Influence Empire - The critically acclaimed timely story of Tencent China s tech

In 2019, a Chinese entity called Tencent overtook Facebook to become the world''s fifth-largest company. It was a watershed moment, a wake-up call for those in the West accustomed to regarding the global tech industry through the prism of Silicon Valley: Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft. Yet to many of the two billion-plus people who live just across the Pacific Ocean, it came as no surprise at all. Tencent''s ambition to be an essential part of digital daily life means it holds a dizzyingly diverse range of products - music, gaming, messaging, and film. In this fascinating narrative - crammed with insider interviews, exclusive details about the company''s culture - tech reported Lulu Chen tells the story of how Tencent is changing the world and asks what the consequences will be for us all.

Product details

• Authors: Lulu Chen, Lulu Yilun Chen, Lulu Yilun Chen
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781529346855
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-4685-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 238 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Biography: business & industry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Television & Video, Information technology industries, E-commerce: business aspects, Biography: business and industry