Hello Group Inc. Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2025

BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hello Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MOMO) ("Hello Group" or the "Company"), a leading player in Asia's online social networking space, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2025.

Second Quarter of 2025 Highlights

--  Net revenues decreased by 2.6% year over year to RMB2,620.4 million (US$365.8 million*) in the second quarter of 2025.
--  Net revenues from overseas increased by 72.7% year over year to RMB442.4 million (US$61.8 million) in the second quarter of 2025.
--  Net loss attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB140.2 million (US$19.6 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a net income of RMB397.8 million in the same period of 2024.
--  Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Hello Group Inc. (note 1) was RMB96.0 million (US$13.4 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a net income of RMB449.2 million in the same period of 2024. In the second quarter of 2025, the Company accrued an additional withholding tax of RMB547.9 million (US$76.5 million) related to dividends paid or payable by its wholly-foreign owned enterprise ("WFOE") in Chinese mainland to its offshore parent company in Hong Kong, Momo Hong Kong. This accrual followed a notice the Company's WFOE, Momo Beijing, received from the Chinese tax authorities requiring Momo Beijing to withhold tax at the standard rate of 10% instead of the previously applied preferential rate of 5%. The RMB547.9 million (US$76.5 million) accrual in withholding tax was for prior periods. This accrual is unrelated to the normal business operation of the current period and future periods. In the second quarter of 2025 and going forward, we will continue to accrue withholding tax for the dividends payable by Momo Beijing to Momo Hong Kong at the standard rate of 10%. Further details are provided under "Income tax expenses."
--  Diluted net loss per American Depositary Share ("ADS") was RMB0.84 (US$0.12) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a diluted net income per ADS of RMB2.11 in the same period of 2024. 
--  Non-GAAP diluted net loss per ADS (note 1) was RMB0.58 (US$0.08) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a diluted net income per ADS of RMB2.38 in the same period of 2024.
--  Monthly Active Users ("MAU") on Tantan app were 10.2 million in June 2025, compared to 12.9 million in June 2024.
--  For the Momo app total paying users was 3.5 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to 7.2 million for the same period last year. Tantan had 0.7 million paying users for the second quarter of 2025 compared to 1.0 million from the year ago period.

First Half of 2025 Highlights

--  Net revenues decreased by 2.1% year over year to RMB5,141.2 million (US$717.7 million) for the first half of 2025.
--  Net revenues from overseas increased by 72.3% year over year to RMB857.0 million (US$119.6 million) for the first half of 2025.
--  Net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB217.8 million (US$30.4 million) for the first half of 2025, compared to RMB403.0 million during the same period of 2024.
--  Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. (note 1) was RMB307.7 million (US$43.0 million) for the first half of 2025, compared to RMB509.1 million during the same period of 2024.
--  Diluted net income per ADS was RMB1.27 (US$0.18) for the first half of 2025, compared to RMB2.10 during the same period of 2024.
--  Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS (note 1) was RMB1.80 (US$0.25) for the first half of 2025, compared to RMB2.65 during the same period of 2024.

 * This press release contains translations of certain Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rate solely for the convenience of readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Renminbi to U.S. dollars, in this press release, were made at a rate of RMB7.1636 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate for June 30, 2025 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.

"Q2 was a good quarter. Both our domestic and overseas business fundamentals extended the positive trend that began at the start of the year, achieving favorable results across various operational and financial metrics," commented Yan Tang, Chairman and CEO of Hello Group." Our Momo business has progressively stabilized, with both revenue and profit surpassing our initial expectations. For our overseas business, we have successfully maintained rapid growth while controlling costs and expenses effectively. This strategic approach keeps our overseas business on course to deliver an increasingly meaningful contribution to the group's overall financial performance. "

Second Quarter of 2025 Financial Results

Net revenues

Total net revenues were RMB2,620.4 million (US$365.8 million) in the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of 2.6% from RMB2,691.4 million in the second quarter of 2024.

Value-added service revenues mainly include virtual gift revenues from various audio, video and text- based scenarios, and membership subscription revenues. Total value-added service revenues were RMB2,579.3 million (US$360.1 million) in the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of 2.6% from RMB2,648.3 million during the same period of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to a soft consumer sentiment among top users in the current macro environment of Momo app, and to a lesser extent, the decline in Tantan's paying users which was in turn due to the decline in user base. The decrease was partially mitigated by the rapid revenue growth from our overseas apps, driven by the strong performance of the relatively established brand-Soulchill, along with the monetization of a collection of new apps.

Other services revenues were RMB41.1 million (US$5.7 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to RMB43.1 million during the same period of 2024.

Net revenues from Chinese mainland decreased from RMB2,435.1 million in the second quarter of 2024 to RMB2,177.9 million (US$304.0 million) in the second quarter of 2025, primarily due to the decrease in net revenues from Momo app and Tantan app. Net revenues from overseas increased from RMB256.3 million in the second quarter of 2024 to RMB442.4 million (US$61.8 million) in the second quarter of 2025, driven by the growth of Souchill and incremental revenue from emerging brands.

Cost and expenses

Cost and expenses were RMB2,227.7 million (US$311.0 million) in the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of 2.1% from RMB2,275.2 million in the second quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily attributable to: (a) a decrease in Tantan's marketing and promotional expense due to our continuous initiatives to control cost and optimize Tantan's channel marketing strategy, partially offset by an increase in sales and marketing expenses related to the promotion of overseas apps; (b) a decrease in revenue sharing with broadcasters on Momo apps, which was partially offset by an increase in revenue sharing with virtual gift recipients for overseas apps; and (c) a decrease in production costs in connection with films.

Non-GAAP cost and expenses (note 1) were RMB2,183.6 million (US$304.8 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to RMB2,223.8 million during the same period of 2024.

Income from operations

Income from operations was RMB403.5 million (US$56.3 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to RMB425.0 million during the same period of 2024.

Non-GAAP income from operations (note 1) was RMB447.7 million (US$62.5 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to RMB476.5 million during the same period of 2024.

Income tax expenses

Income tax expenses were RMB638.4 million (US$89.1 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to RMB102.6 million in the second quarter of 2024.

On August 27, 2025, the Company's WFOE, Momo Beijing, received a notice from the Chinese tax authorities requiring Momo Beijing to withhold tax at the standard rate of 10% instead of the previously applied preferential rate of 5%. As a result, the Company accrued an additional withholding tax of RMB547.9 million (US$76.5 million). Of this total amount, RMB356.1 million (US$49.7 million) was related to dividends paid by Momo Beijing in 2024 and in the first half of 2025, and this amount has been remitted in September 2025. The remaining RMB191.8 million (US$26.8 million) represents additional withholding tax accrued for the undistributed retained earnings of Momo Beijing as of March 31st 2025. The RMB547.9 million (US$76.5 million) accrual in withholding tax was for prior periods. This accrual is unrelated to the normal business operation of the current period and future periods. In the second quarter of 2025 and going forward, we will continue to accrue withholding tax for the dividends payable by Momo Beijing to Momo Hong Kong at the standard rate of 10%.

Net income (loss)

Net loss was RMB139.4 million (US$19.5 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a net income of RMB397.8 million during the same period of 2024.

Non-GAAP net loss (note 1) was RMB95.2 million (US$13.3 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a net income of RMB449.2 million during the same period of 2024.

Net income (loss) attributable to Hello Group Inc.

Net loss attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB140.2 million (US$19.6 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a net income of RMB397.8 million during the same period of 2024.

Non-GAAP net loss (note 1) attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB96.0 million (US$13.4 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a net income of RMB449.2 million during the same period of 2024.

Net income (loss) per ADS

Diluted net loss per ADS was RMB0.84 (US$0.12) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a diluted net income per ADS of RMB2.11 in the second quarter of 2024.

Non-GAAP diluted net loss per ADS (note 1) was RMB0.58 (US$0.08) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to a diluted net income per ADS of RMB2.38 in the second quarter of 2024.

Cash and cash flow

As of June 30, 2025, the Company's cash, cash equivalents, short-term deposits, long-term deposits, short-term restricted cash and long-term restricted cash totaled RMB12,390.6 million (US$1,729.7 million), compared to RMB14,728.5 million as of December 31, 2024.

Net cash provided by operating activities in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB250.1 million (US$34.9 million), compared to RMB475.2 million in the second quarter of 2024.

F irst Half of 2025 Financial Results

Net revenues for the first half of 2025 were RMB5,141.2 million (US$717.7 million), a decrease of 2.1% from RMB5,251.8 million in the same period of 2024.

Net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. was RMB217.8 million (US$30.4 million) for the first half of 2025, compared to RMB403.0 million during the same period of 2024.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hello Group Inc. (note 1) was RMB307.7 million (US$43.0 million) for the first half of 2025, compared to RMB509.1 million during the same period of 2024.

Diluted net income per ADS was RMB1.27 (US$0.18) during the first half of 2025, compared to RMB2.10 in the same period of 2024.

Non-GAAP diluted net income per ADS (note 1) was RMB1.80 (US$0.25) during the first half of 2025, compared to RMB2.65 in the same period of 2024.

Net cash provided by operating activities was RMB489.9 million (US$68.4 million) during the first half of 2025, compared to RMB875.4 million in the same period of 2024.

Recent Development

Share repurchase program

As of September, 9, 2025, the Company has repurchased 48.9 million ADSs for US$300.3 million on the open market under the Share Repurchase Program announced on June 7, 2022 and amended on March 14, 2024 and March 12, 2025, at an average purchase price of US$6.12 per ADS. The remaining size of the program is US$185.8 million.

Business Outlook

For the third quarter of 2025, the Company expects total net revenues to be between RMB2.59 billion to RMB2.69 billion, representing a decrease of 3.2% to an increase of 0.6% year over year. This forecast reflects the Company's current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change.

Note 1: Non-GAAP measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), we, Hello Group, use various non-GAAP financial measures that are adjusted from the most comparable GAAP results to exclude share-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions, and such adjustments has no impact on income tax.

Reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to our U.S. GAAP financial measures are shown in tables at the end of this earnings release, which provide more details about the non-GAAP financial measures.

Our non-GAAP financial information is provided as additional information to help investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and to enhance investors' overall understanding of the historical and current financial performance of our continuing operations and our prospects for the future. Our non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to the GAAP results. In addition, our calculation of the non-GAAP financial measures may be different from the calculation used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.

Our non-GAAP information (including non-GAAP cost and operating expenses, income from operations, net income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to Hello Group Inc., and diluted net income (loss) per ADS) is adjusted from the most comparable GAAP results to exclude share-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions, and such adjustments has no impact on income tax. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that share-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets from business acquisitions have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future significant recurring expenses in our results of operations. We compensate for such limitation by providing reconciliations of our non-GAAP measures to our U.S. GAAP measures. Please see the reconciliation tables at the end of this earnings release.

Conference Call

Hello Group's management will host an earnings conference call on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 p.m. Beijing / Hong Kong Time on September 9, 2025).

Participants can register for the conference call by navigating to:

https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10049643-g8d65s.html.

Upon registration, each participant will receive details for the conference call, including dial-in numbers, conference call passcode and a unique access PIN. Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin.

A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through September 16, 2025. The dial-in details for the replay are as follows:

U.S. / Canada: 1-855-883-1031

Hong Kong: 800-930-639
Passcode: 10049643

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Hello Group's website at https://ir.hellogroup.com.

About Hello Group Inc.

We are a leading player in Asia's online social networking space. Through Momo, Tantan and other properties within our product portfolio, we enable users to discover new relationships, expand their social connections and build meaningful interactions. Momo is a mobile application that connects people and facilitates social interactions based on location, interests and a variety of online recreational activities. Tantan, which was added into our family of applications through acquisition in May 2018, is a leading social and dating application. Tantan is designed to help its users find and establish romantic connections as well as meet interesting people. Starting from 2019, we have incubated a number of other new apps, such as Hertz, Soulchill, and Duidui, which target more niche markets and more selective demographics.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Hello Group Inc.

Investor Relations
Phone: +852 3157 1669
Email: ir@hellogroup.com

Christensen

In China
Ms. Xiaoyan Su
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
E-mail: Xiaoyan.Su@christensencomms.com

In U.S.

Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: linda.bergkamp@christensencomms.com

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to our management quotes, our financial outlook for the third quarter of 2025, as well as the amount of, timing, methods and funding sources for repurchases of our shares under the share repurchase program.

Our forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only our belief regarding expected results and events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. Our actual results and other circumstances may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and events indicated in these forward-looking statements. Announced results for the second quarter of 2025 are preliminary, unaudited and subject to audit adjustment. In addition, we may not meet our financial outlook for the third quarter of 2025 and may be unable to grow our business in the manner planned. We may also modify our strategy for growth. Moreover, there are other risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ from what we currently anticipate, including those relating to our ability to retain and grow our user base, our ability to attract and retain sufficiently trained professionals to support our operations, our ability to anticipate and develop new services and enhance existing services to meet the demand of our users or customers, the market price of the Company's stock prevailing from time to time, the nature of other investment opportunities presented to the Company from time to time, the Company's cash flows from operations, general economic conditions, and other factors. For additional information on these and other important factors that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, please see our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this release, except as required by law. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.

                                                                                                          
          
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            Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of 
            Operations


                                                                                           
          (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)


                                                                                                                                                                                
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          First half year


                                                               
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         Ended June 30


                                                                                                                                                                             2024                 2025        2025           2024                  2025           2025


                                                                                                                                                                              RMB                 RMB        US$           RMB                  RMB           US$



 Net revenues(i):



 Value-added service                                                                                                                                                   2,648,336            2,579,292     360,055      5,181,253             5,069,194        707,632



 Other services                                                                                                                                                           43,055               41,076       5,734         70,558                72,009         10,052



 
            Total net revenues                                                                                                                                       2,691,391            2,620,368     365,789      5,251,811             5,141,203        717,684



 Cost and expenses:



 Cost of revenues                                                                                                                                                    (1,595,789)         (1,607,712)  (224,428)   (3,098,797)          (3,176,786)     (443,462)



 Research and development                                                                                                                                              (193,168)           (183,859)   (25,666)     (385,359)            (379,628)      (52,994)



 Sales and marketing                                                                                                                                                   (364,769)           (347,327)   (48,485)     (658,200)            (676,505)      (94,436)



 General and administrative                                                                                                                                            (121,482)            (88,839)   (12,401)     (252,863)            (229,350)      (32,016)



 
            Total cost and expenses                                                                                                                                (2,275,208)         (2,227,737)  (310,980)   (4,395,219)          (4,462,269)     (622,908)



 Other operating income, net                                                                                                                                               8,861               10,865       1,517         28,767                24,047          3,357



 
            Income from operations                                                                                                                                     425,044              403,496      56,326        885,359               702,981         98,133



 Interest income                                                                                                                                                         130,937              105,513      14,729        252,044               225,851         31,528



 Interest expense                                                                                                                                                       (32,493)            (23,417)    (3,269)      (56,191)             (54,076)       (7,549)



 Other gain or loss, net                                                                                                                                                (34,625)                (40)        (6)      (43,870)                 (40)           (6)



 
            Income before income tax and share of income on equity method investments                                                                                  488,863              485,552      67,780      1,037,342               874,716        122,106



 Income tax expenses                                                                                                                                                   (102,614)           (638,390)   (89,116)     (660,227)            (708,796)      (98,944)



 
            Income (loss) before share of income on equity method investments                                                                                          386,249            (152,838)   (21,336)       377,115               165,920         23,162



 Share of income on equity method investments                                                                                                                             11,536               13,427       1,874         25,854                53,158          7,421



 
            Net income (loss)                                                                                                                                          397,785            (139,411)   (19,462)       402,969               219,078         30,583



 Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest                                                                                                                     -                 793         111                               1,288            180



 
            Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of Hello Group Inc.                                                                                     397,785            (140,204)   (19,573)       402,969               217,790         30,403



 Net income (loss) per share attributable to ordinary shareholders



 Basic                                                                                                                                                                      1.10               (0.42)     (0.06)          1.09                  0.65           0.09



 Diluted                                                                                                                                                                    1.05               (0.42)     (0.06)          1.05                  0.64           0.09



 Weighted average shares used in calculating net income (loss) per ordinary share



 Basic                                                                                                                                                               362,394,762          332,986,414 332,986,414    368,522,705           335,653,491    335,653,491



 Diluted                                                                                                                                                             377,903,589          332,986,414 332,986,414    383,528,002           341,743,527    341,743,527







 (i) The following table presents revenues by geographic area based on the addresses of our customers of our users:




                                                                                                                                                                                
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                                                                                                                                                                              RMB                 RMB        US$           RMB                  RMB           US$



 Chinese mainland                                                                                                                                                      2,435,133            2,177,929     304,027      4,754,356             4,284,162        598,046



 Overseas                                                                                                                                                                256,258              442,439      61,762        497,455               857,041        119,638



 
            Total                                                                                                                                                    2,691,391            2,620,368     365,789      5,251,811             5,141,203        717,684



                                                                                          
          
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     Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of 
            Comprehensive Income


                                                                                 
    (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)




                                                                                                                                                        
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            Ended June 30                                                                
          Ended June 30


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                                                                                                                                                      RMB                  RMB      US$        RMB                  RMB        US$



 
            Net income (loss)                                                                                                                  397,785             (139,411) (19,462)    402,969               219,078      30,583



 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:



 Foreign currency translation adjustment                                                                                                          41,569              (73,476) (10,257)     96,463             (116,814)   (16,307)



 
            Comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                        439,354             (212,887) (29,719)    499,432               102,264      14,276



 Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributed to the non-controlling interest                                                                      1,202                 (920)    (128)      4,286               (1,519)      (212)



 
            Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Hello Group Inc.                                                                       438,152             (211,967) (29,591)    495,146               103,783      14,488



                                                                                 
          
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            Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                                  
          (All amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)


                                                                                                                                               December 31   June 30  June 30


                                                                                                                                                      2024       2025      2025


                                                                                                                                         
 RMB         RMB       US$



          Assets



          Current assets



          Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                             4,122,659  5,017,224   700,377



          Short-term deposits                                                                                                                   2,026,245  1,308,180   182,615



          Restricted cash                                                                                                                       4,566,477  3,539,451   494,088



          Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of RMB12,433 and                                                                192,317    238,778    33,332
RMB17,725 as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2025, respectively



          Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                             1,104,172    982,242   137,116



          Total current assets                                                                                                                 12,011,870 11,085,875 1,547,528



          Long-term deposits                                                                                                                    3,059,860  2,482,720   346,574



          Long-term restricted cash                                                                                                               953,285     42,982     6,000



          Right-of-use assets, net                                                                                                                252,169    154,635    21,586



          Property and equipment, net                                                                                                             897,036    928,462   129,608



          Intangible assets, net                                                                                                                   86,661    186,287    26,005



          Rental deposits                                                                                                                          13,280      5,365       749



          Long-term investments                                                                                                                   825,533  1,195,290   166,856



          Other non-current assets                                                                                                                110,960    147,693    20,617



          Deferred tax assets                                                                                                                      36,066     35,144     4,906



          Goodwill                                                                                                                                136,250    250,684    34,994



          
            Total assets                                                                                                            18,382,970 16,515,137 2,305,423



          Liabilities and equity



          Current liabilities



          Accounts payable                                                                                                                        615,254    619,442    86,469



          Deferred revenue                                                                                                                        427,702    439,478    61,349



          Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                                                                          704,410    603,410    84,233



          Lease liabilities due within one year                                                                                                   141,971    103,672    14,472



          Income tax payable                                                                                                                      157,057    415,524    58,005



          Deferred consideration in connection with business acquisitions-current                                                                  28,027     48,997     6,840



          Convertible Senior Notes-current                                                                                                         20,191



          Long-term borrowings, current portion                                                                                                 1,938,385  1,939,273   270,712



          Short-term borrowings                                                                                                                 2,365,535    675,000    94,226



          Total current liabilities                                                                                                             6,398,532  4,844,796   676,306



          Deferred consideration in connection with business acquisitions-non current                                                              65,694     42,982     6,000



          Lease liabilities                                                                                                                       115,105     57,640     8,046



          Deferred tax liabilities                                                                                                                241,915    435,811    60,837



          Long-term borrowings                                                                                                                          -     3,036       424



          Other non-current liabilities                                                                                                           129,051    137,491    19,193



          Total liabilities                                                                                                                     6,950,297  5,521,756   770,806



          Shareholder's equity (ii)                                                                                                            11,432,673 10,993,381 1,534,617



          
            Total liabilities and shareholder's equity                                                                              18,382,970 16,515,137 2,305,423





          (ii): As of June 30, 2025, the number of ordinary shares outstanding was 318,881,690.



                                                                                                  
          
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         Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows


                                                                                          
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                                                                                                                                                                 RMB          RMB       US$          RMB                  RMB           US$



          Cash flows from operating activities:



          Net income (loss)                                                                                                                                 397,785     (139,411)  (19,462)      402,969               219,078         30,583



          Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities:



          Depreciation of property and equipment                                                                                                             13,525        11,229      1,568        27,835                23,620          3,297



          Amortization of intangible assets                                                                                                                   1,279         7,655      1,069         2,558                13,846          1,933



          Share-based compensation                                                                                                                           51,458        37,801      5,277       106,128                78,661         10,980



          Share of income on equity method investments                                                                                                     (11,536)     (13,427)   (1,874)     (25,854)             (53,158)       (7,421)



          Cash received on distributions from equity method investments                                                                                       1,197                                1,197



          Returns on investments                                                                                                                                  -          289         40                                797            111



          Loss on long-term investments                                                                                                                      34,625            40          6        43,870                    40              6



          Gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment                                                                                                  (178)        (146)      (20)           80                 (248)          (35)



          Provision of loss on receivable and other assets                                                                                                      145           312         44         1,921                 5,717            798



          Changes in operating assets and liabilities:



          Accounts receivable                                                                                                                                 4,848      (17,847)   (2,491)       15,828              (36,991)       (5,164)



          Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                                          15,043     (133,016)  (18,568)        5,366             (121,641)      (16,980)



          Rental deposits                                                                                                                                         -        8,016      1,119         (802)                7,906          1,104



          Deferred tax assets                                                                                                                               (1,580)          581         81       (4,078)                  921            129



          Other non-current assets                                                                                                                        (198,746)       46,626      6,509     (206,343)               81,672         11,401



          Accounts payable                                                                                                                                 (14,292)        4,047        565      (31,746)              (9,496)       (1,326)



          Income tax payable                                                                                                                               (42,533)      363,302     50,715      (36,497)              262,323         36,619



          Deferred revenue                                                                                                                                 (15,268)        2,684        375         1,406                11,719          1,636



          Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                                                                                                    121,547      (70,803)   (9,884)       64,747             (141,786)      (19,793)



          Deferred tax liabilities                                                                                                                           14,410       181,183     25,292       379,421               193,896         27,067



          Other non-current liabilities                                                                                                                     103,500      (38,986)   (5,442)      127,393              (47,026)       (6,565)



          
            Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                                            475,229       250,129     34,919       875,399               489,850         68,380



          Cash flows from investing activities:



          Purchase of property and equipment                                                                                                              (199,842)     (26,162)   (3,652)    (244,018)             (53,976)       (7,535)



          Payment for long-term investments                                                                                                                 (5,250)     (72,593)  (10,134)      (5,250)             (72,593)      (10,134)



          Payment for business acquisition                                                                                                                        -                                                (194,390)      (27,136)



          Cash received on maturity of short-term deposits                                                                                                  781,016                            1,081,016             1,107,245        154,565



          Purchase of long-term deposits                                                                                                                          -                           (718,860)



          Cash received on maturity of long-term deposits                                                                                                         -                             718,860               150,000         20,939



          Cash received from sales of long-term investment                                                                                                        -                               2,000



          Loan to a third-party company                                                                                                                           -      (6,278)     (876)                          (33,756)       (4,712)



          Other investing activities                                                                                                                            298           302         42           683                   494             69



          
            Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                                                                  576,222     (104,731)  (14,620)      834,431               903,024        126,056



          Cash flows from financing activities:



          Proceeds from exercise of share options                                                                                                                 2             2                      13                     4              1



          Repurchase of ordinary shares                                                                                                                   (394,561)     (97,196)  (13,568)    (506,822)            (298,725)      (41,700)



          Dividends payment                                                                                                                               (716,302)    (346,182)  (48,325)    (716,302)            (346,182)      (48,325)



          Payment in relation to redemption of convertible bonds                                                                                                  -     (20,221)   (2,823)                          (20,221)       (2,823)



          Proceeds from short-term borrowings                                                                                                                     -                           1,331,635



          Repayment of short-term borrowings                                                                                                                      -                                              (1,690,535)     (235,990)



          Repayment of long-term borrowings                                                                                                                       -        (279)      (39)        (215)                (674)          (94)



          
            Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                                                                              (1,110,861)    (463,876)  (64,755)      108,309           (2,356,333)     (328,931)



          Effect of exchange rate changes                                                                                                                    27,725      (53,620)   (7,488)       48,539              (79,305)      (11,070)



          
            Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                                (31,685)    (372,098)  (51,944)    1,866,678           (1,042,764)     (145,565)



          Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of period                                                                          10,181,275     8,971,755  1,252,409     8,282,912             9,642,421      1,346,030



          Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period                                                                                10,149,590     8,599,657  1,200,465    10,149,590             8,599,657      1,200,465



                                                                                                
          
            Hello Group Inc.


                                                                   
          
            Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP measures


                                                                                      
          (All amounts in thousands, except per share data)




                                                         
 1.        Reconciliation of Non-GAAP cost and operating expenses, income from operations, and net income (loss) to comparable GAAP
                                                                      measures.




                                                                            
          Three months                                                                   
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          Ended June 30, 2024                                
          Ended June 30, 2025                                                                        
          Ended June 30, 2025


                                                                     GAAP              Share-based              Non-GAAP                               GAAP              Amortization             Share-based              Non-GAAP          GAAP           Amortization
                                                                                                                                                                                   of                                                                                 of          Share-based          Non-GAAP
                                                                                    compensation                                                                         intangible            compensation                                                 intangible
                                                                                                                                                                               assets                                                                             assets         compensation
                                                                                                                                                                      from business                                                                      from business
                                                                                                                                                                       acquisitions                                                                       acquisitions


                                                                      RMB                      RMB                   RMB              RMB    
          RMB                       RMB                     RMB                   US$      
  US$                    US$                  US$



 Cost of revenues                                            (1,595,789)                    1,796            (1,593,993)                        (1,607,712)                     1,762                    1,560            (1,604,390)     (224,428)                    246                   218          (223,964)



 Research and development                                      (193,168)                   13,512              (179,656)                          (183,859)                     1,140                   10,710              (172,009)      (25,666)                    159                 1,495           (24,012)



 Sales and marketing                                           (364,769)                    4,149              (360,620)                          (347,327)                     3,474                    4,159              (339,694)      (48,485)                    485                   581           (47,419)



 General and administrative                                    (121,482)                   32,001               (89,481)                           (88,839)                                            21,372               (67,467)      (12,401)                                       2,983            (9,418)



 
            Cost and operating expenses                    (2,275,208)                   51,458            (2,223,750)                        (2,227,737)                     6,376                   37,801            (2,183,560)     (310,980)                    890                 5,277          (304,813)



 Income from operations                                          425,044                    51,458                476,502                             403,496                      6,376                   37,801                447,673         56,326                     890                 5,277             62,493



 Net income (loss) attributable to Hello Group Inc.              397,785                    51,458                449,243                           (140,204)                     6,376                   37,801               (96,027)      (19,573)                    890                 5,277           (13,406)



                                                                                                
          
            Hello Group Inc.


                                                                   
          
            Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP measures


                                                                                      
          (All amounts in thousands, except per share data)




                                                   
 1.        Reconciliation of Non-GAAP cost and operating expenses, income from operations, and net income (loss) to comparable GAAP
                                                                measures-continued.




                                                                    
          First half year                                                                
          First half year                                                       
       First half year


                    
          Ended June 30, 2024                                
          Ended June 30, 2025                                                                         
          Ended June 30, 2025


                                                               GAAP              Share-based              Non-GAAP                               GAAP              Amortization              Share-based              Non-GAAP          GAAP           Amortization
                                                                                                                                                                             of                                                                                  of          Share-based          Non-GAAP
                                                                              compensation                                                                         intangible             compensation                                                 intangible
                                                                                                                                                                         assets                                                                              assets         compensation
                                                                                                                                                                from business                                                                       from business
                                                                                                                                                                 acquisitions                                                                        acquisitions


                                                                RMB                      RMB                   RMB              RMB    
          RMB                       RMB                      RMB                   US$      
  US$                    US$                  US$



 Cost of revenues                                      (3,098,797)                    3,678            (3,095,119)                        (3,176,786)                     3,025                     3,334            (3,170,427)     (443,462)                    422                   465          (442,575)



 Research and development                                (385,359)                   22,298              (363,061)                          (379,628)                     1,999                    19,770              (357,859)      (52,994)                    279                 2,760           (49,955)



 Sales and marketing                                     (658,200)                   10,266              (647,934)                          (676,505)                     6,264                     8,470              (661,771)      (94,436)                    874                 1,182           (92,380)



 General and administrative                              (252,863)                   69,886              (182,977)                          (229,350)                                             47,087              (182,263)      (32,016)                                       6,573           (25,443)



 
            Cost and operating expenses              (4,395,219)                  106,128            (4,289,091)                        (4,462,269)                    11,288                    78,661            (4,372,320)     (622,908)                  1,575                10,980          (610,353)



 Income from operations                                    885,359                   106,128                991,487                             702,981                     11,288                    78,661                792,930         98,133                   1,575                10,980            110,688



 Net income attributable to Hello Group Inc.               402,969                   106,128                509,097                             217,790                     11,288                    78,661                307,739         30,403                   1,575                10,980             42,958



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