Tencent

Tencent Holdings Limited

Tencent Seafront Towers in Shenzhen
Native name	腾讯控股有限公司
Romanized name	Téngxùn Kònggǔ Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Type	Public
Traded as	SEHK: 700 Hang Seng Index component
ISIN	KYG875721634
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	11 November 1998; 20 years ago
Founders	Ma Huateng Zhang Zhidong Xu Chenye Chen Yidan Zeng Liqing
Headquarters	Tencent Binhai Mansion, Nanshan District, Shenzhen , China
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Ma Huateng (Chairman, CEO) Martin Lau (President)
Products	Search engine Social networking instant messaging mass media web portals e-commerce web browser antivirus software artificial intelligence music payment system film production video games online services
Revenue	CN¥312.694 billion (2018)
Operating income	CN¥97.648 billion (2018)
Net income	CN¥79.984 billion (2018)
Total assets	CN¥723.521 billion (2018)
Total equity	CN¥356.207 billion (2018)
Owner	Naspers (31.2%)
Number of employees	54,309 (Dec 31 2018)
Website	tencent.com

Tencent
"Tencent" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese	腾讯
Traditional Chinese	騰訊

Transcriptions
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
Simplified Chinese	腾讯控股有限公司
Traditional Chinese	騰訊控股有限公司

Transcriptions

Tencent Holdings Limited (Chinese: 腾讯控股有限公司; pinyin: Téngxùn Kònggǔ Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate founded in 1998, whose subsidiaries specialise in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally. Its twin-skyscrapers headquarters Tencent Seafront Towers (also known as Tencent Binhai Mansion) are based in Nanshan District, Shenzhen.
Tencent is the world's largest gaming company, one of the world's most valuable technology companies, one of the world's largest social media companies, and one of the world's largest venture capital firms and investment corporations. Its many services include social network, music, web portals, e-commerce, mobile games, internet services, payment systems, smartphones, and multiplayer online games, which are all among the world's biggest and most successful in their respective categories. Offerings in China include the instant messenger Tencent QQ and one of the largest web portals, QQ.com. It also owns the majority of China's music services (Tencent Music Entertainment), with more than 700 million active users and 120 million paying subscribers. The company surpassed the market value of US$500 billion in 2018, becoming the first Asian technology company to cross the valuation mark. It has since then emerged as one of Asia's most valuable companies, and among the world's top technology companies by market value. Tencent has been credited as one of the world's most innovative companies by numerous media and firms. As of 2018, Tencent has the 5th highest global brand value.

Tencent controls hundreds of subsidiaries and associates in numerous industries and areas, creating a broad portfolio of ownerships and investment across a diverse range of businesses including search engine, e-commerce, retail, video gaming, real estate, software, virtual reality, ride-sharing, banking, financial services, fintech, consumer technology, computer technology, automobile, film production, movie ticketing, music production, space technology, natural resources, smartphones, big data, agriculture, medical services, cloud computing, social media, IT, advertising, streaming media, artificial intelligence, robotics, UAVs, food delivery, courier services, e-book, internet services, education and renewable energy. It is one of the most active investment corporations in the world, with stakes in over 600 companies, and recent focus on start-ups within Asia’s burgeoning tech scene