UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2025

Commission File Number: 001-38237

 

 

Sea Limited

 

 

1 Fusionopolis Place, #17-10, Galaxis

Singapore 138522

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

SEA LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Forrest Xiaodong Li

Name:   Forrest Xiaodong Li
Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 12, 2025

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Sea Limited Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

Singapore, November 11, 2025 – Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) (“Sea” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

“After a very strong first half of the year, our momentum has continued into the third quarter. Our focus remains the same: continuing to deliver high and profitable growth across all three of our businesses. With e-commerce and digital finance penetration in our markets still low but increasing, strong growth lays the best foundation to maximize our long-term profitability,” said Forrest Li, Sea’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

On e-commerce, he said, “Shopee delivered another record-setting quarter, achieving new highs in quarterly GMV, gross order volume, and revenue. We also improved our year-on-year profitability across Asia and Brazil. Our monetization gains, strong growth momentum, and healthy balance sheet have positioned us well to capture even more growth opportunities. With our strong performance year to date, we now expect Shopee’s full-year 2025 GMV growth to be more than 25%.”

On digital financial services, Mr. Li said, “Monee has delivered another very strong quarter, driven by both user growth and product expansion across multiple markets. Our portfolio quality and our unit economics have remained healthy. We are extending SPayLater’s reach beyond e-commerce and embedding it into users’ everyday financial use cases, building a pathway for strong off-Shopee growth for many years to come.”

On digital entertainment, Mr. Li said, “Garena has delivered another stellar quarter. Bookings were up 51% year-on-year, making it our best quarter since 2021. Free Fire anchored this strong performance with two high-impact campaigns: Squid Game and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Chapter 2. With this very strong quarter, Garena remains on track to achieve more than 30% year-on-year growth in bookings for 2025.”

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights

 

     Group
    

Total GAAP revenue was US$6.0 billion, up 38.3% year-on-year.

    

Total gross profit was US$2.6 billion, up 39.7% year-on-year.

    

Total net income was US$375.0 million, as compared to total net income of US$153.3 million for the third quarter of 2024.

    

Total adjusted EBITDA1 was US$874.3 million, as compared to US$521.3 million for the third quarter of 2024.

 

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     E-commerce
    

Gross orders totaled 3.6 billion for the quarter, increasing by 28.4% year-on-year.

    

GMV was US$32.2 billion for the quarter, increasing by 28.4% year-on-year.

    

GAAP revenue was US$4.3 billion, up 34.9% year-on-year.

    

GAAP revenue included US$3.8 billion of GAAP marketplace revenue, which consists of core marketplace revenue and value-added services revenue and increased by 36.6% year-on-year.

    

Core marketplace revenue, mainly consisting of transaction-based fees and advertising revenues, was up 52.8% year-on-year to US$3.1 billion.

    

Value-added services revenue, mainly consisting of revenues related to logistics services, was down 5.7% year-on-year to US$723.6 million as a result of higher revenue net-off against shipping subsidies.

    

Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$186.1 million, as compared to adjusted EBITDA1 of US$34.4 million for the third quarter of 2024.

 

     Digital Financial Services
    

GAAP revenue was US$989.9 million, up 60.8% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$258.3 million, up 37.5% year-on-year.

    

Digital financial services revenue and operating income are primarily attributed to the consumer and SME credit business. As of September 30, 2025, consumer and SME loans principal outstanding was US$7.9 billion, up 69.8% year-on-year. This consists of US$6.9 billion on-book and US$0.9 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%, relatively stable quarter-on-quarter.

 

    

Digital Entertainment

    

Bookings3 were US$840.7 million, up 51.1% year-on-year.

    

GAAP revenue was US$653.0 million, up 31.2% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA1 was US$465.9 million, up 48.2% year-on-year.

    

Adjusted EBITDA represented 55.4% of bookings for the third quarter of 2025, as compared to 56.5% for the third quarter of 2024.

    

Quarterly active users were 670.8 million, up 6.7% year-on-year.

    

Quarterly paying users were 65.9 million, up 31.2% year-on-year. Paying user ratio was 9.8%, as compared to 8.0% for the third quarter of 2024.

    

Average bookings per user were US$1.25, as compared to US$0.89 for the third quarter of 2024.

 

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 the digital entertainment segment plus change in digital entertainment deferred revenue. This operating metric is used as an approximation of cash spent by our users in the applicable period that is attributable to our digital entertainment segment.

 

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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 September 30,
        
     2024      2025      YOY%  
     $      $         

Revenue

        

Service revenue

     3,910,209        5,468,374        39.8

Sales of goods

     418,024        517,650        23.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
     4,328,233        5,986,024        38.3

Cost of revenue

        

Cost of service

     (2,083,331      (2,894,778      38.9

Cost of goods sold

     (383,841      (491,892      28.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
     (2,467,172      (3,386,670      37.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Gross profit

     1,861,061        2,599,354        39.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Other operating income

     40,647        27,018        (33.5 %) 

Sales and marketing expenses

     (878,557      (1,150,299      30.9

General and administrative expenses

     (306,755      (340,027      10.8

Provision for credit losses

     (211,991      (373,825      76.3

Research and development expenses

     (301,990      (286,275      (5.2 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total operating expenses

     (1,658,646      (2,123,408      28.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Operating income

     202,415        475,946        135.1

Non-operating income, net

     49,536        61,170        23.5

Income tax expense

     (92,598      (161,096      74.0

Share of results of equity investees

     (6,029      (1,032      (82.9 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net income

     153,324        374,988        144.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

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

        

Basic

     0.26        0.63        142.3

Diluted

     0.24        0.59        145.8

Change in deferred revenue of Digital Entertainment

     58,670        187,619        219.8

Adjusted EBITDA for Digital Entertainment (1)

     314,428        465,944        48.2

Adjusted EBITDA for E-commerce (1)

     34,446        186,055        440.1

Adjusted EBITDA for Digital Financial Services (1)

     187,927        258,312        37.5

Adjusted EBITDA for Other Services (1)

     (8,555      (25,119      193.6

Unallocated expenses (2)

     (6,909      (10,938      58.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total adjusted EBITDA (1)

     521,337        874,254        67.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

(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.

 

3


Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

Revenue

Our total GAAP revenue increased by 38.3% to US$6.0 billion in the third quarter of 2025 from US$4.3 billion in the third quarter of 2024. The table below sets forth our revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

    

For the Three Months

ended September 30,

               
        2024                   2025                   YOY%     
                                    
     $             $                

Service revenue

              

E-commerce

     2,767,163           3,778,680           36.6

Digital Financial Services

     615,711                  989,861           60.8

Digital Entertainment

     497,847           653,033           31.2

Other Services(1)

     29,488           46,800           58.7

Sales of goods

     418,024           517,650           23.8
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

Total revenue

     4,328,233           5,986,024           38.3
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

(1) 

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

 

    

E-commerce: Our e-commerce service GAAP revenue increased by 36.6% to US$3.8 billion in the third quarter of 2025 from US$2.8 billion in the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the growth of GMV.

 

    

Digital Financial Services: Our digital financial services GAAP revenue increased by 60.8% to US$989.9 million in the third quarter of 2025 from US$615.7 million in the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the growth of our credit business as our lending activities increased.

 

    

Digital Entertainment: Our digital entertainment GAAP revenue increased by 31.2% to US$653.0 million in the third quarter of 2025 from US$497.8 million in the third 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 23.8% to US$517.7 million in the third quarter of 2025 from US$418.0 million in the third quarter of 2024.

 

4


Cost of Revenue

Our total cost of revenue was US$3.4 billion in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to US$2.5 billion in the third quarter of 2024. The table below sets forth our cost of revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

    

For the Three Months

ended September 30,

               
        2024                   2025                   YOY%     
                                    
     $             $                

Cost of service

              

E-commerce

     1,826,495           2,535,135           38.8

Digital Financial Services

     91,426                  125,669           37.5

Digital Entertainment

     156,043           224,225           43.7

Other Services(1)

     9,367           9,749           4.1

Cost of goods sold

     383,841           491,892           28.1
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

Total cost of revenue

     2,467,172           3,386,670           37.3
  

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

(1) 

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

 

    

E-commerce: Cost of revenue was US$2.5 billion in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to US$1.8 billion in the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by an increase in logistics costs as orders volume grew.

 

    

Digital Financial Services: Cost of revenue was US$125.7 million in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to US$91.4 million in the third 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.

 

    

Digital Entertainment: Cost of revenue was US$224.2 million in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to US$156.0 million in the third quarter of 2024, primarily from payment channel costs, which was largely in line with the increase in our digital entertainment revenue, as well as higher royalties associated with the use of third-party intellectual properties.

 

    

Cost of goods sold: Cost of goods sold increased by 28.1% to US$491.9 million in the third quarter of 2025 from US$383.8 million in the third quarter of 2024.

Other Operating Income

Our other operating income was US$27.0 million and US$40.6 million in the third quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Other operating income mainly consists of rebates from e-commerce related logistics services providers.

 

5


Sales and Marketing Expenses

Our total sales and marketing expenses increased by 30.9% to US$1.2 billion in the third quarter of 2025 from US$878.6 million in the third quarter of 2024. The table below sets forth breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

 

     For the Three Months
ended September 30,
        
        2024            2025            YOY%     
     $      $         

Sales and Marketing Expenses

        

E-commerce

           763,340              894,670                17.2

Digital Financial Services

     65,632        157,964        140.7

Digital Entertainment

     26,583        51,424        93.4

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses increased by 10.8% to US$340.0 million in the third quarter of 2025 from US$306.8 million in the third quarter of 2024.

Provision for Credit Losses

Our provision for credit losses increased by 76.3% to US$373.8 million in the third quarter of 2025 from US$212.0 million in the third quarter of 2024.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development expenses decreased by 5.2% to US$286.3 million in the third quarter of 2025 from US$302.0 million in the third 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$61.2 million in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to a net non-operating income of US$49.5 million in the third quarter of 2024. The non-operating income in the third quarter of 2025 was primarily due to interest income of US$81.8 million, offset by interest expense of US$8.9 million and foreign exchange loss of US$8.0 million.

Income Tax Expense

We had a net income tax expense of US$161.1 million and US$92.6 million in the third quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Net Income or Loss

As a result of the foregoing, we had net income of US$375.0 million in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to net income of US$153.3 million in the third quarter of 2024.

 

6


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$0.63 in the third quarter of 2025, compared to basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.26 in the third quarter of 2024.

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders was US$0.59 in the third quarter of 2025, compared to diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.24 in the third quarter of 2024.

 

7


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 November 11, 2025

8:30 PM Singapore / Hong Kong Time on November 11, 2025

Webcast link:

  https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/618885525

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 leading global consumer internet 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 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 and Taiwan and has a significant presence in Latin America. Monee is a leading digital financial services provider in Southeast Asia and is growing its presence in Brazil.

 

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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 digital entertainment content; the expected growth of its digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services 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 digital entertainment 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 digital entertainment 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 e-commerce segment, digital financial services 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 September 30, 2025  
     E-commerce     Digital
  Financial  
Services
     Digital
Entertainment
     Other
  Services(1)  
     Unallocated 
expenses(2)
     Consolidated   
     $     $      $      $     $     $  

Operating income (loss)

     110,117       248,177        309,811        (27,039     (165,120     475,946  

Net effect of changes in deferred revenue and its related cost

     -       -        151,915        -       -       151,915  

Depreciation and Amortization

     75,938       10,135        4,218        1,920       -       92,211  

Share-based compensation

     -       -        -        -       154,182       154,182  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     186,055       258,312        465,944        (25,119     (10,938     874,254  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        
     For the Three Months ended September 30, 2024  
     E-commerce     Digital
Financial
Services
     Digital
Entertainment
     Other
Services(1)
    Unallocated
expenses(2)
    Consolidated  
     $     $      $      $     $     $  

Operating (loss) income

     (36,818     173,942        262,402        (11,001     (186,110     202,415  

Net effect of changes in deferred revenue and its related cost

     -       -        46,712        -       -       46,712  

Depreciation and Amortization

     71,264       13,985        5,314        2,446       -       93,009  

Share-based compensation

     -       -        -        -       179,201       179,201  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     34,446       187,927        314,428        (8,555     (6,909     521,337  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(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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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

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

 

 

     For the Nine Months
ended September 30,
 
     2024     2025  
     $     $  

Revenue

    

Service revenue

     10,782,624       14,701,824  

Sales of goods

     1,086,806       1,384,777  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     11,869,430       16,086,601  
    

Cost of revenue

    

Cost of service

     (5,858,678     (7,543,556

Cost of goods sold

     (1,011,124     (1,297,688
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     (6,869,802     (8,841,244
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     4,999,628       7,245,357  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Operating income (expenses)

    

Other operating income

     127,187       93,822  

Sales and marketing expenses

     (2,422,960     (3,089,493

General and administrative expenses

     (901,447     (970,558

Provision for credit losses

     (541,173     (979,498

Research and development expenses

     (904,834     (879,561
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     (4,643,227     (5,825,288
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     356,401       1,420,069  

Interest income

     271,847       260,872  

Interest expense

     (29,060     (26,951

Investment loss, net

     (189,543     (6,527

Net gain on debt extinguishment

     34,415       17,289  

Foreign exchange gain/(loss)

     750       (11,006
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax and share of results of equity investees

     444,810       1,653,746  

Income tax expense

     (231,970     (441,467

Share of results of equity investees

     (2,605     (12,262
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     210,235       1,200,017  

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

     (3,222     (18,967
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders

     207,013       1,181,050  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Earnings per share:

    

Basic

     0.36       1.99  

Diluted

     0.34       1.89  
    

Weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation:

    

Basic

     573,260,590       592,592,032  

Diluted

     602,720,046       638,092,129  

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

 

 

    

As of

    December 31,    

    

As of

    September 30,    

 
     2024      2025  
     $      $  

ASSETS

     

Current assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,405,153        3,067,819  

Restricted cash

     1,655,171        1,963,218  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $5,089 and $12,244, as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2025 respectively

     306,657        349,415  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     1,661,373        1,832,583  

Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $443,555 and $697,688, as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2025 respectively

     4,052,215        6,413,832  

Inventories, net

     143,246        209,285  

Short-term investments

     6,215,423        6,834,186  

Amounts due from related parties

     418,430        412,431  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     16,857,668        21,082,769  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Non-current assets

     

Property and equipment, net

     1,097,699        1,189,733  

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

     1,054,785        1,328,315  

Intangible assets, net

     27,310        15,754  

Long-term investments

     2,694,305        1,827,968  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     138,839        214,540  

Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $5,780 and $17,848, as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2025 respectively

     108,594        345,074  

Restricted cash

     21,261        35,792  

Deferred tax assets

     517,383        606,589  

Goodwill

     107,625        104,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     5,767,801        5,668,533  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     22,625,469        26,751,302  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

 

 

    

As of

    December 31,    

    

As of

    September 30,    

 
     2024      2025  
     $      $  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current liabilities

     

Accounts payable

     350,021        480,395  

Accrued expenses and other payables

     2,380,371        2,630,808  

Deposits payable

     2,711,693        3,484,208  

Escrow payables and advances from customers

     2,498,094        2,775,667  

Amounts due to related parties

     255,896        253,051  

Borrowings

     130,615        224,750  

Operating lease liabilities

     300,274        340,783  

Convertible notes

     1,147,984        2,336,500  

Deferred revenue

     1,405,785        1,976,647  

Income tax payable

     115,419        188,250  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     11,296,152        14,691,059  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     

Non-current liabilities

     

Accrued expenses and other payables

     71,678        92,440  

Borrowings

     249,474        294,634  

Operating lease liabilities

     803,502        1,047,097  

Deferred revenue

     109,895        159,612  

Convertible notes

     1,478,784        -  

Deferred tax liabilities

     408        30,551  

Unrecognized tax benefits

     138,000        132,100  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     2,851,741        1,756,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     14,147,893        16,447,493  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

 

 

    

As of

    December 31,    

    

As of

    September 30,    

 
     2024      2025  
     $      $  

Shareholders’ equity

     

Class A Ordinary shares

     272        275  

Class B Ordinary shares

     23        23  

Additional paid-in capital

     16,703,192        17,214,773  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (193,148      (62,401

Statutory reserves

     17,260        17,260  

Accumulated deficit

     (8,155,264      (6,974,214
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Sea Limited shareholders’ equity

     8,372,335        10,195,716  

Non-controlling interests

     105,241        108,093  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     8,477,576        10,303,809  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     22,625,469        26,751,302  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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

 

 

     For the Nine Months
ended September 30,
 
     2024     2025  
     $     $  

Net cash generated from operating activities

     2,256,438       3,548,113  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,279,780     (3,255,062

Net cash generated from financing activities

     984,283       617,560  

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

     61,654       74,633  

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     22,595       985,244  

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

     4,243,657       4,081,585  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        4,266,252          5,066,829  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$3,255 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. This was primarily attributable to an increase in loans receivable of our credit business of US$3,355 million and purchase of property and equipment of US$351 million to support the existing operations, offset by net proceeds of US$508 million from securities purchased under agreements to resell, time deposits and liquid investment products. Net cash generated from financing activities amounted to US$618 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. This was primarily attributable to an increase in bank deposits of US$753 million as well as net proceeds from other funding sources related to credit business of US$122 million, offset by the cash used in repurchase of convertible notes of US$276 million.

 

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UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has three reportable segments, namely e-commerce, digital financial services and digital entertainment. 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 September 30, 2025  
     E-commerce     Digital
Financial
Services
    Digital
Entertainment
    Other
Services(1)
    Total  
     $     $     $     $     $  

Revenue

     4,294,756       989,861       653,033       48,374       5,986,024  

Less(2)

          

Cost of revenue

     (3,025,725     (125,669     (224,225     -    

Sales and marketing expenses

     (894,670     (157,964     (51,424     -    

Provision for credit losses

     -       (372,283     -       -    

Other operating expenses(3)

     (264,244     (85,768     (67,573     (75,413  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating segment income (loss)

     110,117       248,177       309,811       (27,039     641,066  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unallocated expenses(4)

             (165,120
          

 

 

 

Operating income

             475,946  

Non-operating income, net

             61,170  

Income tax expense

             (161,096

Share of results of equity investees

             (1,032
          

 

 

 

Net income

             374,988  
          

 

 

 

 

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     For the Three Months ended September 30, 2024  
     E-commerce     Digital
Financial
Services
    Digital
Entertainment
    Other
Services(1)
    Total  
     $     $     $     $     $  

Revenue

     3,183,558       615,711       497,847       31,117       4,328,233  

Less(2)

          

Cost of revenue

     (2,209,057     (91,426     (156,043     -    

Sales and marketing expenses

     (763,340     (65,632     (26,583     -    

Provision for credit losses

     -       (210,206     -       -    

Other operating expenses(3)

     (247,979     (74,505     (52,819     (42,118  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating segment (loss) income

     (36,818     173,942       262,402       (11,001     388,525  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unallocated expenses(4)

             (186,110
          

 

 

 

Operating income

             202,415  

Non-operating income, net

             49,536  

Income tax expense

             (92,598

Share of results of equity investees

             (6,029
          

 

 

 

Net income

             153,324  
          

 

 

 

(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 E-commerce and Digital Entertainment include general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses and provision for credit losses, net of other operating income. Other operating expenses for Digital Financial Services 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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