Naspers and its subsidiary Prosus have reported strong growth and profitability across Latin America, Europe, India, and South Africa, driven by disciplined execution, strategic investments, and operational synergies. All operated businesses are now profitable, and the group is on track to achieve its full-year guidance of over US1.1 billion in adjusted EBITDA.
New investments, including Just Eat Takeaway.com JET and La Centrale, are expected to fuel further growth and unlock around US2 billion from the portfolio. Innovation remains a top priority, with Naspers building Europe's leading AI lab and deploying 20,000 AI agents to accelerate operations, enhance decision-making, and scale its global ecosystem.
In Latin America, the ecosystem comprises iFood, iFood Pago, Despegar, OLX Brasil, and Sympla. iFood reported a 32 increase in revenue and 57 growth in adjusted EBITDA, supported by strong core food delivery performance and expansion of its fintech offering, iFood Pago. Despegar experienced a 30 increase in gross bookings, leading to an 18 revenue growth and aEBITDA of US38 million.
