Tencent: A Business Overview
- Marcelo Serafim
- Nov 18
- 6 min read
Tencent Holdings Ltd. is one of China’s largest and most influential technology conglomerates, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Shenzhen. Over the years, it has expanded far beyond its original instant-messaging business to become a diversified digital-ecosystem powerhouse. Structurally, Tencent divides its operations into major groups: social communications (Weixin/WeChat), cloud and smart industries, interactive entertainment (gaming), technology engineering, platform and content, and corporate development.


