Tencent chairman and CEO Pony Ma started the company with a group of mostly Shenzhen University alumni in 1998. Photo: Reuters Tencent chairman and CEO Pony Ma started the company with a group of mostly Shenzhen University alumni in 1998. Photo: Reuters
Tencent chairman and CEO Pony Ma started the company with a group of mostly Shenzhen University alumni in 1998. Photo: Reuters

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Tencent’s co-founder Pony Ma tells Chinese state media that fate played a role in the company’s success

  • Tencent has applied for over 25,000 patents globally with 8,000 granted so far

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Iris Deng
Iris Deng

Updated: 12:17pm, 20 Nov, 2018

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Tencent chairman and CEO Pony Ma started the company with a group of mostly Shenzhen University alumni in 1998. Photo: Reuters Tencent chairman and CEO Pony Ma started the company with a group of mostly Shenzhen University alumni in 1998. Photo: Reuters
Tencent chairman and CEO Pony Ma started the company with a group of mostly Shenzhen University alumni in 1998. Photo: Reuters
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