Chinese AI chip developer Moore Threads plans to list in Hong Kong after reporting a 147% jump in first-half revenue to 1.7 billion yuan, as the firm seeks fresh capital amid surging demand for home-grown computing power.
Moore Threads and Hygon project 135.1%-149.1% and 55.6%-70.2% revenue growth, respectively, in H1 2026, driven by China's surging demand for AI computing power amid US export controls.
China’s chip champions channelled a larger proportion of revenue into research and development (R&D) than their US peers, first-quarter earnings show, as Beijing presses ahead with its tech self-reliance drive amid an artificial intelligence boom. Beijing-based Moore Threads spent half of its revenue on R&D in the quarter ended March 2026, while Shanghai-based MetaX spent 45 per cent over the same period, according to exchange filings. By contrast, US chipmakers such as AMD and Intel have...
Moore Threads, a Beijing-based GPU maker challenging Nvidia, reported a Q1 2026 net profit of 29.4 million yuan versus a loss a year earlier, with revenue up 155% to 737.6 million yuan. Shares jumped 8.5% on Monday as the company benefits from Beijing's push for chip self-sufficiency. The firm disclosed a 660 million yuan order for its KUAE computing cluster at end-March.
Moore Threads Technology, a Chinese GPU challenger to Nvidia, reported a Q1 2026 net profit of 29.4 million yuan, reversing a year-earlier loss of 112.5 million yuan. Quarterly revenue surged 155% to 737.6 million yuan, driven by domestic computing demand amid Beijing's chip self-sufficiency push. The company disclosed a 660 million yuan order for its KUAE computing cluster at end-March.
