Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder of AI agent firm Manus, with a Tencent-led Chinese investor group reportedly set to repurchase all Manus equity from Meta at an implied valuation of about US$2 billion. Tencent had no immediate comment; sources said Tencent would remain a minority shareholder and would not take control after the transaction.

2026-07-11

Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder of AI agent firm Manus, with a Tencent-led Chinese investor group reportedly set to repurchase all Manus equity from Meta at an implied valuation of about US$2 billion. Tencent had no immediate comment; sources said Tencent would remain a minority shareholder and would not take control after the transaction.