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Tencent
Sign in to saveAlso known as Téngxùn Kònggǔ Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, AdvanceDataServices Limited, Tencent Holdings Limited, Tencent Holdings Ltd., Tencent Group, Tencent Holdings, Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited, Tengxun
Tencent () is a Chinese multinational technology conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its equity investments. Its associated stock-market-listed variable interest entity Tencent Holdings Ltd is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
OverviewAI-generated
Tencent is an active company and funder based in Shenzhen, China. Established in 1998, the organization operates under the aliases Tencent Inc. and Téngxùn Kònggǔ Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī. Its official website is tencent.com, and it maintains several phone numbers for contact.
Financial records indicate that Tencent has a total revenue of 312,694,000,000 and total assets of 554,672,000,000. The company reports an operating income of 8,449,900,000 and a net profit of 7,247,100,000. With total equity of 356,275,200,000, Tencent employs 62,885 people. The entity has 42,873 social media followers.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, ROR, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
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- Tencent Holdings Ltd.
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- 腾讯控股有限公司
- Company.native_name_lang
- zh
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- Tencent logo 2017.svg
- Company.image
- Tencent Seafront Tower in Dec2020.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Tencent Seafront Towers in Shenzhen
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.hq_location
- Tencent Binhai Mansion, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Company.industry
- Technology, Video games
- Company.revenue
- (US$91.78 billion) (2024)
- Company.operating_income
- (US$28.91 billion) (2024)
- Company.net_income
- (US$27.31 billion) (2024)
- Company.assets
- (US$247.51 billion) (2024)
- Company.equity
- (US$146.33 billion) (2024)
- Company.num_employees
- 105,417 (2023)
- Network service provider.child
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via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company, Funder
- Founded
- 1998
- Location
- Shenzhen, China
- Also known as
- Tencent Inc., Téngxùn Kònggǔ Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.471330.2 · ISNI 0000 0004 6359 9743
Official website
Home - Tencent
tencent.com →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. With the principle of tech for good as our guide, we help users stay connected with friends and family, access transportation, pay for day-to-day expenses, and have fun. Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Tencent develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world. User value is our guiding principle, we strive to incorporate social responsibility into our products and services; promote technology innovation and cultural vitality; help industries digitally upgrade; collaborate for the sustainable development of society. Our team is composed of experienced and driven people who bring a wide range of experience and expertise in using technology for good. Our people and teams are what make us one of the world's most innovative tech companies. As the platform for the company's new business incubation and new business exploration, CDG is responsible for promoting development and innovation for important areas such as financial technology ... and advertising, as well as marketing services, including payment and financial applications. As a professional support platform, CDG also supports the company and various business groups in strategic planning, investments and mergers, investor relations, marketing and public relations, and more. Responsible for promoting the company's cloud and industry internet strategy, CSIG explores the interactions between users and industries to create innovative solutions for smart industries via ... technological advancements such as cloud, AI, and network security. While driving the digitalization of retail, medical, education, transportation and other industries, CSIG helps companies serve users in smarter ways, building a new ecosystem of intelligent industries that connect users and businesses. Responsible for the R&D, operation, and development of the company's interactive entertainment business including games and eSports. ... Through online gaming, live broadcasts, and offline eSports, IEG assists the company in leading the global interactive entertainment market to create better interactive entertainment content experiences for users. Responsible for the company's internet platform and the integrated development of the content and culture ecosystem. ... PCG integrates social platforms such as QQ and QZone with traffic platforms such as Tencent's App Store and browsers, as well as content platforms including news, videos, sports, live broadcasts, animes and movies to develop a better growth environment for Tencent's content ecosystem. PCG promotes the cross-platform and multi-modal development of IP, with the overall goal of creating more diversified premium digital content experiences for more users. Responsible for supporting the company and its business groups on technology and operational platforms, as well as the construction and operation of R&D management and data centers, TEG provides ... users with a full range of customer services. As the operator of the largest networking, devices, and data center in Asia, TEG also leads the Tencent Technology Committee in strengthening infrastructure R&D through internal and distributed open source collaboration, constructing new platforms and supporting business innovation.
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Encyclopedic overview
42 sectionsContents
- History
- 1998–2010: Founding and growth
- 2011–2014: Early investments
- 2015–2020: Continued investments
- 2021–present: Regulatory scrutiny
- Finances
- Products and services
- Social media
- Entertainment
- Video games
- Foreign studio assets
- Former foreign stakes
- Domestic investments
- Television and cinema
- Comics
- Music
- Video streaming
- Virtual reality
- E-commerce
- Utility software
- Healthcare and insurance
- Data processing
- Accessibility
- Other
- Corporate governance
- Subsidiaries
- Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Shenzhen Yayue Technology
- Research
- Chinese government partnerships
- Environmental
- Controversies
- Allegations of copying
- Tencent's acquisitions
- Security concerns
- Major litigation
- Censorship
- 2020 U.S. executive order on WeChat
- Antitrust concerns
- See also
- References
- External links
Tencent () is a Chinese multinational technology conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its equity investments. Its associated stock-market-listed variable interest entity Tencent Holdings Ltd is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
Founded in 1998, its subsidiaries globally market various Internet-related services and products, including in entertainment, artificial intelligence, and other technology. Its twin-skyscraper headquarters, Tencent Seafront Towers (also known as Tencent Binhai Mansion) are based in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen. In December 2023, architect Büro Ole Scheeren unveiled the latest helix-inspired design of Tencent's new global headquarters in Shenzhen. Known as Tencent Helix, it will accommodate more than 23,000 employees across nearly 500,000 square meters.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tencent” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.