2010- 2014
2015- 2017
2018- 2021
Going from strength to strength
The company launched a social media app in 2011 , Weixin ( now branded as WeChat ). By 2012 the combined user accounts of Weixin and WeChat exceeded 100 million .
December 2013 marked Tencent as the world ’ s largest online game developer and publisher by revenue .
In 2014 Tencent co-founded WeBank , China ’ s first online-only bank .
Increased investment
Tencent co-founded insurance platform , WeSure in 2016 following the establishment of Tencent Pictures and Penguin Pictures back in 2015 .
Also in 2016 the company invested in a strategic partnership with Supercell .
With all its success , Tencent entered the world ’ s top 10 most valuable companies in mid-2017 .
Expanding its presence in the video games market
At the start of 2018 the combined monthly active user accounts of Weixin and WeChat exceeded 1 billion .
By June 2020 Tencent had acquired the video-ondemand service iflix in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . Buying UK video games firm , Sumo , in July 2021 expanded the company ’ s presence in the global video games market .
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