.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by an increase in logistics costs as orders volume grew.

 

    

Monee: Cost of revenue increased by 27.3% to US$127.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$99.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by server and hosting expenses, and other costs associated with our credit business, which include collection expenses and bank transaction fees.

 

    

Garena: Cost of revenue increased by 34.7% to US$214.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$159.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily from payment channel costs, which was largely in line with the increase in Garena revenue, as well as an increase in royalty payments to game developers.

 

    

Cost of goods sold: Cost of goods sold increased by 33.2% to US$585.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$439.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Other Operating Income

Our other operating income was US$27.5 million and US$53.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Other operating income mainly consists of rebates from our logistics services providers.

 

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Sales and Marketing Expenses

Our total sales and marketing expenses increased by 33.6% to US$1.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$1.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The table below sets forth breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

     For the Three Months
ended December 31,
        
        2024            2025            YOY%     
     $      $         

Sales and Marketing Expenses

        

Shopee

           853,919              1,071,160                25.4

Monee

     121,036        237,449        96.2

Garena

     44,528        50,671        13.8

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses increased by 5.7% to US$387.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$366.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Provision for Credit Losses

Our provision for credit losses increased by 66.7% to US$393.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$235.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development expenses decreased by 7.8% to US$277.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$301.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Non-operating Income or Losses, Net

Non-operating income or losses mainly consist of interest income, interest expense, investment gain (loss), foreign exchange gain (loss) and gain (loss) on debt extinguishment. We recorded a net non-operating income of US$61.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, as compared to a net non-operating income of US$28.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The non-operating income in the fourth quarter of 2025 was primarily due to interest income of US$70.2 million.

Income Tax Expense

We had a net income tax expense of US$209.6 million and US$89.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Net Income or Loss

As a result of the foregoing, our net income increased by 72.9% to US$410.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$237.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

 

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Basic and Diluted Earnings or Loss Per Share Attributable to Sea Limited’s Ordinary Shareholders

Basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders was US$0.66 in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.41 in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders was US$0.63 in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.39 in the fourth quarter of 2024.

 

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Full Year Ended December 31, 2025 Compared to Full Year Ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Our total GAAP revenue increased by 36.4% to US$22.9 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$16.8 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024. The table below sets forth our revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

    

For the Full Year

ended December 31,

               
        2024                   2025                   YOY%     
                                    
     $             $                

Service revenue

              

Shopee

     10,862,263           14,545,894           33.9

Monee

     2,367,739                  3,791,641           60.1

Garena

     1,910,589           2,408,765           26.1

Other Services(1)

     120,672           166,761           38.2

Sales of goods

     1,558,603           2,025,408           30.0
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

Total revenue

     16,819,866           22,938,469           36.4
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

(1) 

Other services are a combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative threshold to qualify as reportable segments.

 

    

Shopee: GAAP revenue increased by 33.9% to US$14.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$10.9 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by the growth of GMV.

 

    

Monee: GAAP revenue increased by 60.1% to US$3.8 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$2.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by the growth of our credit business as our lending activities increased.

 

    

Garena: GAAP revenue increased by 26.1% to US$2.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$1.9 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increase in our active user base as well as the deepened paying user penetration.

 

    

Sales of goods: GAAP revenue increased by 30.0% to US$2.0 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$1.6 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

 

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Cost of Revenue

Our total cost of revenue increased by 32.0% to US$12.7 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$9.6 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024. The table below sets forth our cost of revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

    

For the Full Year

ended December 31,

               
        2024                   2025                   YOY%     
                                    
     $             $                

Cost of service

              

Shopee

     7,165,351           9,502,668           32.6

Monee

     348,424                  475,024           36.3

Garena

     610,586           791,378           29.6

Other Services(1)

     40,026           42,969           7.4

Cost of goods sold

     1,450,391           1,882,693           29.8
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

Total cost of revenue

     9,614,778           12,694,732           32.0
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

(1) 

Other services are a combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative threshold to qualify as reportable segments.

 

    

Shopee: Cost of revenue increased by 32.6% to US$9.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$7.2 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by an increase in logistics costs as orders volume grew.

    

Monee: Cost of revenue increased by 36.3% to US$475.0 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$348.4 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by server and hosting expenses, interest expenses due to the growth in customer deposits under our banking business, and other costs associated with our credit business, which include collection expenses and bank transaction fees.

    

Garena: Cost of revenue increased by 29.6% to US$791.4 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$610.6 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily from payment channel costs, which was largely in line with the increase in Garena revenue, as well as an increase in royalty payments to game developers and higher royalties associated with the use of third-party intellectual properties.

    

Cost of goods sold: Cost of goods sold increased by 29.8% to US$1.9 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$1.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Other Operating Income

Our other operating income was US$121.3 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$180.4 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024. Other operating income mainly consists of rebates from our logistics services providers.

 

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Sales and Marketing Expenses

Our total sales and marketing expenses increased by 29.4% to US$4.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$3.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024. The table below sets forth the breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

     For the Full Year
ended December 31,
        
        2024            2025            YOY%     

Sales and Marketing Expenses

     $        $     

Shopee

           2,966,084              3,546,753              19.6

Monee

     298,386        614,228        105.9

Garena

     117,556        174,104        48.1

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses increased by 7.1% to US$1.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$1.3 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Provision for Credit Losses

Our provision for credit losses increased by 76.7% to US$1.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$776.9 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development expenses were US$1.2 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025, flat year-on-year.

Non-operating Income or Losses, Net

Non-operating income or losses mainly consist of interest income, interest expense, investment gain (loss), and foreign exchange gain (loss), and gain (loss) on debt extinguishment. We recorded a net non-operating income of US$295.6 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to a net non-operating income of US$116.6 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Income Tax Expense

We had a net income tax expense of US$651.1 million and US$321.2 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Net Income or Loss

As a result of the foregoing, we had net income of US$1.6 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to net income of US$447.8 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

 

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Basic and Diluted Earnings or Loss Per Share Attributable to Sea Limited’s Ordinary Shareholders

Basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders was US$2.65 for the full year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.77 for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders was US$2.52 for the full year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.74 for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

 

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Webcast and Conference Call Information

The Company’s management will host a conference call today to review Sea’s business and financial performance.

Details of the conference call and webcast are as follows:

 

Date and time:

 

7:30 AM U.S. Eastern Time on March 3, 2026

8:30 PM Singapore / Hong Kong Time on March 3, 2026

Webcast link:

  https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/139022136

A replay of the conference call will be available at the Company’s investor relations website (www.sea.com/investor/home). An archived webcast will be available at the same link above.

For enquiries, please contact:

Investors / analysts: ir@sea.com

Media: media@sea.com

About Sea Limited

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) is a global technology company founded in Singapore in 2009. Its mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology. Sea operates three core businesses across digital entertainment, e-commerce, as well as digital payments and financial services, known as Garena, Shopee and Monee, respectively. Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Shopee is the largest pan-regional e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Brazil. Monee is a leading digital payments and financial services provider in Southeast Asia, with a growing presence in Latin America.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “likely to,” “potential,” “confident,” “guidance,” and similar statements. Among other things, statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Sea’s beliefs and expectations, the business, financial and market outlook, and projections from its management in this announcement, as well as Sea’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Sea may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases, and other written materials, and in oral statements made by its officers, directors, or employees to third parties. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Sea’s goals and strategies; its future business development, financial condition, financial results, and results of operations; the expected growth in, and market size of, the digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services industries in the markets where it operates, including segments within those industries; expected changes or guidance in its revenue, costs or expenditures; its ability to continue to source, develop and offer new and attractive online games and to offer other engaging Garena content; the expected growth of its Garena, Shopee and Monee businesses; its expectations regarding growth in its user base, level of engagement, and monetization; its ability to continue to develop new technologies and/or upgrade its existing technologies; growth and trends of its markets and competition in its industries; government policies and regulations relating to its industries, including the effects of any government orders or actions on its businesses; general economic, political, social and business conditions in its markets; and the impact of widespread health developments. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Sea’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Sea undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures to help evaluate our operating performance:

 

“Adjusted EBITDA” for our Garena segment represents operating income (loss) plus (a) depreciation and amortization expenses, and (b) the net effect of changes in deferred revenue and its related cost for our Garena segment. We believe that the segment adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and future prospects.

 

“Adjusted EBITDA” for our Shopee segment, Monee segment and other services segment represents operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization expenses. We believe that the segment adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and future prospects.

 

“Total adjusted EBITDA” represents the sum of adjusted EBITDA of all our segments combined, plus unallocated expenses. We believe that the total adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and future prospects.

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. None of the above financial measures should be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to revenue, net loss/income, or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to Sea’s data. We compensate for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP financial measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. We encourage you to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on any single financial measure.

 

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The tables below present selected financial information of our reporting segments, the non-GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to GAAP financial measures, and the related reconciliations between the financial measures. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”) except for number of shares & per share data.

 

     For the Three Months ended December 31, 2025  
     Shopee        Monee        Garena     Other
  Services(1)  
     Unallocated 
expenses(2)
     Consolidated   
     $      $      $     $     $     $  

Operating income (loss)

     121,082        252,778        378,764       (36,809     (150,578     565,237  

Net effect of changes in deferred revenue and its related cost

     -        -        (19,022     -       -       (19,022

Depreciation and Amortization

     81,375        10,292        4,049       4,078       -       99,794  

Share-based compensation

     -        -        -       -       141,129       141,129  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     202,457        263,070        363,791       (32,731     (9,449     787,138  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
     For the Three Months ended December 31, 2024  
     Shopee      Monee      Garena     Other
Services(1)
    Unallocated
expenses(2)
    Consolidated  
     $      $      $     $     $     $  

Operating income (loss)

     79,484        197,856        270,143       (10,112     (231,620     305,751  

Net effect of changes in deferred revenue and its related cost

     -        -        14,257       -       -       14,257  

Depreciation and Amortization

     72,725        13,123        5,330       4,991       -       96,169  

Share-based compensation

     -        -        -       -       174,744       174,744  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     152,209        210,979        289,730       (5,121     (56,876     590,921  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1) A combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as “Other Services”.

(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.

 

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     For the Full Year ended December 31, 2025  
     Shopee       Monee        Garena      Other
  Services(1)  
     Unallocated 
expenses(2)
     Consolidated   
     $     $      $      $     $     $  

Operating income (loss)

     581,052       972,682        1,184,071        (90,537     (661,962     1,985,306  

Net effect of changes in deferred revenue and its related cost

     -       -        454,673        -       -       454,673  

Depreciation and Amortization

     299,571       45,402        17,387        9,811       -       372,171  

Share-based compensation

     -       -        -        -       624,995       624,995  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     880,623       1,018,084        1,656,131        (80,726     (36,967     3,437,145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
     For the Full Year ended December 31, 2024  
     Shopee     Monee      Garena      Other
Services(1)
    Unallocated
expenses(2)
    Consolidated  
     $     $      $      $     $     $  

Operating (loss) income

     (139,431     657,502        978,821        (43,903     (790,837     662,152  

Net effect of changes in deferred revenue and its related cost

     -       -        194,216        -       -       194,216  

Depreciation and Amortization

     295,206       54,740        26,129        13,598       -       389,673  

Share-based compensation

     -       -        -        -       715,839       715,839  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     155,775       712,242        1,199,166        (30,305     (74,998     1,961,880  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as “Other Services”.

(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, impairment of goodwill of prior acquisitions that are not under our reportable segments, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”) except for number of shares & per share data

 

 

     For the Three Months
ended December 31,
    For the Year
ended December 31,
 
     2024     2025     2024     2025  
     $     $     $     $  

Revenue

        

Service revenue

     4,478,639       6,211,237       15,261,263       20,913,061  

Sales of goods

     471,797       640,631       1,558,603       2,025,408  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     4,950,436       6,851,868       16,819,866       22,938,469  

Cost of revenue

        

Cost of service

     (2,305,709     (3,268,483     (8,164,387     (10,812,039

Cost of goods sold

     (439,267     (585,005     (1,450,391     (1,882,693
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     (2,744,976     (3,853,488     (9,614,778     (12,694,732
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     2,205,460       2,998,380       7,205,088       10,243,737  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        

Operating income (expenses):

        

Other operating income

     53,256       27,506       180,443       121,328  

Sales and marketing expenses

     (1,049,726     (1,402,710     (3,472,686     (4,492,203

General and administrative expenses

     (366,259     (387,233     (1,267,706     (1,357,791

Provision for credit losses

     (235,764     (393,118     (776,937     (1,372,616

Research and development expenses

     (301,216     (277,588     (1,206,050     (1,157,149
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     (1,899,709     (2,433,143     (6,542,936     (8,258,431
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     305,751       565,237       662,152       1,985,306  

Interest income

     93,970       70,200       365,817       331,072  

Interest expense

     (9,281     (6,659     (38,341     (33,610

Investment loss, net

     (60,677     (36,916     (250,220     (43,443

Gain on debt extinguishment

     8,206       3,728       42,621       21,017  

Foreign exchange (loss) gain

     (3,996     31,523       (3,246     20,517  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax and share of results of equity investees

     333,973       627,113       778,783       2,280,859  

Income tax expense

     (89,198     (209,614     (321,168     (651,081

Share of results of equity investees

     (7,183     (6,622     (9,788     (18,884
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     237,592       410,877       447,827       1,610,894  

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

     (284     (13,778     (3,506     (32,745
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders

     237,308       397,099       444,321       1,578,149  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        

Earnings per share:

        

Basic

     0.41       0.66       0.77       2.65  

Diluted

     0.39       0.63       0.74       2.52  
        

Weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation:

        

Basic

     580,046,457       602,240,123       574,966,327       595,023,879  

Diluted

     610,136,776       639,526,914       604,713,980       638,227,141  

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)

 

 

    

As of

    December 31,    

    

As of

    December 31,   

 
     2024      2025  
     $      $  

ASSETS

     

Current assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,405,153        4,158,920  

Restricted cash

     1,655,171        2,216,733  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $5,089 and $3,354, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025 respectively

     306,657        378,047  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     1,661,373        1,979,004  

Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $443,555 and $812,760, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025 respectively

     4,052,215        7,405,741  

Inventories, net

     143,246        222,578  

Short-term investments

     6,215,423        6,413,261  

Amounts due from related parties

     418,430        475,211  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     16,857,668        23,249,495  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Non-current assets

     

Property and equipment, net

     1,097,699        1,306,837  

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

     1,054,785        1,425,198  

Intangible assets, net

     27,310        12,210  

Long-term investments

     2,694,305        1,888,829  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     138,839        185,643  

Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $5,780 and $29,212, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025 respectively

     108,594        558,336  

Restricted cash

     21,261        43,814  

Deferred tax assets

     517,383        596,155  

Goodwill

     107,625        104,462  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     5,767,801        6,121,484  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     22,625,469        29,370,979  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)

 

 

    

As of

    December 31,    

    

As of

    December 31,    

 
     2024      2025  
     $      $  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current liabilities

     

Accounts payable

     350,021        467,807  

Accrued expenses and other payables

     2,380,371        3,156,750  

Deposits payable

     2,711,693        3,798,250  

Escrow payables and advances from customers

     2,498,094        3,096,764  

Amounts due to related parties

     255,896        273,149  

Borrowings

     130,615        283,181  

Operating lease liabilities

     300,274        368,115  

Convertible notes

     1,147,984        1,050,071  

Deferred revenue

     1,405,785        1,967,678  

Income tax payable

     115,419        218,785  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     11,296,152        14,680,550  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Non-current liabilities

     

Accrued expenses and other payables

     71,678        108,300  

Borrowings

     249,474        510,396  

Operating lease liabilities

     803,502        1,118,682  

Deferred revenue

     109,895        129,513  

Convertible notes

     1,478,784        -  

Deferred tax liabilities

     408        39,510  

Unrecognized tax benefits

     138,000        135,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     2,851,741        2,042,101  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     14,147,893        16,722,651  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)

 

 

    

As of

    December 31,    

    

As of

    December 31,    

 
     2024      2025  
     $      $  

Shareholders’ equity

     

Class A Ordinary shares

     272        283  

Class B Ordinary shares

     23        23  

Treasury stock

     -        (14,527

Additional paid-in capital

     16,703,192        19,105,403  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (193,148      (4,824

Statutory reserves

     17,260        17,553  

Accumulated deficit

     (8,155,264      (6,577,408
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Sea Limited shareholders’ equity

     8,372,335        12,526,503  

Non-controlling interests

     105,241        121,825  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     8,477,576        12,648,328  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     22,625,469        29,370,979  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)

 

 

    

For the Three Months ended

December 31,

   

For the Year ended

December 31,

 
       2024         2025         2024         2025    
     $     $     $     $  

Net cash generated from operating activities

     1,020,982       1,476,410       3,277,420       5,024,523  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,761,066     (1,153,606     (5,040,846     (4,408,668

Net cash generated from financing activities

     700,210       1,005,623       1,684,493       1,623,183  

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (144,793     24,211       (83,139     98,844  

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (184,667     1,352,638       (162,072     2,337,882  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period

     4,266,252       5,066,829       4,243,657       4,081,585  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period

     4,081,585       6,419,467       4,081,585       6,419,467  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$1,154 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025. This was primarily attributable to an increase in loans receivable of our credit business of US$1,352 million and purchase of property and equipment of US$163 million to support the existing operations, offset by net proceeds of US$376 million from securities purchased under agreements to resell, time deposits and liquid investment products. Net cash generated from financing activities amounted to US$1,006 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025. This was primarily attributable to settlement of capped call of US$582 million, an increase in bank deposits of US$298 million, as well as net proceeds from other funding sources related to credit business of US$262 million, offset by the cash used in repurchase of convertible notes of US$134 million.

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$4,409 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. This was primarily attributable to increase in loans receivable of our credit business of US$4,707 million and purchase of property and equipment of US$514 million to support the existing operations, offset by net proceeds of US$884 million from securities purchased under agreements to resell, time deposits and liquid investment products. Net cash generated from financing activities amounted to US$1,623 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. This was primarily attributable to an increase in bank deposits of US$1,051 million, settlement of capped call of US$582 million, as well as net proceeds from other funding sources related to credit business of US$385 million, offset by the cash used in repurchase of convertible notes of US$410 million.

 

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UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has three reportable segments, namely Shopee, Monee and Garena. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), comprising our senior management team, evaluates each segment’s financial performance by reviewing revenue, significant operating expenses, and segment operating income or loss. To allocate resources for each segment, the CODM evaluates these results, along with certain key operating metrics of each segment. This assessment is done regularly by monitoring each segment’s actual financial and operating performance against projections as part of the Company’s business planning and budgeting process. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

     For the Three Months ended December 31, 2025  
     Shopee     Monee     Garena     Other
Services(1)
    Total  
     $     $     $     $     $  

Revenue

     4,974,587       1,131,855       701,025       44,401       6,851,868  

Less(2)

          

Cost of revenue

     (3,496,429     (127,023     (214,227     -    

Sales and marketing expenses

     (1,071,160     (237,449     (50,671     -    

Provision for credit losses

     -       (400,101     -       -    

Other operating expenses(3)

     (285,916     (114,504     (57,363     (81,210  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating segment income (loss)

     121,082       252,778       378,764       (36,809     715,815  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unallocated expenses(4)

             (150,578
          

 

 

 

Operating income

             565,237  

Non-operating income, net

             61,876  

Income tax expense

             (209,614

Share of results of equity investees

             (6,622
          

 

 

 

Net income

             410,877  
          

 

 

 

 

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     For the Three Months ended December 31, 2024  
     Shopee     Monee     Garena     Other
Services(1)
    Total  
     $     $     $     $     $  

Revenue

     3,662,636       733,326       519,064       35,410       4,950,436  

Less(2)

          

Cost of revenue

     (2,472,366     (99,770     (159,065     -    

Sales and marketing expenses

     (853,919     (121,036     (44,528     -    

Provision for credit losses

     -       (232,260     -       -    

Other operating expenses(3)

     (256,867     (82,404     (45,328     (45,522  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating segment income (loss)

     79,484       197,856       270,143       (10,112     537,371  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unallocated expenses(4)

             (231,620
          

 

 

 

Operating income

             305,751  

Non-operating income, net

             28,222  

Income tax expense

             (89,198

Share of results of equity investees

             (7,183
          

 

 

 

Net income

             237,592  
          

 

 

 

 

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     For the Full Year ended December 31, 2025  
     Shopee     Monee     Garena     Other
Services(1)
    Total  
     $     $     $     $     $  

Revenue

     16,564,605       3,791,641       2,408,765       173,458       22,938,469  

Less(2)

          

Cost of revenue

     (11,380,266     (475,024     (791,378     -    

Sales and marketing expenses

     (3,546,753     (614,228     (174,104     -    

Provision for credit losses

     -       (1,365,556     -       -    

Other operating expenses(3)

     (1,056,534     (364,151     (259,212     (263,995  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating segment income (loss)

     581,052       972,682       1,184,071       (90,537     2,647,268  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unallocated expenses(4)

             (661,962
          

 

 

 

Operating income

             1,985,306  

Non-operating income, net

             295,553  

Income tax expense

             (651,081

Share of results of equity investees

             (18,884
          

 

 

 

Net income

             1,610,894  
          

 

 

 

 

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     For the Full Year ended December 31, 2024  
     Shopee     Monee     Garena     Other
Services(1)
    Total  
     $     $     $     $     $  

Revenue

     12,415,231       2,367,739       1,910,589       126,307       16,819,866  

Less(2)

          

Cost of revenue

     (8,611,530     (348,424     (610,586     -    

Sales and marketing expenses

     (2,966,084     (298,386     (117,556     -    

Provision for credit losses

     -       (771,407     -       -    

Other operating expenses(3)

     (977,048     (292,020     (203,626     (170,210  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating segment (loss) income

     (139,431     657,502       978,821       (43,903     1,452,989  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unallocated expenses(4)

             (790,837
          

 

 

 

Operating income

             662,152  

Non-operating income, net

             116,631  

Income tax expense

             (321,168

Share of results of equity investees

             (9,788
          

 

 

 

Net income

             447,827  
          

 

 

 

(1) A combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as “Other Services”.

(2) The significant expenses categories and other income amounts align with the segmental-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM.

(3) Other operating expenses for Shopee and Garena include general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses and provision for credit losses, net of other operating income. Other operating expenses for Monee include general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses, net of other operating income.

(4) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.

 

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