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Tencent

腾讯 · Tencent Holdings Limited

Tencent is a Shenzhen-headquartered technology company that builds social apps, digital content, games, payments, and cloud services.

Tencent is a Chinese technology company founded on 11 November 1998 and associated with Co-founder and chairman Ma Huateng.¹ It builds social apps, digital content, games, payments, and cloud services.¹ Its Cayman listing vehicle is a component of the Hang Seng Index and is among the world's largest video-game companies by equity investments.

History

Ma Huateng and classmates founded Tencent in Shenzhen in November 1998. QQ was the first mass product; WeChat launched in 2011, and the group listed in Hong Kong in 2004.¹

Founders

Ma Huateng — Co-founder and chairman

Products

WeChat. Messaging and mini-program platform used across China.

Sources

Tencent . Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-09-12.