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Ma Huateng
Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is a Chinese businessman. He is the co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tencent, a Shenzhen-based conglomerate in technology, gaming, entertainment, and financial services. In 2007, 2014, and 2018, Time magazine named him one of the world's most influential people, while in 2015, Forbes credited him as one of the world's most powerful people…
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business · Chinese businessman (born 1971) · entrepreneur · businessperson · politician · computer scientist · also Ma Huateng, Pony Ma, Mǎ Huàténg, Pony Ma Huateng, Huateng Ma, Huateng
Born 29 October 1971 · Q1739008
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong (2021).
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2019· 1 entry
Reported net worth: $38.8B (as of 2019).
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2018· 5 entries
Awarded Pioneer of Reform (2018).
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Awarded Time 100 (2018).
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Ma Huateng's book "China on Fingertips" was officially launched, telling the story of the entire social transformation process of China as a mobile Internet power
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中国日报网: Ma Huateng: Tech to boost China's reform, opening-up
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On April 28, 2018, Ma Huateng's book "China on Fingertips" was officially launched, telling the story of the entire social transformation process of China as a mobile Internet power.
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2017· 1 entry
Fortune ranked him as among the top businessmen of the year
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2016· 1 entry
In 2016, Ma transferred US$2.3 billion worth of his personal Tencent shares to his charitable foundation, the Ma Huateng Global Foundation (马化腾环球基金会).
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2014· 1 entry
Awarded Time 100 (2014).
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2010· 1 entry
And charged them with creating a new product
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2007· 2 entries
Awarded Time 100 (2007).
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2014, and 2018, Time magazine named him one of the world's most influential people, while in 2015, Forbes credited him as one of the world's most powerful people
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2004· 1 entry
Tencent launched an online gaming platform and started selling virtual goods to support the games published on that platform (weapons, gaming power), as well as emoticons and ringtones
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1998· 1 entry
The company filed an arbitration against Tencent with the National Arbitration Forum in the United States, claiming that OICQ's domain names OICQ
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1971· 1 entry
Born 1971-10-29.
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