Company overview

Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world.Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.Tencent also publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe.Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004.
Founded in 1998
Shenzhen, Guangdong, CHN
90K employees (7,439 in marketing)
81% recommend to a friend
68% positive business outlook

Salaries

Typical salary range

$22 – $43

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People

Marketing team tenure

Median tenure

2 years

Avg experience

8 years

Across 29 marketing employees

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

17 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +1.2% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$13.8B

Last raise

$1.3B

Post IPO Debt, 6 months ago

Funding history

Sep 2025

Post IPO Debt Tencent · $1.3B

May 2020

Post IPO Debt Tencent · $6B

Aug 2019

Post IPO Debt Tencent · $6.5B

Jun 2018

Post IPO Equity Tencent · $44.4M

May 2001

Venture Round Tencent · $32M

Apr 2000

Seed Round Tencent · $220K

Audience

Monthly website visitors
46.3M
Month over month-7.7%
Quarter over quarter-12.4%
Top sourceDirect (64%)
Ad budget per month$0.0
Average search rank54.2
Traffic source mix
Direct
64%
Search
31.3%
Referral
4.5%
Social
0.1%
Paid referral
0%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

1.3M

12-mo growth

Monthly growth

+0.9%

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