Ma Huateng (馬化騰)

 

Ma Huateng [CNS]

Age: 39

Family wealth: 32 billion yuan

Company: Tencent

Title: Chairman of the board and chief executive officer

Sector: Information Technology

Ma Huateng is the co-founder of Tencent Inc., a leading Chinese internet company. He is the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the company. The company released its first product, an instant message tool named Tencent QQ, in 1998, which has become very popular in China. Now its diverse services include social networks, Web portals, e-commerce, and multiplayer online games. Tencent is one of the world's 10 most popular websites, according to survey company Alexa, and its Hong Kong-listed shares are up by about a third in the past year.