On March 20, Tencent announced its 2023 annual and fourth quarter results. In 2023, total revenue will be RMB609 billion (US$86 billion) and gross profit will be RMB293.1 billion (US$41.4 billion), up 23% year-on-year.
"In 2023, we made breakthroughs in a number of products and services, doubling the total user time spent on Channels, and the proportion of games in the international market reaching a new high of 30% of game revenue. ”
The number of popular games in Tencent's home market increased from 6 in 2022 to 8 in 2023. In the fourth quarter of 2023 alone, Tencent's game revenue in the international market was 13.9 billion yuan, and the game revenue in the domestic market was 27 billion yuan, with "Honor of Kings", "Peace Elite", "Valorant", and "Ark of Destiny" being the main players in game revenue.
In the public's impression, Ma Huateng rarely speaks in public, and belongs to the kind of person who makes a lot of money in a muffled voice. Tencent video, music, WeChat, QQ, games, etc. have accompanied the growth of many people, and now WeChat has become the main social and office software for most Chinese people, WeChat payment has also brought great convenience to life, and Tencent has indeed made contributions to promoting development and progress.
Among Tencent's many businesses, the most controversial is online games. In the domestic game market, Tencent accounts for most of the country, and countless teenagers play online games launched by Tencent every day, especially "Glory of Kings", many adults, teenagers, children, and even the elderly are also playing, and many minors are addicted to it and can't extricate themselves.
Many children become irritable, violent, and lose interest in the outside world after indulging in games, and their values are slowly deformed and alienated, especially among children from left-behind families. The killing of a junior high school student in Handan by 3 classmates caused a sensation across the country, and several of the perpetrators who stayed behind had the shadow of addiction to online games, and even thought that the murderer could play games with peace of mind after killing people, so as to relax, which was extremely surprising.
This situation is no longer an isolated case, and now in the city or in the countryside, many young people, especially minors, spend a lot of time playing games every day, which has become a very serious social problem and a pain in the hearts of many parents. In the face of criticism, Tencent has imposed some restrictive measures on minors playing games, but in retrospect, these restrictive measures have been useless, and there are far more ways to play games than restrictive measures.
This is also a problem that needs to be paid attention to,When it comes to Tencent's performance and revenue,In the comment area, netizens said how much money they contributed,How many skins bought,From a few dollars to tens of thousands of yuan,Don't underestimate a few dollars,It is the 1 yuan recharge activity frequently launched by the glory of the king,The income from each activity is also easily hundreds of millions of yuan,Because the base of gamers is too large,Many players will recharge,Think you have picked up a baby。
Of course, it does not mean that online games must be banned, but at present, the hand of games is indeed pervasive and has become a roadblock to the healthy growth of minors, which should not be and is abnormal.