The Dark Side of the Moon has generated over the total annual revenue of 2025 in the past 20 days.

GateUser-6433627c · 2026-02-23T09:48:20+00:00

The Moon's Dark Side Kimi large model has generated revenue in less than a month, surpassing the total revenue for the entire year of 2025. Overseas paying users have grown significantly, with overseas revenue exceeding domestic. The company is seeking funding to raise up to $10 billion, with existing investors pledging over $700 million, setting the record for the fastest progression to a ten-billion-dollar unicorn.

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2026-02-23 09:48:20

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On February 23, according to The Paper, multiple informed sources revealed that less than a month after the release of the K2.5 large model under Moon’s Dark Side (Kimi), Kimi’s cumulative revenue over the past 20 days has already exceeded its total revenue for the entire year of 2025. The growth is mainly driven by a surge in global paying users and API call volume, especially with overseas paying users maintaining rapid growth. Kimi’s overseas revenue has surpassed its domestic revenue. Previously, it was reported that in a funding round involving Alibaba and Tencent Holdings, the AI startup Moon’s Dark Side sought to raise its valuation to $10 billion. Sources said that existing investors, including Alibaba, Tencent, and Wuyuan Capital, have committed over $700 million in the latest funding round. This has set the fastest pace for a domestic company to progress from founding to a unicorn (valuation over $10 billion).

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