TechCrunch characterized Tencent's investment strategy as letting its portfolio startups operate autonomously. Tencent has stakes in over 600 companies, and began focusing on tech start-ups in Asia in 2017. In 2015, 2018, and 2020, the company was ranked by the Boston Consulting Group and Fast Company among the 50 most innovative companies worldwide. It has since then emerged as the most valuable publicly traded company in China, and among the world's top technology companies by market value. The company surpassed a market value of US$500 billion in 2018, becoming the first Asian technology company to cross this valuation mark. It also owns the majority of China's music services ( Tencent Music), with more than 700 million active users and 120 million paying subscribers. Offerings in China include the instant messengers Tencent QQ and WeChat, and one of the largest web portals, QQ.com. Its services include social network, music, web portals, e-commerce, mobile games, internet services, payment systems, smartphones, and multiplayer online games. It is among the largest social media, venture capital, and investment corporations. Tencent is the world's largest video game vendor, as well as one of the most financially valuable companies. Its twin-skyscraper headquarters, Tencent Seafront Towers (also known as Tencent Binhai Mansion) are based in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen. Founded in 1998, its subsidiaries globally market various Internet-related services and products, including in entertainment, artificial intelligence, and other technology. Tencent Holdings Ltd., also known as Tencent, is a Chinese multinational technology conglomerate holding company. Tang4 seon3 hung3 gu2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 'Tencent' in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters

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