Tencent: Rise and hubris

Lulu Yilun Chen's book takes a detailed look at the Chinese digital giant's birth, its rise, and market battles

Influence Empire: The Story of Tencent & China’s Tech Ambition 

Author: Lulu Yilun Chen 

Publisher: Hachette 

Pages: 214 

Price: Rs 699

Most people interested in business, and particularly technology business, would have heard of Tencent, the Chinese digital giant and its flagship product, the mobile app WeChat. Tencent’s great rivalry with Alibaba for dominance of various digital ecosystems in China often made news even outside that country.

Tencent’s founder, the reticent billionaire Ma Huateng, who goes by the English name of Pony Ma, has also been featured in the Western press with his arch-rival Jack Ma (no relation), the founder of Alibaba and Alipay. But