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ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 15, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 15, 2026

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1.Organization and nature of operations

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Texas in April 2006 and re-domiciled to become a Nevada corporation in October 2006. On June 26, 2009, the Company consummated a share exchange transaction with China Net Online Media Group Limited (the “Share Exchange”), a company organized under the laws of British Virgin Islands (“China Net BVI”). As a result of the Share Exchange, China Net BVI became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company is now a holding company, which, through certain contractual arrangements with operating companies in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and its other subsidiaries outside of mainland China, is engaged in providing Internet advertising, precision marketing, influencer marketing services as well as the related data and technical services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The Company also develops blockchain enabled web/mobile applications and provides software solutions, i.e., Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) services for clients, engages in intellectual property (“IP”) licensing services and also artificial intelligence (“AI”) consulting services. As part of an ongoing strategic shift, the Company’s operations are now primarily conducted outside mainland China.

2.Variable interest entities

The Company is not an operating company in China, but a Nevada holding company with no equity ownership in the VIEs. The Company conducts its operations in China through its PRC subsidiaries, the VIEs, with which the Company has entered into contractual arrangements, and their subsidiaries in China. Summarized below is the information related to the VIEs’ assets and liabilities reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$6$13
Accounts receivable, net--
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers1,0841,073
Other current assets, net12
Total current assets1,0911,088
Property and equipment, net6266
Total Assets$1,153$1,154
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$97$95
Advance from customers469461
Accrued payroll and other accruals2326
Taxes payable2,6182,578
Other current liabilities660624
Total current liabilities3,8673,784
Long-term liabilities:
Deferred tax liabilities--
Total Liabilities$3,867$3,784

Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company’s general assets.

Summarized below is the information related to the financial performance of the VIEs reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 · 2025
US$(’000) · US$(’000)
(Unaudited) · (Unaudited)
Revenues$-$49
Cost of revenues-39
Total operating expenses6936
Net loss6929
3.Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company reported operating income for the period ended March 31, 2026; however, such operating income were primarily driven by the reversal of allowance for credit losses, and as a result, the Company continued to generate negative cash flows as the Company implements its future business plan. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred a income from operations of US$0.08 million and a net operating cash outflow of US$0.29 million. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of US$0.72 million and working capital of US$2.52 million, compared with approximately US$0.97 million and US$2.48 million as of December 31, 2025, respectively.

Our current core business is to provide advertising and marketing services to small and medium enterprises (“SMEs”), which is particularly sensitive to changes in general economic conditions. In addition, in order to further develop our core business, i.e., our Internet advertising and related data service business, broaden and diversify the online marketing channels for customers, reinforce our industry competitive advantage, we are actively seeking to acquire or invest in businesses and build teams with AI capabilities and proprietary intellectual properties that enable more accurate marketing solutions and cost efficient content creation. We may also pursue acquisitions or investments in businesses that expand our blockchain-based SaaS services, including technologies and platforms related to the tokenization of real-world assets. On March 7, 2025, ChinaNet Investment Holding Limited (the “Purchaser”), a British Virgin Islands company and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (the “Registrant”) acquired the 10,000 shares of Rahula Digital Media (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company (the "Rahula") that Vickie Chan, an individual (the “Seller”) owned, pursuant to that certain Share Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated March 3, 2025, entered into by and between the Purchaser and the Seller for a total consideration of US$0.6 million. Rahula owns 100% equity interest in Shenzhen Shangye Business Consulting Services Co., Ltd., a People’s Republic of China company (together as “Rahula Group”). Rahula Group is principally engaged in the development and monetization of intellectual property rights on agent management, marketing data management, targeted marketing and mass marketing systems and technologies. The acquisition of Rahula Group and its intellectual property has enabled us to establish our IP services business segment. We generate revenue by licensing the intellectual property acquired through Rahula Group to customers. In the short term, we expect that cash flows generated from this business segment to help improve our liquidity, as it does not require significant ongoing capital investment or material cash outflows. On November 24, 2025, we changed the corporate name of Rahula to Cnet Technology (HK) Limited.

On September 17, 2025, CNET Technology Limited (“CNET Technology”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) in the British Virgin Islands, entered into a purchase agreement with B Ocean Capital Management Limited, a Cayman Islands company, and Oasis Management Consultant Limited, a Hong Kong company (collectively with B Ocean Capital Management Limited, the “Sellers”) and Titans Investment Asset Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“Titans”), pursuant to which each Seller will sell its 9.80% equity interests in Titans (the “Titans Equity Interests”) to CNET Technology. In consideration for the Titans Equity Interests, CNET Technology shall pay to the Sellers totaling $300,000 in cash and cause the Company to issue 200,000 shares of common stock of the Company, having a total value of $420,000 and valued at $2.10 per share, to the Sellers. CNET Technology obtained the Titans Equity Interests on October 21, 2025; however, as of the date of this report, the Company has not yet issued the 200,000 shares of common stock to the Sellers and the closing of the transaction has not yet taken place. Titans is principally engaged in providing digital marketing and advertising services.

On October 28, 2025, CNET Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in the British Virgin Islands, entered into a purchase agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with Fun Star Group INC., a British Virgin Islands company (“Fun Star”) and Modest Attack Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“Modest”), pursuant to which Fun Star will sell its 9.9% equity interests in Modest (the “ Modest Equity Interests”) to CNET Technology. In consideration for the Modest Equity Interests, CNET Technology shall pay to Fun Star $625,000 in cash and cause the Company to issue 150,000 shares of common stock of the Company, having a total value of $375,000 and valued at $2.50 per share, to Fun Star. The closing of the acquisition is subject to customary terms and conditions as set forth in the Acquisition Agreement. Modest is principally engaged in providing development services related to AI services that enable businesses to generate production-ready code from natural language and design and manage autonomous AI agents with integrated tools, workflows and decision-making capabilities. In addition, Modest is also engaged in providing development services for the tokenization of real-world assets, including token economics design, blockchain platform development, ecosystem infrastructure support, and digital asset monitoring and management.

If the Company fails to achieve these goals, the Company may need additional financing to execute its business plan. If additional financing is required, the Company cannot predict whether this additional financing will be in the form of equity, debt, or another form, and the Company may not be able to obtain the necessary additional capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all. In the event that financing sources are not available, or that the Company is unsuccessful in increasing its gross profit margin and reducing operating losses, the Company may be unable to implement its current plans for expansion, repay debt obligations or respond to competitive pressures, any of which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2026 have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business over a reasonable period of time. The Company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its uncertain ability to increase gross profit margin and reduce operating loss from its core business and/or obtain additional equity and/or debt financing. The accompanying financial statements as of March 31, 2026 do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties. If the Company is unable to continue as a going concern, it may have to liquidate its assets and may receive less than the value at which those assets are carried on the financial statements.

4.Summary of significant accounting policies
a)Basis of presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information as of March 31, 2026 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures, which are normally included in complete consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, have been omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, previously filed with the SEC (the “2025 Form 10-K”) on March 31, 2026.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present a fair statement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2026, its condensed consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and its condensed consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, as applicable, have been made. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any future periods.

b)Principles of consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of all the subsidiaries and VIEs of the Company. All transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries and VIEs have been eliminated upon consolidation.

c)Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of these consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company continually evaluates these estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, historical experience and various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.

d)Foreign currency translation

The exchange rates used to translate amounts in RMB into US$ for the purposes of preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Balance sheet items, except for equity accounts6.91947.0288
Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Items in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss6.94937.1429

No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be converted into US$ at the above rates.

e)Current expected credit losses

The allowance for credit losses reflects the Company's current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the related financial assets. The allowance for credit losses is presented as a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of financial asset(s) to present the net amount expected to be collected on the financial asset(s).

The Company considers various factors in establishing, monitoring, and adjusting its allowance for credit losses, including the aging and aging trends, customer/other parties’ creditworthiness and specific exposures related to particular customers/other parties. The Company also monitors other risk factors and forward-looking information, such as country specific risks and economic factors that may affect a customer/other party’s ability to pay in establishing and adjusting its allowance for credit losses. The Company assesses collectability by reviewing the financial assets on a collective basis where similar characteristics exist and on an individual basis when the Company identifies specific customers/other parties with known disputes or collectability issues. Accounts receivable and short-term loans to unrelated parties are written off after all collection efforts have ceased.

The following tables summarized the movements of the Company’s credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Credit loss for accounts receivable:
Balance as of beginning of the period5,1374,817
Provision for/(reverse of) credit loss during the period(180)11
Written off during the period--
Exchange translation adjustments796
Balance as of end of the period5,0364,834
Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Credit loss for other current assets:
Balance as of beginning of the period1,9891,513
Provision for credit loss during the period(5)376
Written off during the period--
Exchange translation adjustments(1)-
Balance as of end of the period1,9831,889
f)Revenue recognition

The following table present the Company’s revenues disaggregated by products and services and timing of revenue recognition:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Internet advertising and related services
--distribution of the right to use search engine marketing service-49
-- Internet advertising and related data service284970
AI Service38-
Blockchain-based SaaS services-615
IP Services6118
Total revenues$383$1,652
Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Revenue recognized over time6167
Revenue recognized at a point in time3221,585
Total revenues$383$1,652

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, there wereno revenue recognized from performance obligations that were satisfied in prior periods.

g)Asset acquisition of Rahula Group

Acquisitions that do not meet the definition of a business under ASC 805 are accounted for as an asset acquisition, utilizing a cost accumulation model. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recognized at cost, which is the consideration the acquirer transfers to the seller, including direct transaction costs, on the acquisition date. The cost of the acquisition is then allocated to the assets acquired based on their relative fair values. Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition. Direct transaction costs include those third-party costs that can be directly attributable to the asset acquisition and would not have been incurred absent the acquisition transaction.

Acquisition of Rahula Digital Media (HK) Limited.

On March 7, 2025, ChinaNet Investment Holding Limited (the “Purchaser”), a British Virgin Islands company and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. acquired the 10,000 shares of Rahula Digital Media (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company (the "Rahula") that Vickie Chan, an individual (the “Seller”) owned, pursuant to that certain Share Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated March 3, 2025, entered into by and between the Purchaser and the Seller for a total consideration of US$0.6 million. Rahula owns 100% equity interest in Shenzhen Shangye Business Consulting Services Co., Ltd., a People’s Republic of China company (together as “Rahula Group”). Rahula Group is principally engaged in the development and monetization of intellectual property rights on agent management, marketing data management, targeted marketing and mass marketing systems and technologies. On November 24, 2025, we changed the corporate name of Rahula to Cnet Technology (HK) Limited.

The Company determined this transaction represented an asset acquisition as substantially all of the value was in the intellectual property intangible assets of Rahula Group.

The acquisition method of accounting includes the establishment of a net deferred tax asset or liability resulting from book tax basis differences related to assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the date of acquisition. When an acquisition of a group of assets is purchased in a transaction that is not accounted for as a business combination under ASC 805, “Business Combinations”, a difference between the book and tax bases of the assets arises. ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” requires the use of simultaneous equations to determine the assigned value of the asset and the related deferred tax asset or liability. As goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition, recognizing deferred tax assets or liabilities for temporary differences in an asset acquisition results in adjusting the carrying amount of the acquired assets and liabilities.

On March 7, 2025, upon the Purchaser’s acquisition of the outstanding common stock of Rahula, the Rahula intangible asset balance recorded on the acquisition date and included in intangible assets was as follows:

US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Rahula Group intangible asset recorded on acquisition date:
Intangible asset acquired (a)707
Deferred tax liability generated from the Rahula asset(107)
Total consideration paid600
(a)This intangible asset balance will be amortized over the remaining useful life of 3 years as of the March 7, 2025 acquisition date.
h)Lease

As of March 31, 2026, operating lease right-of-use assets and total operating lease liabilities recognized was approximately US$0.04 million and US$0.04 million, respectively.

Maturity of operating lease liabilities

Operating leases
US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Nine months ending December 31, 202638
Total undiscounted lease payments38
Less: imputed interest(1)
Total operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 202637
Including:
Operating lease liabilities37
Operating lease liabilities-Non current-

Operating lease expenses:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Long-term operating lease contracts1212
Short-term operating lease contracts-1
Total$12$13

Supplemental information related to operating leases:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Operating cash flows used for operating leases (US$’000)811
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities (US$’000)-87
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)0.751.75
Weighted-average discount rate6%6%
5.Accounts receivable, net
March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Accounts receivable5,2175,682
Allowance for credit loss(5,036)(5,137)
Accounts receivable, net181545

All of the accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. The Company maintains an estimated allowance for credit losses to reduce its accounts receivable to the amount that it believes will be collected. The Company evaluates its accounts receivable on a collective (pool) basis and determines the allowance for credit loss based on aging data, historical collection experience, customer specific facts, current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company reversed approximately US$0.18 million and provided approximately US$0.01 million in credit losses for its accounts receivable, respectively.

6.Prepayments and deposit to suppliers
March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Deposits to advertising resources providers530529
Prepayments to advertising resources providers4,6904,257
Deposit for investing activities--
Other deposits and prepayments467425
5,6875,211
7.Other current assets
March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Short-term loans to unrelated parties2,6532,653
Short-term loans interest receivables153160
Staff advances for business operations66
Total other current assets2,8122,819
Allowance for credit loss(1,983)(1,989)
Other current assets, net829830

As of March 31, 2026, the Company provided unsecured, interest-bearing short-term loans to two unrelated parties, which were set forth as below. These short-term loans were recorded as other current assets.

On January 5, 2022, the Company provided a short-term working capital loan of US$2.5 million to an unrelated party, which matured on May 5, 2022. The loan was unsecured and borne a fixed annualized interest rate of 7.5%. In April 2022, as agreed by both parties, the unrelated party repaid a portion of the loan principal of US$1.02 million, together with a loan interest of US 0.06 million for the period from January 5, 2022 through April 30, 2022, based on the loan principal of US$2.5 million. The Company extended the term of the remaining loan principal of US$1.48 million to April 30, 2023 with a revised fixed annualized interest rate of 5%. In October 2022 and February 2023, the Company received loan interests of US$0.05 million in the aggregate for the period from May 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. On April 30, 2023, the Company further extended the term of this loan to October 31, 2023. In May 2023, the Company received a loan interest of US$0.02 million for the period from January 1, 2023 through April 30, 2023. In July 2023, the Company received a loan interest of US$0.02 million for the period from May 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. On October 31, 2023, the Company agreed to further extend the term of this loan to September 30, 2024. On May 29, 2024, the Company received payment of approximately US$0.13 million, of which approximately US$0.06 million settled outstanding interest and approximately US$0.07 million settled the loan principal. On September 30, 2024, the Company agreed to further extend the term of this loan to March 31, 2025. On March 17, 2025, the Company received payment of approximately US$0.35 million, of which approximately US$0.06 million settled outstanding interest and approximately US$0.29 million settled the loan principal. On March 27, 2025, the Company received payment of approximately US$0.21 million, of which approximately US$0.002 settled outstanding interest and approximately US$0.21 million settled the loan principal. On March 31, 2025, the Company agreed to further extend the term of this loan to March 31, 2026. On March 31, 2026, the Company agreed to further extend the term of this loan to March 31, 2027.

On January 11, 2023, the Company provided a short-term loan of US$2.0 million to another unrelated party. The loan is unsecured and bears a fixed annualized interest rate of 12%. The original maturity date of this loan was July 17, 2023. On July 1, 2023, the Company extended the term of this loan for a six-month period to January 18, 2024. Subsequently, on January 8, 2024, the Company further agreed to extend the term of the loan to January 18, 2025. And on January 9, 2025, the Company agreed to extend the loan to January 18, 2026. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company received payment of US$0.77 million, of which approximately US$0.35 million settled outstanding interest and approximately US$0.42 million settled the loan principal. On January 27, 2025, the Company received payment of approximately US$0.57 million, of which approximately US$0.11 million settled outstanding interest and US$0.46 million settled the loan principal. On January 9, 2026, the Company agreed to extend the loan to January 18, 2027. On March 26, 2026, the Company received payment of approximately US$0.05 million to settle outstanding interest.

The Company evaluates its short-term loans provided to unrelated parties for expected credit losses on a regular basis, and maintains an estimated allowance for credit losses to reduce its short-term loans to the amount that it believes will be collected. The Company evaluates its short-term loans on an individual basis and determines the allowance for credit loss based on creditworthiness of the borrowers, aging information, past transaction history with the borrowers and their current condition, as well as the current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company reversed approximately US$0.005 million and provided approximately US$0.38 million credit losses on short-term loans provided to unrelated parties, respectively.

8.Long-term investments
Amount
US$(’000)
Balance as of January 1, 20261,117
Exchange translation adjustment-
Cash investments during the year-
Disposed during the year-
Impairment losses provided during the year-
Balance as of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)1,117

As of March 31, 2026, except for long-term investments which were fully impaired, the Company beneficially owned a 7.69%,9.9%,9.9% equity interest and 19.6% equity interest in each New Business Holdings Limited (“New Business”), Hunan Yong Fu Xiang Health Management Co., Ltd (“Yong Fu Xiang”), Wuhan Ju Liang Media Co., Ltd. (“Wuhan Ju Liang”) and Titans Investment asset Holdings Limited (“Titans”), respectively.

The Company measures each investment which does not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the Company.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company provided no impairment loss against its long-term investments.

9.Property and equipment, net
March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Vehicles459452
Office equipment892879
Electronic devices584575
Leasehold improvement3939
Property and equipment, cost1,9741,945
Less: accumulated depreciation(1,839)(1,803)
Property and equipment, net135142

Depreciation expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were approximately US$0.008 million and US$0.01 million, respectively.

10.Intangible assets, net
As of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
ItemsGross Carrying ValueAccumulated AmortizationImpairmentNet Carrying Value
US$(’000)US$(’000)US$(’000)US$(’000)
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
--10 years life:
Cloud compute software technology1,341(930)(411)-
Licensed products use right1,204(496)(708)-
--5 years life:
Internet Ad tracking system1,160(637)(523)-
Live streaming technology1,500(625)(875)-
--3 years life:
Rahula’s Intellectual Property707(249)-458
Blockchain Integrated Framework4,038(3,028)(1,010)-
Bo!News application347(116)(231)-
Other computer software113(113)--
Total$10,410$(6,194)$(3,758)$458
ItemsGross Carrying ValueAccumulated AmortizationImpairmentNet Carrying Value
US$(’000)US$(’000)US$(’000)US$(’000)
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
--10 years life:
Cloud compute software technology1,321(916)(405)-
Licensed products use right1,204(496)(708)-
--5 years life:
Internet Ad tracking system1,160(637)(523)-
Live streaming technology1,500(625)(875)-
--3 years life:
Rahula’s Intellectual Property707(192)-515
Blockchain Integrated Framework4,038(3,028)(1,010)-
Bo!News application341(114)(227)-
Other computer software111(111)--
Total$10,382$(6,119)$(3,748)$515

Amortization expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were approximately US$0.06 million and US$0.01 million, respectively.

Based on the adjusted carrying value of the finite-lived intangible assets after the deduction of the impairment losses, which has a weighted average remaining useful life of 1.95 years as of March 31, 2026, and assuming no further subsequent impairment of the underlying intangible assets, the estimated future amortization expenses is approximately US$0.18 million for the year ending December 31, 2026, approximately US$0.24 million for the year ending December 31, 2027, and approximately US$0.05 million for the year ending December 31, 2028.

11.Deposit for investment

On October 28, 2025, CNET Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in the British Virgin Islands, entered into a purchase agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with Fun Star Group INC., a British Virgin Islands company (“Fun Star”) and Modest Attack Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“Modest”), pursuant to which Fun Star will sell its 9.9% equity interests in Modest (the “ Modest Equity Interests”) to CNET Technology. In consideration for the Modest Equity Interests, CNET Technology shall pay to Fun Star $625,000 in cash and cause the Company to issue 150,000 shares of common stock of the Company, having a total value of $375,000 and valued at $2.50 per share, to Fun Star.

As of March 31, 2026, we have paid US$0.3 million and recognized this as deposit for investment.

12.Accrued payroll and other accruals
March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Accrued payroll and staff welfare8380
Accrued operating expenses102437
185517
13.Taxation

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, taxes payable consists of:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Turnover tax and surcharge payable1,2961,276
Enterprise income tax payable2,0061,973
Total taxes payable3,3023,249

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company’s income tax benefit/(expenses) consisted of:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Current--
Deferred3(1)
Income tax (expense)/benefit3(1)

The Company’s deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)
Tax effect of net operating losses carried forward10,91310,853
Operating lease cost--
Impairment on long-term investments106105
Impairment on intangible assets572571
Bad debts provision1,5581,569
Valuation allowance(13,150)(13,098)
Deferred tax assets, net--

The U.S. holding company has incurred aggregate net operating losses (“NOLs”) of approximately US$35.34 million and US$35.24 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively The NOLs carryforwards as of December 31, 2017 gradually expire over time, the last of which expires in 2037. NOLs incurred after December 31, 2017 will no longer be available to carry back but can be carried forward indefinitely, subject to an annual limit of 80% on the amount of taxable income that can be offset by NOLs arising in tax years ending after December 31, 2017. The Company maintains a full valuation allowance against its net U.S. deferred tax assets, since due to uncertainties surrounding future utilization, the Company estimates there will not be sufficient future earnings to utilize its U.S. deferred tax assets.

The NOLs carried forward incurred by the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and VIEs were approximately US$8.99 million and US$8.99 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The losses carryforwards gradually expire over time, the last of which will expire in 2028. The related deferred tax assets were calculated based on the respective NOLs incurred by each of the PRC subsidiaries and VIEs and the respective corresponding enacted tax rate that will be in effect in the period in which the losses are expected to be utilized.

The Company recorded approximately US$13.15 million and US$13.10 million valuation allowance as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, because it is considered more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized through sufficient future earnings of the entities to which the operating losses related.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded approximately US$0.003 million and US$0.11 million deferred tax valuation allowance, respectively.

14.Long-term borrowing from a related party

Long-term borrowing from a related party is a non-interest bearing loan from a related party of the Company relating to the original paid-in capital contribution in the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Rise King Century Technology Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“Rise King WFOE”), which is not expected to be repaid within one year.

15.Restricted net assets

The Company is a Nevada holding company with operations primarily conducted in China through its PRC subsidiaries, the consolidated VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries. The Company’s ability to pay dividends to U.S. investors may depend on receiving distributions from its PRC subsidiaries and settlement of the amounts owed under the VIE agreements from the consolidated VIEs. Any limitation on the ability of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries and the consolidated VIEs to make payments to the Company, or the tax implications of making payments to the Company, could have a material adverse effect on its ability to pay dividends to the U.S. investors.

The PRC regulations currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated profits, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. The Company’s PRC subsidiaries, the consolidated VIEs and their subsidiaries in China are also required to set aside at least 10% of their respective after-tax profit based on the PRC accounting standards and regulations each year to the statutory surplus reserve, until the balance in the reserve reaches 50% of the registered capital of the respective PRC entities. In accordance with these PRC laws and regulations, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries, the consolidated VIEs and their subsidiaries are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Nevada holding company. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, net assets restricted in the aggregate, that are included in the Company’s consolidated net assets, were approximately US$13.10 million and US$13.11 million, respectively. Appropriations to the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund of a foreign-invested PRC entity and appropriation to the discretionary surplus reserve of other PRC entities are at the discretion of the board of directors. To date, none of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries, the consolidated VIEs and their subsidiaries appropriated any of these non-mandatory funds and reserves. Furthermore, if these entities incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments.

Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax (“EIT”) Law and related regulations, dividends, interests, rent or royalties payable by a foreign-invested enterprise to its immediate holding company outside China are subject to a 10% withholding tax. A lower withholding tax rate will be applied if there is a tax treaty arrangement between mainland China and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. Hong Kong has a tax arrangement with mainland China that provides for a 5% withholding tax on dividends subject to certain conditions and requirements, such as the requirements that the Hong Kong enterprise owns at least 25% of the PRC enterprise distributing the dividend at all times within the 12-month period immediately preceding the distribution of dividends and provides that the recipient can demonstrate it is a Hong Kong tax resident and it is the beneficial owner of the dividends. The PRC government adopted regulations in 2018 which stipulate that in determining whether a non-resident enterprise has the status as a beneficial owner, comprehensive analysis shall be conducted based on the factors listed therein and the actual circumstances of the specific case shall be taken into consideration. Specifically, it expressly excludes an agent or a designated payee from being considered as a “beneficial owner”. The Company owns its PRC subsidiaries through China Net HK. China Net HK currently does not hold a Hong Kong tax resident certificate from the Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong, there is no assurance that the reduced withholding tax rate will be available for the Company. If China Net HK is not considered to be the “beneficial owner” of the dividends by the Chinese local tax authority, any dividends paid to it by the Company’s PRC subsidiaries would be subject to a withholding tax rate of 10%.

There are no restrictions for the consolidated VIEs to settle the amounts owed under the VIE agreements to Rise King WFOE. However, arrangements and transactions among affiliated entities may be subject to audit or challenge by the PRC tax authorities. If at any time the VIE agreements and the related fee structure between the consolidated VIEs and Rise King WFOE is determined to be non-substantive and disallowed by Chinese tax authorities, the consolidated VIEs could, as a matter of last resort, make a non-deductible transfer to Rise King WFOE for the amounts owed under the VIE agreements. This would result in such transfer being non-deductible expenses for the consolidated VIEs but still taxable income for Rise King WFOE. If this happens, it may increase the Company’s tax burden and reduce its after-tax income in the PRC, and may materially and adversely affect its ability to make distributions to the holding company. The Company’s management is of the view that the likelihood that this scenario would happen is remote.

The Company’s PRC subsidiaries generate all of their revenue in Renminbi, Renminbi is not freely convertible into other currencies. As a result, any restriction on currency exchange may limit the ability of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends/make distributions to the Company. The Chinese government imposes controls on the convertibility of Renminbi into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. Shortages in availability of foreign currency may then restrict the ability of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries to remit sufficient foreign currency to the Nevada holding company for the holding company to pay dividends to the U.S. investors. Renminbi is currently convertible under the “current account,” which includes dividends, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, but not under the “capital account,” which includes foreign direct investment and foreign debt. Currently, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries may purchase foreign currency for settlement of current account transactions, including payment of dividends to the Nevada holding company, without the approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China (the “SAFE”) by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, the relevant Chinese governmental authorities may limit or eliminate the Company’s ability to purchase foreign currencies in the future for current account transactions. The Chinese government may continue to strengthen its capital controls, and additional restrictions and substantial vetting processes may be instituted by the SAFE for cross-border transactions falling under both the current account and the capital account. Any existing and future restrictions on currency exchange may limit the Company’s ability to utilize revenue generated in Renminbi to pay dividends in foreign currencies to holders of the Company’s securities. Foreign exchange transactions under the capital account remain subject to limitations and require approvals from, or registration with, the SAFE and other relevant Chinese governmental authorities. This could affect the Company’s ability to obtain foreign currency through debt or equity financing for its PRC subsidiaries.

To date, none of the Company’s subsidiaries has made any distribution of earnings or issued any dividends to their respective shareholder in or outside of China, or to the Nevada holding company, and the Nevada holding company has never declared or paid any cash dividends to U.S. investors.

The Company does not have any present plan to make any distribution of earnings/issue any dividends directly or indirectly to its Nevada holding company or pay any cash dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future, because the Company currently intend to retain most, if not all, of its available funds and any future earnings to operate and expand the Company’s business.

16.Employee defined contribution plan

Full time employees of the Company in the PRC participate in a government mandated defined contribution plan, pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, employee housing fund and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. Chinese labor regulations require that the PRC subsidiaries of the Company make contributions to the government for these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries. The employee benefits were expensed as incurred. The Company has no legal obligation for the benefits beyond the contributions made. The total amounts for such employee benefits were approximately US$0.01 million and US$0.01 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

17.Concentration of risk

Credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and deposits and loans to unrelated parties. As of March 31, 2026,76% of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held by major financial institutions located in China, the remaining 24% was held by financial institutions located in the United States of America. The Company believes that these financial institutions located in China and the United States of America are of high credit quality. For accounts receivable and deposits and loans to unrelated parties, the Company extends credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s or other parties’ financial condition, generally without requiring collateral or other security. In order to minimize the credit risk, the Company delegated a team responsible for credit approvals and other monitoring procedures to ensure that follow-up action is taken to recover overdue debts. Further, the Company reviews the recoverable amount of each individual receivable at each balance sheet date to ensure that adequate allowances are made for doubtful accounts. In this regard, the Company considers that the Company’s credit risk for accounts receivable and deposits and loans to unrelated parties are significantly reduced.

Concentration of customers

The following tables summarized the information about the Company’s concentration of customers for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

Customer ACustomer BCustomer CCustomer DCustomer ECustomer FCustomer G
Revenues, customer concentration risk74%16%10%----
Revenues, customer concentration risk-*-59%37%--
Accounts receivable, customer concentration risk100%------
Accounts receivable, customer concentration risk-----78%22%

*Less than 10%.

  • No transaction incurred for the reporting period/no balance existed as of the reporting date.

Concentration of suppliers

The following tables summarized the information about the Company’s concentration of suppliers for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

Supplier ASupplier BSupplier C
Cost of revenues, supplier concentration risk75%--
Cost of revenues, supplier concentration risk-59%38%
  • Less than 10%.
  • No transaction incurred for the reporting period.
18.Commitments and contingencies

The Company may from time to time become a party to various legal or administrative proceedings arising in its ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates the status of each legal matter and assesses the potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any legal proceedings or litigation is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, the Company accrues a liability for the estimated loss. Significant judgment is required to determine the probability of a loss and whether the amount of the loss is reasonably estimated. As of the date hereof, based on the information currently available, the Company believes that the loss contingencies that may arise as a result of currently pending legal proceedings are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.

19.Segment reporting

The Company follows ASC Topic 280 “Segment Reporting”, which requires that companies disclose segment data based on how management makes decisions about allocating resources to segments and evaluating their performance. Reportable operating segments include components of an entity about which separate financial information is available and which operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess each operating segment’s performance.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)

Internet Ad and related serviceAI ServicesIP ServicesBlockchain technologyCorporateInter-segment and reconciling itemTotal
US$ (‘000) · US$ (‘000) · US$ (‘000) · US$ (‘000) · US$ (‘000) · US$ (‘000)
Revenues2843861---383
Cost of revenues2663159---356
Total operating expense(261)--209-(52)
Depreciation and amortization expense included in cost of revenues and total operating expenses3-59-4-66
Operating income/(loss)27972-(209)-79
Expenditure for long-term assets-------
Net income/(loss)27975-(165)-126
Total assets-March 31, 20268,663384585534,021(33,772)9,463
Total assets-December 31, 20258,553-5165534,324(33,770)9,678

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Internet Ad and related serviceIP ServicesBlockchain technologyCorporateInter-segment and reconciling itemTotal
US$ (‘000)US$ (‘000)US$ (‘000)US$ (‘000)US$ (‘000)US$ (‘000)
Revenues1,01918615--1,652
Cost of revenues91913560--1,492
Total operating expenses14--725-739
Depreciation and amortization expense included in cost of revenues and total operating expenses713-3-23
Operating income/(loss)86555(725)-(579)
Expenditure for long-term assets-600-37-637
Net income/(loss)83455(672)-(530)
Total assets-March 31, 20258,18471220533,793(33,353)9,541
Total assets-December 31, 20247,627--34,405(32,346)9,686
20.Earnings/(Loss) per share

Basic and diluted earnings and loss per share for each of the periods presented are calculated as follows (All amounts, except number of shares and per share data, are presented in thousands of U.S. dollars):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Net income/(loss) attributable to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (numerator for basic and diluted loss per share)$126$(530)
Add: Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests from continued operations-(1)
126(531)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding -Basic and diluted3,268,4292,301,205
Earnings/(Loss) per share -Basic and diluted$0.04$(0.23)
21.Share-based compensation expenses

In August 2024, under its 2023 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan, the Company granted and issued approximately 0.18 million fully-vested and non-forfeitable shares of the Company restricted common stock to business and financial consultants in exchange for their service for a 12-month period until August 2025. Total compensation expenses amortized was approximately US$0.14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

We did not recognize any share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

The table below summarized share-based compensation expenses recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
US$(’000)US$(’000)
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
General and administrative expenses-143
Total-143
22.Subsequent events

On April 22, 2026, the Company granted an aggregate of 400,000 shares of its common stock to certain directors and employees of the Company pursuant to its equity incentive plan, including 165,000 shares granted to George Kai Chu, a director of the Company.

Except for the above mentioned matters, no other material events which are required to be adjusted or disclosed as of the date of this consolidated financial statements.

Item 2. Management’**s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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