- Business
- Tencent Holdings Limited (NNND.VI) is an investment holding company providing value-added services, online advertising, fintech and business services primarily in Mainland China and internationally. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, the company operates through segments including communications and social services such as Weixin and QQ instant messaging; digital content encompassing online games, videos, live streaming, music via Tencent Music Entertainment, literature and Tencent Pictures; fintech offerings like mobile payments, wealth management, loans and securities trading through Tenpay; online advertising and marketing solutions; cloud computing, big data analytics, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things services; and enterprise tools for network security, browsing, navigation and email. It also engages in film and television production, copyrights licensing, merchandise sales, software development and mobile game operations, with global presence across Asia Pacific, Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. In recent developments, Tencent launched TenPay Global Checkout and Hunyuan 3D creation engine in 2025; expanded partnerships including with MoneyGram, Visa for palm recognition payments, Western Union via Tenpay Global, Uber for Weixin Pay integration, and Mobily for a Saudi enterprise cloud platform; unveiled climate innovation platform TanLIVE updates and CarbonX Program 2.0; joined Playing for the Planet alliance; and explored a potential acquisition of Nexon while investing actively in funds like Meituan Longzhu.