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Company Profile
Tencent
Website
www.tencent.com
About
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.
Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.
Tencent also publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe.
Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.
Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004.
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Accolades
Articles featuring Tencent
Tencent Titles
Tencent Games revealed 44 products and 26 game updates at SPARK 2022
Games include League of Legends Esports Manager and Return to Empire
Hardware Happenings
Tencent rumoured to have entered hardware space with XR ambitions
Three sources suggest an extended reality business is in the works
Going Global
Honor of Kings global mobile launch confirmed for 2022
Honor of Kings is confirmed to be coming to launching globally later this year on mobile.
Cites Regulatory Crackdown
Tencent revenue growth slows to a crawl following China’s crackdown on tech companies
Net profit fell to 23.4 billion yuan in Q1 2022 – down 51 per cent year-on-year from 47.8 billion yuan
Meeting Milestones
57% of PUBG Mobile player spend comes from China
Worldwide revenue reaches beyond $8 billion
Liverpool Launch
Tencent Games’ new UK studio is based in Liverpool
Supporting development of titles for partner studios
Curtailing
Tencent shuts down Chinese gamers access to overseas games
Incoming update to network acceleration app will halt users playing foreign games and accessing foreign online servers
Towering Over
Tencent games revenue up 9.9% in 2021 to almost $33 billion
Solidifies position as largest games company worldwide by revenue
Gathering The Riffraff
Tencent provides "significant" investment to RiffRaff Games
Joshua Boggs rebrands MayDay, hires Guy 'Yug' Blomberg as studio director
Going Green
Tencent vows carbon neutrality by 2030
Will switch to 100% green energy with the next 8 years
Pg Connects London
Road to Connects London: Tencent's Aras Senyuz on the key to PUBG Mobile's localisation
Tencent's Aras Senyuz details how PUBG Mobile became a cultural and social phenomenon in Turkey
Sumo's Sold
Tencent closes acquisition of Sumo Group
Will operate under Tencent subsidiary, Tencent Bidco
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Tencent’s Aras Şenyüz on PUBG Mobile’s localization strategy
Meet the experts behind localizing PUBG Mobile in Turkey at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Protecting Pandora
Avatar: Reckoning heading to iOS and Android in 2022
Closed beta coming soon
Getting Comfortable
PUBG Mobile takes top spot in December 2021 at $244 million
China makes up over half of all revenue for the battle royale
Roblox Retracted
Roblox removes Chinese app LuoBuLesi to rebuild
Removed from mainland app stores in December
Cheaters Come A Cropper
PUBG Mobile hackers to pay $10 million to Tencent and Krafton
Will be used to fund anti-cheat tech
Divestment
Tencent raises $3 billion from sale of Sea Group shares
Remains majority shareholder
A New Direction
Aaron Astle's 2021 Mobile Game of the Year: Pokémon Unite
A new spin on a popular franchise is staff writer Aaron Astle's Game of the Year 2021
Featureful
PocketGamer.biz’s top five biggest features of 2021
Our most-viewed features, opinion pieces, and interviews
Power Restored
Tencent has app capabilities reinstated following ban
App updates spotted on App Store
Tencent On Top
More than $1 billion generated by eight mobile games each in 2021
PUBG Mobile is the highest-grossing for a second year
Swinging By
Tencent brings Spider-Man to PUBG Mobile
Comes with Version 1.8 update
Back And Forth
PUBG Mobile reaches $254 million revenue, Genshin Impact $207 million in November 2021
Coin Master has its best month ever
Global Gaming
Tencent launches new publishing division Level Infinite
Bolstering with Warhammer and Arena of Valor
Machamp Milestone
Pokémon Unite surpasses 50 million downloads in four months
Total downloads across iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch
Unite Highlight
Pokémon Unite wins best game at Google Play’s Best of 2021
Wild Rift, Overboard, and My Friend Pedro pick up two awards each
Winner Winner Worldwide
PUBG Mobile Global Championships begins November 30
$6 million prize pool up for grabs
A Taste Of Premium
PUBG Mobile partners with Google to give players 3 month YouTube Premium trial
Part of the 1.7 version update
Growing Globally
Tencent appoints Zoran Roso as marketing director of global publishing
Continuing its overseas expansion strategy
Another Chicken Dinner
Now doing $8 million per day, PUBG Mobile surpasses $7 billion in lifetime revenue
China's Game for Peace leads the way in player spending
Tencent Suspension
China suspends Tencent from updating or launching apps in Mainland China
Apps and games remain functional
Domestic Disappointment
Tencent's international game revenue up 20% but local restrictions hit domestic growth
International revenues spurred by Clash of Clans and Valorant
Back Again
Honor of Kings snatches back first place for October worldwide revenue, reaching $329 million
Global player spending reaches $7.5 billion
Millions For Mods
User-generated content platform Mod.io raises $26 million
Forecasts user-generated content will increase by 400% by 2025
Mash Up
PUBG Mobile to add Arcane characters from Riot Games
In celebration of new League of Legends animated series
Booster
PUBG Mobile announces partnership with Koenigsegg
Two of Koenigsegg’s most innovative models now available in-game
Bye-bye
China version of Fortnite is being shuttered
Playable test version had previously been live for almost three years
Coming Soon
Arena of Valor offers $1 million in prize money at international championships
The event will be online and streamed on multiple platforms
Jumping The Baby Shark
PUBG Mobile partners up with Baby Shark
Players will be able to earn emotes and themed gear
Download Demographics
PUBG Mobile is the most downloaded mobile game worldwide following the release of Battlegrounds India
Sensor Tower's Q3 2021 data drops
Genshin Strikes Gold
Genshin Impact has best month ever, generating $342 million in September 2021
Generated highest monthly revenue for a mobile game this year
Moba Cash In
Mobile MOBAs generate $300 million a month
Honor of Kings leads the way
Time To Unite
Pokémon Unite lands on iOS and Android
Brings new update and battle pass
Mo' Money
Honor of Kings is the first mobile game to generate $10 billion
Mobile games get really big
Bang Bang Bank
PUBG Mobile does $270 million, Honor of Kings $256 million during August 2021
Shooting to the top
Circumventing Regulations
Chinese websites already allowing kids to avoid age-time restrictions
Rent Honor of Kings accounts from $5 for two hours
Best Of 2021
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021
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Youth No Go
Tencent Q2 2021 mobile game revenue up 13% to $6.3 billion
Company is also cracking down on young players' activity