On May 31, 2023, JOYY announced their first quarter 2023 unaudited financial results. The average mobile monthly active users (“MAUs”) of Likee decreased by 27.4% to 44.9 million from 61.8 million in the corresponding period of 2022, primarily due to reduced spending on user acquisition via advertisement. The Average mobile MAUs of Hago decreased by 36.5% to 5.9 million from 9.3 million in the corresponding period of 2022, primarily due to reduced spending on user acquisition via advertisement. The net revenue was a reported $583.6 million, compared to $623.8 million in the corresponding period of 2022.
On this news, the price of JOYY’s American Depository Shares (“ADS”) fell $2.07 per ADS, or 7.82%, to close at $24.39 on May 31, 2023.