A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at one of the worlds biggest tech companies

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.

Part I. Origins
Book of pony
March of the penguins
David to Goliath: a soul-searching journey
Alibaba the arch-nemesis
The biggest coup: Meituan
WeChat, China's virtual town square
The ride-hailing battle
A gaming crusade
Era of mobile games
State vs. Goliath
The metaverse and beyond