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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.
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Influence empire : inside the story of Tencent and China's tech ambition, Lulu Yilun Chen
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Influence empire : inside the story of Tencent and China's tech ambition
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lulu Yilun Chen
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 152934686x
- ISBN13
- 9781529346862
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Business, Business & Management, Technology & Engineering, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Technology, Gifts for grandpa, Marketing & Sales, Asia, China
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- 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.