Despite Chinese government resistance, Tencent rakes in more from online gaming than any other company in the world.
Tencent’s team and affiliates at its 2020 Global Esports Summit. Credit: Tencent
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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