Tencent’s mix of games, WeChat drives fastest growth in seven years


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 17 Aug 2017

The icons for Tencent Holdings Ltd. applications WeChat, clockwise from top left, QQ, JOOX, Tencent News and Tencent Video are arranged for a photograph on an Apple Inc. iPhone in an arranged photograph taken in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Tencent is scheduled to release second-quarter earnings figures on Aug 16. Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg

Tencent Holdings Ltd is reaping the rewards of marrying social media with mobile gaming. 

China’s largest corporation posted its fastest revenue growth in seven years and a record profit that surpassed estimates by 35%, thanks to its marquee hack-and-slash title Honour of Kings

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