Expansion of streamer-support subscriptions

「Net gross profit, defined as total revenue earned by the Company less compensation paid to monetized streamers and fees paid to payment processors such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc., was ¥988,417 thousand, up 8.3% year on year. This reflected further changes in the revenue structure accompanying the decline in the proportion of app payments for point sales, as well as continued growth in Membership.」

「Membership sales commission revenue increased by ¥114.412 million, or 25.8%, year on year」

「We believe that the trend of increasing paying membership users will continue.」

「Real gross profit, defined as total revenue earned by the Company less compensation paid to monetised streamers and fees paid to payment service providers such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc., was ¥912.795 million, with continued growth in Membership contributing to the 2.1% year-on-year increase.」

「This was mainly because Membership sales commission revenue increased by ¥174.345 million, or 64.6%, year on year, while ticket and content distribution sales commission revenue at the official store decreased by ¥20.402 million, or 8.4%.」

「Real gross profit was ¥894.431 million, up 4.3% year on year, due in part to continued growth in Membership.」

「To expand the platform, we sought to acquire new users by adding a new feature to the subscription-based streamer-support service Membership that sends members a birthday message from the owner, releasing stamps exclusive to Membership subscribers, and offering the popular anime film Laid-Back Camp as content available for simultaneous viewing exclusively by owners and members.」

「Membership sales commission revenue increased by ¥104.639 million, or 63.4%, year on year」

「To expand the platform’s economic scale, the company began offering monetization services for streamers living overseas and selling premium streaming tickets exclusively to membership holders. It also held a campaign offering discounts on premium streams exclusive to members, in collaboration with popular idol unit Strawberry Prince, which belongs to 株式会社STPR, its capital and business alliance partner.」

「Real gross profit, defined as total revenue earned by the Company less compensation paid to monetised streamers and fees paid to payment service providers such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc., was ¥857.392 million, up 5.8% year on year, due in part to a reduction in total payment processing fees resulting from changes in the mix of payment methods used for point purchases and continued growth in Membership revenue, which allows users to support streamers through a fixed monthly membership fee.」

「Real gross profit, defined as total revenue earned by the Company less compensation paid to monetised streamers and fees paid to payment service providers such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc., was ¥427.815 million, up 10.0% year on year, due in part to growth in revenue from Membership, which allows users to support streamers through a fixed monthly membership fee.」

「Membership sales commission revenue increased by ¥94.307 million, or 133.2%, year on year」

「Membership sales commission revenue 123,612」

「During the second quarter, we began accepting advance download reservations for Membership STAR, a dedicated app that enables streamers using the monthly Membership content on TwitCasting and their paid-member listeners to enjoy closer communication,」

「Membership sales commission revenue 38,610」

「Expansion of streamer-support subscriptions」