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22 Nov 2021 RESULTS Share Prosus N.V. ( AEX : PRX ) delivered a strong performance in the six months ending 30 September 2021 , growing ecommerce revenues 53 % . The group stepped up investment to further accelerate growth across its increasingly valuable internet businesses . Strong growth continues at Prosus , on top of increased scale Amsterdam , 22 November 2021 – Prosus N.V. ( AEX : PRX ) delivered a strong performance in the six months ending 30 September 2021 , growing ecommerce revenues 53 % . The group stepped up investment to further accelerate growth across its increasingly valuable internet businesses . • Ecommerce revenue growth accelerated , up 53 % to US $ 4.2bn • US $ 5.2bn invested since 1 April 2021 to further accelerate growth • Ecommerce portfolio [ 1 ] valuation rises to c . US $ 50bn [ 2 ] • Trading profit grew 8 % to US $ 2.9bn • Core headline earnings grew 2 % to US $ 2.3bn Bob van Dijk , Group CEO , Prosus and Naspers , commented : " In the first half of the year , our internet businesses delivered solid growth compounding a strong performance for the same period last year . Our progress is reflected in the increasing value attributed to our ecommerce portfolio and , to capture the significant opportunity ahead , we stepped up investment in our core segments of Food Delivery , Edtech , Payments and Fintech , and Classifieds . Prosus companies now serve more than two billion customers and we continue to build innovative products that make a difference in people's lives . " Group performance [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 1 ] Prosus ecommerce portfolio consists of all Prosus internet investments , excluding Tencent and VK / mail.ru .