Despite Chinese government resistance, Tencent rakes in more from online gaming than any other company in the world.
In the world’s biggest video game market, there is one company that reigns above all: Tencent. The internet giant, most famous outside of China for its messaging app WeChat, took in nearly $74 billion in 2020. More than a third of its immense earnings came from gaming in 2019.With more than 140 games and gaming assets across mobile, PC, consoles, e-sports, and live-streaming — both within China and abroad — the Shenzhen-based company has become a colossus of the global industry,
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