Alibaba, Tencent defy slowdown as Chinese shoppers splurge


Tencent’s revenue is projected to rise 45 to 46.3 billion yuan (US6.7bil) in the March quarter.

CHINA’S Internet titans are set to supply ample evidence that online spending continues to defy a slowdown in the world’s second largest economy.

Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd – the dominant forces in Chinese online gaming and shopping, respectively – should both report 40%-plus sales growth when they deliver quarterly earnings this week, outstripping Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc. With market values of more than US$300bil each, the Chinese companies are now their nation’s biggest, underscoring the rise of the new economy as traditional industry sputters.

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