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Ma Huateng

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Net worth
$47.2B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
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Companies

Tencent Holdings Limited0700 (HKD counter) / 80700 (RMB counter) · HKEX · Co-founder · about 8%, held mostly via… · as of 2025 interim report (per Bloomberg Billionaires Index)
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Ticker
0700 (HKD counter) / 80700 (RMB counter)
Exchange
HKEX
Role
Co-founder (1998), Chairman and CEO
Stake
about 8%, held mostly via Advance Data Services Limited
Stake as of
2025 interim report (per Bloomberg Billionaires Index)
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Tencent 2Q2026 results: revenue RMB204.8bn (+11% YoY), non-IFRS net profit RMB70.6bn; capex RMB52.8bn (+176% YoY) on AI compute; ~37.4m shares repurchased for ~HK$16.9bn in the quarter0700 · HKEX · Chairman and CEO
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Ticker
0700
Exchange
HKEX
Role
Chairman and CEO (context, results released 12 Aug 2026)
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Tencent Music Entertainment Group (Tencent subsidiary)TME · NYSE / HKEX · Controlled by Tencent · Tencent holds 93.6% of total… · as of Mar 2026 · $8.34 ▲ 1.46%
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Ticker
TME
Exchange
NYSE / HKEX
Role
Controlled by Tencent (Ma is Tencent chairman)
Stake
Tencent holds 93.6% of total voting power (10.8% of Class A, 98.5% of Class B)
Stake as of
2026-03-31
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Riot Games (Tencent subsidiary)Wholly owned by Tencent · 100% · as of Mar 2026
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Role
Wholly owned by Tencent (full acquisition completed 2011)
Stake
100% (Tencent)
Stake as of
2026-03
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Supercell (Tencent subsidiary, Finland)Tencent is controlling shareholder · controlling (Tencent) · as of Mar 2026
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Role
Tencent is controlling shareholder (since 2016)
Stake
controlling (Tencent)
Stake as of
2026-03
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Stakes

Epic Games (via Tencent)28% · as of Mar 2026
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Stake
28% (Tencent)
Stake as of
2026-03 (Reuters via TechNode)
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Vantage Studios (Ubisoft Nova SAS; Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six) (via Tencent)26.32% · as of Nov 2025
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Stake
26.32% for EUR1.16bn cash (Tencent)
Stake as of
2025-11-21 (closing)
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Reddit, Inc. (via Tencent subsidiaries; Reddit CEO Steve Huffman holds voting proxy over these shares)RDDT · 9.98% · as of Dec 2024 · $152.72 ▲ 0.49%
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Ticker
RDDT
Stake
9.98% of Class A (12,411,829 shares, Tencent Holdings aggregate)
Stake as of
2024-12-31 (13G/A filed 2025-02-10)
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Athenex, Inc. (personal, via Advance Data Services Limited; company later went bankrupt)ATNX (former) · 9.3% · as of Dec 2018
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Ticker
ATNX (former)
Stake
9.3% (6,205,800 shares)
Stake as of
2018-12-31 (historical)
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Tencent listed/unlisted investment portfolio overall (context)Listed investee fair value… · as of Jun 2026
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Stake
Listed investee fair value RMB487.2bn; unlisted carrying value RMB387.9bn
Stake as of
2026-06-30
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Investment vehicles

Advance Data Services Limitedholding co · CIK 0001711698
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Type
holding co
Notes
British Virgin Islands company wholly owned by Ma; holds most of his Tencent shares and held his Athenex stake. On EDGAR it has filed only a Form 3 (2017), no 13F-HR.
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Private deals

Tencent Music completed its ~RMB18.6bn (~$2.6-2.7bn) cash-and-stock acquisition of audio platform Ximalaya; China's…May 2026
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Tencent Music completed its ~RMB18.6bn (~$2.6-2.7bn) cash-and-stock acquisition of audio platform Ximalaya; China's SAMR approved it on May 12, 2026 with five conditions
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2026-05
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Tencent completed a EUR1.16bn investment for 26.32% of Ubisoft's Vantage Studios (pre-money EV EUR3.8bn)Nov 2025
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Tencent reported in talks to buy Playtika's SuperPlay studio for $1-1.5bn, assuming earnout obligations (talks, not a…Jul 2026
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Tencent reported in talks to buy Playtika's SuperPlay studio for $1-1.5bn, assuming earnout obligations (talks, not a signed deal)
Date
2026-07-20
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Tencent reported (FT via Bloomberg) in talks to become the largest external holder of agentic-AI startup Manus after…Jul 2026
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Tencent reported (FT via Bloomberg) in talks to become the largest external holder of agentic-AI startup Manus after Chinese regulators unwound Meta's acquisition
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2026-07-10
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Real estate

Shek O, Hong Kong IslandLuxury house on large site… · HK$480 million (~US$61 million) · 2009 (famous holding)
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Type
Luxury house on large site (application to redevelop into ~19,600 sq ft three-storey residence); bought 2009, valued ~HK$1.9bn in 2017
Price
HK$480 million (~US$61 million)
Date
2009 (famous holding)
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Repulse Bay, Hong Kong IslandHouse · US$57 million · 2014 (older holding)
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Legal & regulatory

Tencent designated a 'Chinese military company' on the U.S. Defense Department Section 1260H list (Jan 2025) and…
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Tencent designated a 'Chinese military company' on the U.S. Defense Department Section 1260H list (Jan 2025) and remains on the expanded 188-entity list of June 8, 2026; Tencent called the designation a mistake. A Pentagon rule under Section 851 of the FY2025 NDAA tied to the list took effect June 30, 2026, after which Tencent lost its Washington lobbying firms
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Long-running CFIUS national-security review of Tencent's stakes in Epic Games, Riot Games and Supercell; Reuters…
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Long-running CFIUS national-security review of Tencent's stakes in Epic Games, Riot Games and Supercell; Reuters reported in March 2026 that the Trump administration was debating forced divestment (DOJ) vs. mitigation such as data segregation (Treasury)
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China SAMR conditional approval of Tencent Music-Ximalaya deal (no price increases, no cut to free content, no…
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China SAMR conditional approval of Tencent Music-Ximalaya deal (no price increases, no cut to free content, no exclusive licensing)
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Ma was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress and a deputy to the 5th Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress
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Giving

Ma Huateng Global Foundation (100 million personal Tencent shares pledged 2016, then ~US$2.1-2.3bn)
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Tencent Charity Foundation (corporate foundation founded 2007)
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Research gaps: Could not fetch Tencent's 2025 annual report to confirm Ma's exact share count/percentage (Bloomberg cites ~8% via 2025 interim report). Ma's personal SEC CIK 0001711474 is verified but relates only to 2017-2019 Athenex filings. No verified EIN (Chinese/HK charities). No personal sports teams, collections or aircraft verified (Wikipedia art-collection claim not independently confirmed, so omitted). Recent (2021-2026) personal real-estate deals not found. Manus/SuperPlay items are press reports of talks. Web search budget ran out mid-research, limiting further verification.

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What to watch

Tencent 3Q2026 results (date not yet announced; 2Q results came Aug 12, 2026) - watch AI capex, free cash flow, buybacksexpected Nov 2026 (unconfirmed)
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CFIUS outcome on Tencent's Epic/Riot/Supercell holdings (possible forced divestment vs mitigation)
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Section 1260H: whether Tencent obtains removal or litigates; effects of the Section 851 rule in force since June 30…
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Section 1260H: whether Tencent obtains removal or litigates; effects of the Section 851 rule in force since June 30, 2026
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Whether Tencent signs deals for Playtika's SuperPlay and a Manus stake
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