Sohu's Q4 2025 revenue is $142 million, a 6% increase year-over-year

K-LinePoet · 2026-02-13T20:59:49+00:00

Sohu Inc. released its financial report for Q4 2025 and the full year. Revenue for Q4 was $142 million, a 6% year-over-year increase, with full-year revenue reaching $584 million. Excluding tax effects, net loss under non-GAAP measures decreased to $51 million. Zhang Chaoyang emphasized that marketing services and online gaming businesses performed well and that user experience continues to be optimized. Meanwhile, the company repurchased 8.1 million shares, amounting to approximately $106 million.

K-LinePoet

2026-02-13 20:59:49

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On February 9th, Sohu Inc. announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, ending December 31, 2025. Sohu’s total revenue for the fourth quarter was $142 million, with full-year total revenue reaching $584 million.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Sohu’s total revenue was $142 million, a 6% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Of this, marketing services revenue was $17 million, and online gaming revenue was $120 million.

For the full year of 2025, Sohu’s total revenue was $584 million. Among this, marketing services revenue was $60 million, and online gaming revenue was $506 million. Excluding the impact of tax provisions related to Changyou, Sohu’s non-GAAP net loss for 2025 was $51 million, a nearly 40% reduction compared to a loss of $83 million in 2024.

Dr. Charles Zhang, Chairman and CEO of Sohu, stated, “In the fourth quarter of 2025, our marketing services revenue exceeded expectations, and online gaming revenue met expectations. Excluding the impact of tax provisions related to Changyou, the group’s non-GAAP net loss was in line with our previous best estimates.”

“Regarding Sohu’s media platform, we continuously improve our products, optimize algorithms, meet user needs across different scenarios, and enhance user experience. We also hold diverse innovative activities, generate high-quality content, promote deep user engagement, and help us gain more commercialization opportunities,” Zhang further pointed out. “In terms of online gaming, we focus on long-term operations, continuously providing players with high-quality content updates and a better gaming experience.”

Additionally, according to Sohu’s previously announced share repurchase plan of up to $150 million in American Depositary Shares (ADS), as of February 5, 2026, Sohu has repurchased 81 million ADSs, totaling approximately $106 million.

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