In 2018, at the 20th anniversary exchange meeting, Tencent CEO Ma Huateng said to his employees: Tencent is not to be the most powerful Internet company, but to become the most respected Internet company.
A few years later, it is unthinkable that Tencent has become the most powerful Internet company in China. At least in terms of market capitalization, Tencent is now unmatched. Once Ali was provoked by a series of events, not only failed to go further, but in the market value fell back to the level of several years ago, as if it was impossible to fight Tencent.
As for Tencent, although there are some problems, it is innocuous, and some time ago it also held a digital ecology conference to show its achievements in the integration of digital reality, which can be said to be quite eye-catching.
Tencent, a huge volume
So has Tencent become the most respected Internet company in recent years, as Ma Huateng expected? It's hard to know. Before discussing this issue, we can take a look at how big Tencent is now.
According to the latest data, Tencent's market capitalization is HK$4.6 trillion, almost 1.8 times that of Ali. We can't say that one Tencent equals two Ali, but there is no doubt that Tencent is really big brother now. Why Is Tencent so bullish, then I have to say how deeply into people's lives Tencent's current business.
Speaking of Tencent, the first thing that people think of is probably social networking and games. These two inseparable parts of people's lives have almost been monopolized by Tencent. Children like to use QQ, adults like to use WeChat, which is almost the common situation of ordinary people in China using social software. In the area of acquaintance social networking, Tencent does not say that it has a 100% monopoly, and ninety-five percent should also have it; and the stranger social networking piece, although the market is quite large, Tencent does not have an advantage, but the volume of the latter is still too far worse than the former. After all, one is a must, the other is more of a pastime.
In the field of games, although Tencent is not as exaggerated as social, it also divides half of the domestic game industry. According to the data, Tencent harvested more than half of the revenue of the game industry in 2020. It is no wonder that many people want to say that there are only two games in China, one is Tencent Games, and the other is other games.
Tencent is not only a powerful Internet company, but also a powerful investment enterprise. It has invested in more than 800 companies in a ten-year period, more than 70 of which have become listed companies. With strong investment capabilities, Tencent can reach hundreds of billions of dollars a year just by relying on the return on investment.
Tencent with a sense of responsibility
Although Tencent is now very big, Ma Huateng should not have forgotten his goal - to build Tencent into the most respected Internet company. But to be respected, size alone is not enough.
What is the most respected business? In addition to having a certain volume, it must also be the most responsible enterprise. Tencent has caught up with the big wave of national development of the Internet and successfully developed into today's volume. And now, it is also time for Tencent to return to the country.
With the development of the intelligent era, government departments and enterprises are facing the problem of combining digital and real, whether it is industry or agriculture, major industries are also facing the need for digital transformation. The transformation of some key departments, especially government departments, cannot rely entirely on foreign high-tech enterprises to provide technical support, otherwise security will become a new big problem.
At this time, companies such as Tencent Ali are needed to provide assistance. The country needs Tencent, and Tencent has not disappointed everyone, and on the road of digital-real integration, Tencent has gone quite far. Tencent puts the national interest in front of it and continues to land the achievements of the Internet. Providing cities and enterprises with digital and real integration solutions has made one successful example after another in the context of the epidemic.
At last year's Tencent Digital Ecology Conference, Tencent showcased many of its research results, including artificial intelligence, big data, security precautions, etc., which have a great impetus to the integration of digital reality. At the meeting, Tencent also signed a cooperation agreement with the Wuhan Municipal Government, and in the future, Tencent will help various industries in Wuhan accelerate digital transformation and help Wuhan's economy develop rapidly.
Respected Tencent
What Tencent has done is not only to help the digital transformation of the domestic industry, but also to provide hundreds of billions of funds to help rural revitalization and development of the medical and education system, and to contribute money and strength.
Tencent has a lot to do, and these things show that Tencent is becoming more and more mature. A company that only wants money is not a responsible enterprise, and an irresponsible enterprise cannot be regarded as a respected enterprise.
While developing into a behemoth, Tencent also realized the matching of strength and responsibility, and slowly grew into a most respected Internet company.
The goal is not only to become bigger and stronger, Ma Huateng: Tencent should be a respected enterprise!
Ma Huateng: Tencent will not be a strong enterprise, but a respected enterprise