v3.26.1
Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
32.
Related party transactions

The table below sets forth the major related parties and their relationships with the Group as at December 31, 2025:

 

Name of related parties

 

Relationship with the Group

Tencent and its subsidiaries other than the entities controlled by the Group (“Tencent Group”)

 

The Company’s principal owner

 

(a)
Transactions

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, significant related party transactions were as follows:

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

RMB’million

 

 

RMB’million

 

 

RMB’million

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online music services to Tencent Group (note i)

 

 

172

 

 

 

188

 

 

 

324

 

Online music services to the Company’s associates and
   associates of Tencent Group

 

 

397

 

 

 

365

 

 

 

501

 

Social entertainment services and others to Tencent Group,
   the Company’s associates and associates of Tencent Group

 

 

55

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

75

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost to Tencent Group

 

 

752

 

 

 

732

 

 

 

725

 

Service cost to the Company’s associates and associates of
   Tencent Group

 

 

713

 

 

 

592

 

 

 

1,399

 

Other costs and expenses to Tencent Group (note ii)

 

 

1,269

 

 

 

1,086

 

 

 

1,240

 

Other costs and expenses to the Company’s associates and
   associates of Tencent Group

 

 

31

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

241

 

 

Note i: Primarily include revenue from online advertising and subscriptions provided to Tencent Group pursuant to the Business Cooperation Agreement, which was renewed in August 2023.

Note ii: Primarily include advertising fees charged by Tencent Group for our advertising services sold through Tencent Group.

These related party transactions were conducted at prices and terms as agreed by the respective parties involved.

(b)
Balances with related parties

 

As at December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

RMB’million

 

 

RMB’million

 

Included in accounts receivable from related parties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tencent Group (note)

 

 

2,343

 

 

 

2,249

 

The Company’s associates and associates of Tencent Group

 

 

52

 

 

 

60

 

Included in prepayments, deposits and other assets from related parties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tencent Group

 

 

48

 

 

 

78

 

The Company’s associates and associates of Tencent Group

 

 

139

 

 

 

981

 

Included in accounts payable to related parties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tencent Group

 

 

702

 

 

 

595

 

The Company’s associates and associates of Tencent Group

 

 

234

 

 

 

232

 

Included in other payables and accruals to related parties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tencent Group

 

 

117

 

 

 

90

 

The Company’s associates and associates of Tencent Group

 

 

1

 

 

 

26

 

 

Note: The balance is mainly arising from user payments collected through various payment channels of Tencent Group pursuant to the Business Cooperation Agreement that renewed in August 2023.

(c)
Key management personnel compensation

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

RMB’million

 

 

RMB’million

 

 

RMB’million

 

Short-term employee benefits

 

 

68

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

48

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

95

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

135