Shopee-owner Sea tops quarterly revenue estimates on e-commerce strength


FILE PHOTO: A lanyard showing logos of Southeast Asian e-commerce and gaming group Sea Ltd is pictured at its office in Singapore, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

(Reuters) -Southeast Asian technology firm Sea Ltd beat estimates for first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, driven by strong performance of e-commerce unit Shopee, sending U.S.-listed shares of the company up 7% in premarket trading.

Shopee benefited from an early Ramadan, while Sea's digital entertainment business gained from the popularity of online multi-player game Free Fire.

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