Some Chinese tech companies see a surge in customers amid coronavirus outbreak


By Celia ChenJosh Ye

Sinolinks predicted that Honor Of Kings would reach between 120 million and 150 million daily active users during the holiday season. In the six days to Jan 29, Tencent’s Trusted Doctors platform handled 1.21 million online consultations nationwide. — SCMP

The millions of Chinese in Wuhan and surrounding areas confined to their homes during the coronavirus outbreak have turned to the Internet to alleviate boredom and do their work from home, boosting the fortunes of tech companies that offer services like mobile games, work conferencing and online health services.

While nobody knows how and when the health crisis will end, the business and tech landscape is likely to change by the time the crisis is over, creating a new set of winners and losers in China’s increasingly digitalised economy.

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