Have you ever played PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? If you have, you must have heard about Tencent, the Disney of gaming industry. If you have not, you better know this China’s conglomerate.
In 2019, Tencent is still crowned as the world’s largest gaming company according to Business Insider. The company does not only rule China, one of the biggest markets for the industry, but the influence is worldwide.
Unlike its competitors such as Sony and Nintendo, Tencent does not produce its own console. So, how can the company be number one without having the needs to produce or sell its very own console?
The answer of that question is because of the number of players for each game and also its microtransaction. Tencent has numerous prominent games such as League of Legends, PUBG, Arena of Valor, and so forth.
However, it does not end there. This giant also owns a significant portion of various popular games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty, Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Assassin’s Creed, and so forth.
To illustrate its notable success, the Chinese version of PUBG, Game for Peace of Peacekeeper Elite, has more than 50 million daily active users just a few months after its launch.
However, gaming is not the only reason why Tencent has become so gigantic. Accordingly, the company also plays a great role in other sectors.
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Tencent’s Involvement in Other Sectors
Tencent also has other things to do with other sectors, movie for instance. In movie industry, the company is producing several blockbusters such as Men in Black International, Top Gun: Maverick, Terminator: Dark Fate, and many more.
This conglomerate also owns WeChat, a multi-purpose messenger, social media, and payment apps. WeChat has approximately more than a billion monthly users, just behind Facebook’s WhatsApp and Messenger.
Furthermore, the company also owns its own version of Apple Music named Tencent Music, a joint venture between Tencent and Spotify. Also, they have an equivalent version of Steam, WeGame, which has more active users than Steam.
Moreover, Tencent also has a partnership with Qualcomm. Qualcomm itself is a company that produces processors for most renowned smartphones. Their partnership helps Tencent ensure the availability of its games on various types of smartphones.
All in all, this Chinese giant deals with numerous sectors of businesses in which some are mentioned above. Put simply, Tencent Games is surprisingly just a small portion of the real Tencent.
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