Top 10 richest families in China
- By Xu Lin China.org.cn, July 27, 2011
Ma Huateng & family 馬化騰家族
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Company: Tencent Holdings Ltd. 騰訊控股有限公司
Shares: 12.1%
Wealth: 39.3 billion yuan (US$6.1 billion)
Founded in November 1998, Tencent Inc. has grown into China's largest and most used Internet service portal. On June 16, 2004, Tencent Holdings Limited went public on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Tencent aims its operations at the strategic goal of providing users with a "one-stop online life service." Tencent's Internet platforms QQ, QQ.com, QQ Games and PaiPai.com have created China's largest Internet community. Tencent's communications and information-sharing services include QQ.com, QQ Instant Messenger, QQ Mail and search engine SOSO.