VNG, Vietnam’s first tech unicorn, said on July 30 that its adjusted operating profit for the second quarter of 2026 rose 86% year on year to 467 billion dong (US$17.8 million) as its games, Zalo, payments, and AI-related businesses grew.

Consolidated net revenue increased 26% to 3.1 trillion dong (US$117.9 million), while net profit after tax rose from 15 billion dong (US$570,700) a year earlier to 467 billion dong (US$17.8 million).

Games and Entertainment bookings climbed 22% to 2.4 trillion dong (US$91.3 million).

Revenue from Zalo, VNG’s messaging platform, and AI services grew 63% to 639 billion dong (US$24.3 million). Zalo reached 81.3 million monthly active users in the quarter.

Zalopay, VNG’s payments arm, posted revenue of 241 billion dong (US$9.17 million), up 90%.

GreenNode, VNG’s cloud and AI infrastructure unit, reported revenue of 144 billion dong (US$5.5 million), down 17%, as VNG shifted the business from traditional services toward higher-value AI infrastructure.

🔗 Source: VNG

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