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Tencent Holdings
Tencent Holdings
Headquartered in Shenzhen, Tencent is one of China's and the world's largest internet services companies, with interests in media, entertainment, web and mobile communications, advertising, e-commerce and internet banking.
Chairman / President
Ma Huateng
Ma Huateng
CEO / Managing Director
Ma Huateng
Ma Huateng
CFO / Finance Director
John Lo
Industry
Internet
Website
tencent.com
Headquarters address
Tencent Holdings Limited,Tencent Building,30th Floor, Kejizhongyi Avenue,Nanshan, Shenzhen,Guangdong, China
Stock Code
SEHK:700
Year founded
1998
Tencent Holdings’ latest restructuring underscored the intense competition in the country’s fast-developing AI sector. Photo: Shutterstock
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