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Pony Ma


Chairman/CEO, Tencent


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Love the ingenuity of TenCent it is going to be huge in America.
BlueTiger Interactive-Americas - 05-11-13


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Tencent is the most valuable internet company in China and one of the most influential players in China’s desktop internet era. As CEO, will Pony be able to lead Tencent to become the leader in the mobile internet era?
腾讯是当今中国最有价值的互联网企业,桌面互联网时代的佼佼者。而在移动互联网时代,身为CEO的马化腾又能带领腾讯续写神话吗?

early years
Pony was born in the Guangdong province of China in 1971. After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Shenzhen University in 1993, Pony joined China Motion Telecom Development Limited, a telecommunications services and products provider in China, where he was in charge of internet paging system development. In 1998, Pony left Runxun and co-founded Tencent. 

Tencent released its first instant messenger, OICQ (Open ICQ) in 1999. Within one year, OICQ had over one million registered users and became the largest instant messaging software in China. In March 2000, American Online (AOL) who bought ICQ in 1998, filed a lawsuit against OICQ of violating ICQ’s intellectual property rights. Tencent eventually lost the battle and changed OICQ to QQ.

With an increase in user numbers but unable to cash in on its huge user base, Pony had to look for capital investment. In 2000, Pacific Century CyberWorks and IDG invested $2.2 million for a 40% stake, which provedd to be the kick start that Tencent needed. In 2001, Tencent began to make a profit and its registered users surpassed 500 million. Pony also began to diversify its business, entering the online gaming industry and releasing its own website portal QQ.com. In 2004, Tencent successfully listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange.

马化腾1971年出生于中国广东省汕头市。1993年,马化腾从深圳大学毕业后进入润迅通信发展有限公司,从一名普通的软件工程师一直做到开发部主管。1998年,马化腾和大学好友一起创办了腾讯计算机系统有限公司。 

1999年,腾讯开发出即时通讯软件OICQ(中文ICQ)。不到一年,QQ注册用户就突破了1亿大关,成为中国最大的即时通讯软件。2000年3月,于1998年收购ICQ的美国在线公司对腾讯提起诉讼,认为OICQ侵犯了ICQ的知识产权。腾讯最终败诉,从此停止使用OICQ,开始使用QQ这个名字。

用户增长很快,运营QQ所需的投入越来越大,马化腾只好四处去筹钱。2000年,美国国际数据集团IDG和香港电讯盈科公司投资QQ220万美元,分别占公司20%的股份。有了这笔资金,腾讯不再面临资金紧缺的难题。2001年,腾讯开始盈利,QQ的注册用户数已经超过了5亿。马化腾开始发展不同的业务,开拓网络游戏市场,发布腾讯门户网站QQ.com。2004年,腾讯成功在香港上市。



As ceo
Pony has been the core leader of Tencent ever since its establishment. He is known to be one of the most down-to-earth CEOs in China and one of the most successfully CEOs who do not have overseas education background. Compared with other leaders in the internet industry, Pony has the least media exposure. Coming from a technical background, Pony’s biggest interest lies in testing products. Although Pony does not have overseas experience, he enjoys tracking new technologies in the international market. Pony said that he spends almost every night browsing through various technology gateways. Whenever a new product is released, he admits that he cannot help but play around with it. 

By the end of 2011, QQ gained nearly 1 billion users worldwide. After 14 years of development, Tencent has become one of the biggest internet service providers in China, with a market value of 100 billion US dollars as of September 2013. By providing a comprehensive collection of products covering instant communication, virtual games, social networking, internet gateway and e-commerce, Tencent successfully established the largest one-stop online service platform in China. 

In 2010, Tencent developed a mobile app Weixin, later renamed to Wechat, and was officially launched in January 2011. The mobile messaging app has become so popular that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology wants Wechat to start charging for its services, as WeChat users are “taking up a growing share of their network capacity.” As of August 2013, WeChat reached 400 million users in China, of which 234 million are active monthly users. Tencent is also promoting the app to Southeast Asia, with 100 million users outside of China.

In Tencent, Pony is not only the CEO, he is also the product manager and principle user experience designer. Pony insists that every product of Tencent be tested by him before its release. He enjoys testing products from the perspective of an ordinary user and making suggestions with regards to the user interface, functionality and interaction design.

马化腾自腾讯成立之初就一直担任公司核心领导人。在人们眼中,他是中国最低调务实的CEO之一,也是中国最成功的非海归CEO之一。与其他互联网公司领导人相比,马化腾的媒体曝光率极低。技术出身的他最喜欢做的事就是窝在腾讯总部测试产品。虽说没有海外留学的背景,马化腾却非常热衷跟踪国外前沿科技。马化腾说他几乎每天晚上都泡在网上浏览外各大科技门户。有新的产品出来,他都要去玩玩。

作为中国首家互联网即时通信软件开发商,腾讯于1999年正式推出第一个即时通信软件---“腾讯QQ”。 截至2011年底,腾讯QQ已在全球拥有近10亿用户。经过14年的发展,腾讯已成为市值近600亿美元,中国最大的互联网综合服务提供商之一。通过旗下通信、游戏、社交、门户、商务等产品,腾讯成功打造了中国最大的一站式在线生活服务平台。

2010年,腾讯筹划启动手机应用微信(Wexin),后更名为Wechat,于2011年1月正式上线。微信用户数量增长迅速,中国工业与信息化部因微信占用网络容量,希望微信对用户收费。2013年8月,微信国内用户数达到4亿,月活跃用户达到2.34亿人。目前,微信的海外用户数量已经突破了1亿,微信团队将进一步开拓东南亚市场。

在腾讯人眼中,马化腾不只是他们的CEO,更是腾讯最大的产品经理兼首席体验官。腾讯的每一个产品都必须经过马化腾体验过才能发布。马化腾会以一个普通网民的身份去感受产品,并对产品的用户界面,功能和交互设计提出建议。


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In own words
“Business miracles are being born in China every day. But I think behind every miracle lies our perseverance, devotion and dream.”
“在中国的土地上,每一天都诞生着商业奇迹,但我想所有的奇迹背后都离不开坚韧,专注和梦想。”

Leadership and philosophy
While he contributed the majority of Tencent’s seed capital, Pony has proposed to reduce his share to 47.5%. He believes that, by removing his monopoly on the company, he can create a more democratic environment. Pony seeks to encourage brainstorming and create a company culture where employees are not afraid to question the status quo. 

Pony also takes an interest in employee welfare. On top of regular pay rises, Pony has actively worked with local government to help stabilize housing prices. In recognition of his efforts on their behalf, his employees have given the nickname “Brother Pony”.
马化腾是一个崇尚民主的领导。在腾讯建立之时,绝大部分资金都是由马化腾所出,然而他却自愿将股份将到47.5%。马化腾认为避免绝对控股有利于形成民主决策的氛围。他希望在腾讯培养集思广益共同决策的企业文化。

马化腾也是一个极具亲和力的领导。他非常关心员工的生活。知道中国日益增长的房价已经给员工造成了不小的负担,马化腾不仅主动给员工涨工资,还积极与政府协商以求控制房价。在腾讯内部,马化腾被员工亲切的称为“小马哥”。

Our Three Questions
1. Tencent’s vision is to become the most respectable company in China. However, many people see Tencent as a big copycat in China who often plagiarizes other people’s ideas in its product development. What is your view in this? 

2. How will Tencent continue to remain as the industry leader in mobile internet and stay ahead of its competitors? 

3. Tencent is one of the most influential companies in China. In your mind, how far is Tencent from being a giant with global influence like Google?
1)腾讯的愿景是成为最受尊敬的互联网企业。然而现在许多人把腾讯评价为中国最大的抄袭者。您是如何看待这一矛盾的呢?

2)腾讯无疑是桌面互联网时代的赢家。您认为要制胜移动互联网时代,腾讯最大的挑战是什么?

3)腾讯在中国的影响力毋庸置疑。您认为腾讯离成为想谷歌一样具有世界影响力的互联网企业还有多远呢?

Date Written
01-04-2013
Sources
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Employees: 26,962

Tencent Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, provides Internet value-added services, mobile and telecommunications value-added services, and online advertising services primarily in the People’s Republic of China. It offers online gaming and community services across various Internet platforms. The company also provides mobile instant messaging; wireless services, ranging from short messaging service, multimedia messaging service, interactive voice response services, WAP, mobile IM service, mobile games, and music services; and Internet value-added services, such as club membership, avatar, personal spaces and communities, and online music and dating services. Its Internet platforms principally include QQ Instant Messenger, QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3G.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai, and Tenpay. In addition, the company offers online advertising services, including instant messaging, information portal, online games, and e-business. Further, it is involved in trademark licensing activities. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China.

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