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Aug 7, 2020 · Tencent is the largest video games publisher in the world. It has a stake in the two most popular Battle Royale-style games: Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PubG). Fortnite
Tencent is one of the world's largest and most innovative companies in the video game, social media, and internet industries. Founded in 1998, it operates popular services such as QQ, WeChat, QQ.com, and Tencent Games, and has stakes in over 600 companies.
2 days ago · Tencent is an Internet and technology-oriented holding company based in Shenzhen, China, and best known for its messaging application WeChat.
Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world. Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good.
- How It Got Started
- It Owns Social (and More) in China
- Gaming and Us Expansion
- How Tencent Got So Big
- Where Things Are Going
Founded in 1998, Tencent got its start with its OICQ messenger, which was later renamed to QQ due to rumors of possible legal action from fellow chat app dev ICQ(remember freaking ICQ?). From there, despite rapid growth of QQ, Tencent remained unprofitable for the next three years. During the mid 2000s, Tencent started to branch out into other area...
At home in China, Tencent is responsible for some of the biggest social media and messaging apps including QQ, WeChat, and Qzone. Tencent even has its own digital assistant, named Xiaowei, which can answer questions about the weather or traffic just like Alexa or Facebook’s M. Really, the number of Tencent apps and web services in China is seemingl...
Here in the states, you’re more likely to use one of Tencent’s products while playing games. It owns companies like Riot Games (maker of League of Legends), Supercell (maker of Clash of Clans), and has heavy investments into major companies such as Epic Games (maker of Gears of War) and Activision Blizzard (maker of Overwatch and Destiny). More rec...
Tencent has a huge number of users—WeChat hit 938 million monthly users back in May—and the Chinese government has played a huge role in Tencent’s growth. Not only are companies like Google and Facebook banned, e-commerce was also a big part of the Communist Party’s five-year plan spanning from 2011 to 2015. Combine that with a huge population that...
Over the past year, Tencent has seen its stock price double from 200 to 400 Hong Kong dollars, which now has people projecting that the company could challenge Google, Facebook, and Alibaba for online ad sales, something that currently only generates 17 percent of Tencent’s revenue, as opposed to 97 percent for Facebook. This could be the start of ...
Aug 7, 2020 · Tencent is a leading internet company in China, with a portfolio of interests ranging from gaming and music to movies and electric cars. It is best known for its messaging services QQ and...
Tencent and key industry players jointly formed Global Carbon Neutral Technology Alliance to help break down technological barriers to addressing the climate crisis February. Tencent pledges to achieve carbon neutrality in our own operations and across our supply chain, and use green power for 100% of all electricity consumed by 2030. January
