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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION [Abstract]  
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
14.
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

With effect on January 1, 2025, the maximum number of shares which may be issued pursuant to all awards under its 2009 share incentive plan (the “Plan”) increased to 246,892,991 Class A ordinary shares. The Company amended the Plan in April 2022 to automatically increase on January 1 of each of 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 by 3% of the total number of ordinary shares of all classes of the Company outstanding on that day immediately before the increase. Under the Plan, the Company may grant options, restricted share award (“RSA”), restricted share unit (“RSU”) or share appreciation right (“SAR”) to its officers, employees, directors and other eligible persons (collectively known as “Eligible Persons”). The Plan is administered by an authorized administrator appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in the Plan (the “Plan Administrator”).

All options granted have a contractual term of ten years. The options vest according to the stated vesting period in the grantee’s option agreement. Prior to 2024, the RSUs and SARs generally vest 25% on the first anniversary year from the stated vesting commencement date and the remaining 75% will vest in 12 substantially equal quarterly instalments. RSUs and SARs granted in or after 2024, generally vest in 16 substantially equal quarterly instalments.

(a)
Option granted to Eligible Persons

The following table summarizes the Company’s share option activity under the Plan:

 
Number of
options
   
Weighted
average
exercise
price
   
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term
   
Aggregate
intrinsic value
 
          $    
Years
    $  
                             
Outstanding, January 1, 2023
   
68,533,186
     
60.87
               
Granted
   
1,925,000
     
60.00
               
Cancelled or forfeited
    (9,292,295 )     104.02                
Exercised
   
(1,336,980
)
   
7.19
               
Outstanding, December 31, 2023
   
59,828,911
     
55.34
     
6.18
     
944,611
 
Vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2023
   
42,877,386
     
35.29
     
5.51
     
887,174
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2024
   
59,828,911
   

                 
Cancelled
   
(6,600,000
)
   
120.00
                 
Exercised
   
(10,148,635
)
   
14.40
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2024
   
43,080,276
     
55.08
     
5.24
     
2,426,627
 
Vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2024
   
36,830,100
     
47.63
     
5.00
     
2,312,733
 
Outstanding, January 1, 2025
   
43,080,276
                         
Exercised
   
(3,823,890
)
    14.87                  
Outstanding, December 31, 2025
   
39,256,386
     
59.00
     
4.44
     
2,691,965
 
Vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2025
   
36,006,386
     
54.22
     
4.29
     
2,641,113
 

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated to be the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the fair value of the underlying stock at each reporting date, for those awards that have an exercise price below the estimated fair value of the Company’s ordinary shares.

The Company calculated the estimated fair value of the options on the respective grant dates using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with the following assumptions:

 
Granted in 2023
 
       
Risk-free interest rates
   
3.60% – 4.10%

Expected term
 
6.5 – 7 years
 
Expected volatility
   
60.2% – 62.0%

Expected dividend yield
   
 

The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the US Treasury Yields at the time of grant. The Company has used the simplified method to determine the expected term due to insufficient relevant historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis to estimate expected term. The Company estimated expected volatility primarily based on the weighted-average historical share price volatility of the Company’s ADS. The Company’s management is ultimately responsible for the determination of the estimated fair value of its ordinary shares.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of share options granted during the year of December 31, 2023 was $40.62. The total fair value of share options vested during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $325,183, $181,293 and $121,086, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $72,072, $401,405 and $512,874, respectively.

As of December 31, 2025, there were $166,770 total unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to unvested options which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost may be adjusted for future changes in actual forfeitures.


(a)
RSAs/RSUs granted to Eligible Persons

The following table summarizes the Company’s RSAs/RSUs activity under the Plan:

 
Number of
RSAs/RSUs
   
Weighted
average grant
date fair value
   
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual life
   
Aggregate
intrinsic value
 
         
$
   
Years
   
$
 
                         
Unvested, January 1, 2023
   
9,652,231
     
120.48
     
8.81
     
502,206
 
Granted
   
7,119,505
     
63.46
                 
Vested
   
(4,130,583
)
   
109.11
                 
Forfeited
   
(1,786,921
)
   
116.01
                 
Unvested, December 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024
   
10,854,232
     
90.02
     
8.86
     
439,596
 
Granted
   
10,718,971
     
48.32
                 
Vested
   
(6,099,527
)
   
93.83
                 
Forfeited
   
(1,688,983
)
   
73.93
                 
Unvested, December 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025
   
13,784,693
     
82.18
     
8.74
     
1,462,556
 
Granted
   
1,268,009
     
132.41
                 
Vested
   
(5,494,734
)
   
93.05
                 
Forfeited
   
(947,634
)
   
66.27
                 
Unvested, December 31, 2025
   
8,610,334
     
84.39
     
8.06
     
1,098,420
 

Share-based compensation cost for RSAs and RSUs is measured based on the fair value of the Company’s ordinary shares on the date of grant.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of RSAs and RSUs granted during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $63.46, $48.32 and $132.41, respectively. The total fair value of RSAs and RSUs vested during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was $450,703, $572,330 and $511,226, respectively.

As of December 31, 2025, there was $726,626 of unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to RSAs and RSUs which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average vesting period of 1.9 years. Total unrecognized compensation may be adjusted for future changes in actual forfeitures.


(b)
SARs granted to Eligible Persons

During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, the Company granted 91,038 and 7,290 SARs, respectively, to the Eligible Persons. Fair value of the SARs is measured based on the fair value of the Company’s ordinary shares at the end of each reporting period.

Total compensation expense relating to share options, RSAs, RSUs and SARs granted to employees after deducting forfeitures recognized for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 is as follows:

 
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2023
   
2024
   
2025
 
             
                         
Share options:
                       
General and administrative expenses
   
253,408
     
155,051
     
115,087
 
Research and development expenses
   
44
     
     
 
     
253,452
     
155,051
     
115,087
 
                         
Cash received for the exercise in the respective years
   
10,643
     
146,081
     
56,825
 
                         
RSAs/ RSUs:
                       
Cost of revenue
   
12,727
     
10,795
     
9,071
 
Sales and marketing expenses
   
35,988
     
32,257
     
25,279
 
General and administrative expenses
   
99,048
     
231,610
     
258,466
 
Research and development expenses
   
282,381
     
274,624
     
208,530
 
     
430,144
     
549,286
     
501,346
 
                         
SARs:
                       
Cost of revenue
   
383
     
2,235
   
1,306
 
Sales and marketing expenses
   
710
     
4,125
   
3,578
 
General and administrative expenses
   
200
     
4,197
   
3,238
 
Research and development expenses
   
141
     
945
   
440
 
     
1,434
     
11,502
   
8,562