Tencent is a Chinese technology company founded in 1998 that created the popular messaging apps QQ and WeChat. QQ launched in 1998 and now has over 2 billion users, while WeChat launched in 2011 and offers text, voice, and other features. Tencent has experienced significant growth, reporting $3.15 billion in profit in 2013. WeChat's mobile games are also a major source of profit, generating over $424 million in the last quarter of 2014. During the recent Lunar New Year holiday, over 200 million WeChat users participated in exchanging "red packets" or lucky money, sending over 6 billion yuan worth of digital gifts. Tencent prides itself on prioritizing customers, employees, society, and then

1. Tencent
Beibin Li (LIBE)

2. QQ (1998) - Chatting Tool
2 Billion users, and

3. WeChat (2011)
Mobile App
Text and voice messaging
People Nearby + Shake
Other Features (Gaming, Wallet, Group)
Totally Free & ADs Free !

6. $3.15 billion
in profit in
2013

8. Brief History
1998: Founded with Product: QQ
2004: Published in HKSE
2004: Online Gaming
Added to Hang Seng Index Constituent Stock in 2008
2011: WeChat and Wallet

10. Hot, Hot: Mobile Games
Major Profit for Tencent (WeChat)
US $424 million
last quarter 2014.

11. More than 20 Games
Login requires WeChat / QQ

12. Interesting, Interesting
Last Week: Lunar New Year.
Activity in WeChat:
Red Packet (Lucky Money)

13. What Happened in 3 Days?
Last Tuesday - Thursday
200 Million users participate &
bond bank account to WeChat.
800 Million Lucky Packets were send
6 Billion CNY ( = $ 1 Billion) send

14. Secret Sauce
Customer > Employee > Soceity > Profit
Utility Service (Water, Electricity, and Tencent)
Localization (diff Province -> diff Service)

15. Competitors
Baidu
Alibaba
btw,..., (Chinese BAT)
Whatsapp
Snapchat
Line

16. Prediction
Success? Yes.
More Profit? Maybe.
● Growth slows down.
● Need more innovation!
● Competition