Tencent Holdings Ltd. () is a Chinese
multinational technology and entertainment
conglomerate
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and
holding company
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headquartered in
Shenzhen
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. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the world’s largest company in the
video game industry
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The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstream. , ...
based on its investments, with
Tencent Games
Tencent Games () is the video game publishing Division (business), division of Tencent Interactive Entertainment, itself a division of Tencent, Tencent Holdings. It has five internal studio groups, including TiMi Studio Group. Tencent Games was ...
being the subdivision of Tencent Interactive Entertainment Group (IEG) focused on
publishing of games.
Founded in 1998, its subsidiaries globally market various
Internet
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-related services and products, including in entertainment, artificial intelligence, and other technology.
Its twin-skyscraper headquarters,
Tencent Seafront Towers (also known as Tencent Binhai Mansion) are based in the
Nanshan District of