page_title: Tencent
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caption_attribution_description: English: Tencent headquarters in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen, China.
context_page_description: Tencent Holdings Ltd is a Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company, founded in 1998, whose subsidiaries specialise in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology globally. Its twin-skyscrapers headquarters Tencent Seafront Towers are based in Nanshan District, Shenzhen.
  Tencent is the world's largest video game company, one of the world's most financially valuable companies, one of the world's largest social media companies, and one of the world's largest venture capital firms and investment corporations. Its services include social network, music, web portals, e-commerce, mobile games, internet services, payment systems, smartphones, and multiplayer online games. Offerings in China include the instant messengers Tencent QQ and WeChat, and one of the largest web portals, QQ.com. It also owns the majority of Global's music services, 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 this valuation mark.
context_section_description: Tencent Holdings Ltd is a Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company, founded in 1998, whose subsidiaries specialise in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology 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 video game company, one of the world's most financially valuable companies, one of the world's largest social media companies, and one of the world's largest venture capital firms and investment corporations. Its services include social network, music, web portals, e-commerce, mobile games, internet services, payment systems, smartphones, and multiplayer online games. Offerings in China include the instant messengers Tencent QQ and WeChat, and one of the largest web portals, QQ.com. It also owns the majority of Global'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 this 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 the Boston Consulting Group and Fast Company respectively. As of 2018, Tencent has the 5th highest global brand value. It has stakes in over 600 companies, and recent focus on tech start-ups in Asia.
caption: Tencent Seafront Towers in Shenzhen
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