Tencent Holdings Limited
Foreign name
Tencent
Headquarters location
Shenzhen, China
Founding time
1998165438+1October 29th
scope of business
internet
Corporate nature
shareholding system
Company slogan
Everything is based on user value.
annual income
40 billion yuan (20 14)
Number of employees
More than 25,000 people (20 14)
corporate vision
The most respected internet company
founder
Ma and Zhang Zhidong
Enterprise mission
Improving the quality of human life through internet services
chief evecutive officer
Pony Ma
president
Martin Lau
place of registration
Shenzhen
Corporate nature
private enterprise
product
Tencent companies such as QQ, WeChat, QQ Space and tencent games were established in June 1998 1 1. At present, they are one of the largest Internet integrated service providers in China and one of the Internet enterprises with the largest number of service users in China. Since the establishment of 10, Tencent has been adhering to the business philosophy of "all customer-oriented" and has always been in a state of steady development. On June 16, 2004, Tencent was publicly listed on the main board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code 700).
It is Tencent's mission to improve the quality of human life through Internet services. Tencent takes "one-stop online life service" as its strategic goal, providing Internet value-added services, mobile and telecom value-added services and online advertising services. Through instant messaging QQ, WeChat, Tencent. Com (QQ.com), tencent games, QQ Space, wireless portal, Soso, Paipai, Tenpay and other leading domestic network platforms, Tencent has built the largest online community in China to meet the needs of netizens in communication, information, entertainment and e-commerce. As of 20 12, 12 and 3 1, the number of QQ instant messaging active accounts reached 798.2 million, and the highest number of simultaneous online accounts reached 654.38+764 million. The development of Tencent has profoundly influenced and changed the communication methods and living habits of hundreds of millions of netizens, creating a broader application prospect for the Internet industry in China.
Facing the future, persisting in independent innovation and establishing a national brand is Tencent's long-term development plan. More than 50% employees of Tencent are R&D personnel. Tencent has a considerable number of patent applications in the fields of instant messaging, e-commerce, online payment, search engine, information security and games. In 2007, Tencent Investment 1 100 million yuan set up the first Internet research institution in China-Tencent Research Institute, which independently researched and developed the core basic technologies of the Internet and is gradually embarking on the road of independent innovation in the development of national industries.
Becoming the most respected Internet company is Tencent's long-term goal. Tencent has been actively participating in public welfare undertakings, striving to assume corporate social responsibility and advocating network civilization. In 2006, Tencent established Tencent Charity Foundation, the first Internet charity foundation in China, and established Tencent Charity Network (gongyi.qq.com), focusing on assisting youth education, developing poverty-stricken areas, caring for vulnerable groups and helping the poor. Tencent has successively launched a number of public welfare projects throughout the country, actively practicing corporate citizenship and contributing to the construction of a "harmonious society".