# Tencent Holdings x Oracle (SEA AI chip capacity lease ~$7B / ~100k chips): partnership

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Reported Sep 30 / Oct 1 2026 via Financial Times and Reuters: Tencent signed a five-year lease across multiple Oracle Southeast Asia data centers for about 100,000 advanced AI chips unavailable in China, estimated at about $7 billion with roughly 30% upfront, described as Tencent's largest overseas lease. Reuters could not immediately verify the FT report; Oracle and Tencent did not immediately comment. Not company-confirmed. Chip SKUs and campus names undisclosed in wire coverage.

- **Type:** other
- **Status:** announced
- **Verification posture:** reported (press-release-only)

## Parties (2)

- [Tencent Holdings](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/tencent-holdings.md) customer
- [Oracle](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/oracle.md) technology provider

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2026-09-30

## Sources (3)

1. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-tencent-leases-100000-chips-oracle-accelerate-ai-push-ft-reports-2026-10-01/ · 2026-09-30
2. https://www.ft.com/content/8799b33d-f07c-4a03-82f0-bf5d3d1d29e9 · 2026-09-30
3. https://www.marketscreener.com/news/china-s-tencent-leases-100-000-chips-from-oracle-to-accelerate-ai-push-ft-reports-ce785ad3da81fe2d · 2026-09-30


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