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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION  
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

15.SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

In 2020, the Group adopted the 2020 Share Incentive Plan, which allows the Group to grant share-based awards to directors, employees and consultants. The Company did not grant any share-based awards pursuant to the 2020 Share Incentive Plan since the listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in December 2022. In December 2022, the Group adopted the Post-IPO Share Scheme. The maximum number of Class A ordinary shares that may be issued under the Post-IPO Share Scheme is 86,380,904.

(a)Share options

The following table summarizes activities of share options for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025:

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Weighted

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average

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Aggregate

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Weighted

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Number of

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average 

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remaining

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intrinsic

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average grant-

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share options

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exercise price

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contractual life

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value

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date fair value

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US$

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In years

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US$ in thousands

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US$

Outstanding as of January 1, 2023

 

68,361,198

 

2.90

 

7.23

 

498,336

 

2.99

Exercised

 

(11,810,406)

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2.16

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Forfeited

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(718,812)

 

4.09

 

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Outstanding as of December 31, 2023

 

55,831,980

 

3.04

 

6.34

 

294,189

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3.15

Granted*

 

120,000

 

6.03

 

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Exercised

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(10,247,906)

 

2.57

 

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Forfeited

 

(1,025,846)

 

4.83

 

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Outstanding as of December 31, 2024

 

44,678,228

 

3.11

 

5.44

 

169,354

 

3.25

Exercised

 

(16,686,946)

 

2.96

 

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Forfeited

 

(438,672)

 

3.49

 

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Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

 

27,552,610

 

3.19

 

4.49

 

192,823

 

3.19

Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2025

 

27,552,610

 

3.19

 

4.49

 

192,823

 

3.19

Exercisable as of December 31, 2025

 

27,407,610

 

3.18

 

4.47

 

192,202

 

3.21

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of share options granted in 2024 was US$0.10.

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of share options and the estimated fair value of the underlying ordinary share at each reporting date. As of December 31, 2025, unrecognized compensation expenses related to share options were immaterial.

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15.SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)

(b)RSUs

The following table summarizes activities of RSUs for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025:

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Weighted average

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Number of RSUs

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grant-date fair value

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US$

Outstanding as of January 1, 2023

 

20,812,946

 

11.23

Granted

 

26,216,836

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Vested

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(6,109,908)

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Forfeited

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(1,461,262)

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Outstanding as of December 31, 2023

 

39,458,612

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9.58

Granted

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6,065,856

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Vested

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(11,721,356)

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Forfeited

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(2,265,298)

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Outstanding as of December 31, 2024

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31,537,814

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9.20

Granted

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9,405,680

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Vested

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(11,520,300)

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Forfeited

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(2,369,564)

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Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

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27,053,630

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9.40

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As of December 31, 2025, there were US$199.9 million of unrecognized compensation expenses related to RSUs, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.42 years and may be adjusted for future forfeitures.

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(c)Share-based compensation expenses by function

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For the year ended December 31, 

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RMB

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RMB

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RMB

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(In thousands)

Cost of revenues

 

46,395

 

43,332

 

22,550

Sales and marketing expenses

 

262,431

 

280,668

 

239,800

Research and development expenses

 

418,769

 

421,411

 

317,653

General and administrative expenses

 

329,372

 

398,274

 

331,984

Total

 

1,056,967

 

1,143,685

 

911,987

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