Gaming

While Tencent has enjoyed a more harmonious relationship with Chinese regulators compared to Alibaba, the company’s outsized presence in gaming and social media has raised monopoly concerns.

Garena and Shopee are both approaching the USD 1 billion revenue mark.

If a gamer livestreams her gameplay, who owns the media rights?

Average monthly active users only increased 30% YoY to 223.3 million.

Media copyright and sponsorships form the lion’s share of revenue in e-sports, and Tencent is behind the mega-deals in China.

PUBG had 170 million installations in India, contributing 24% of its total downloads.

Tier One manages 420 gaming and e-sports influencers which it places with corporate clients like Foodpanda, Unilever, Riot Games, and Samsung.

Tencent’s investment arm has been the most active VC in China in the first quarter.