Tencent
CompanyTencent is a Chinese multinational technology conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its equity investments. Its associated stock-market-listed variable interest entity Tencent Holdings Ltd is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
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Facts
- Country
- People's Republic of ChinaSource: Wikidata
- Founded
- 1998Source: Wikidata
- Founded by
- Chen Yidan, Daniel Xu, Ma Huateng, Zeng Liqing, Zhang ZhidongSource: Wikidata
- CEO
- Ma HuatengSource: Wikidata
- Owned by
- JPMorgan Chase, Ma Huateng, Myriad International Holdings and 1 moreSource: Wikidata
- Headquarters
- Grand Cayman, MalingSource: Wikidata
- Employees
- 62,885 (2019)Source: Wikidata
- Sector
- Information technology, Video game industrySource: Wikidata
- Listed on
- Hong Kong Stock Exchange (700)Source: Wikidata
- Subsidiaries
- Beiji Guang Gongzuo Shi, Bluehole, China Literature Limited, Cloudary Corporation, Garena, Grinding Gear Games, Jade Studio, MoreFun Studio Group and 16 moreSource: Wikidata
- Products
- Pengyou, QQ Games, QQ.com, Qzone, Soso, Tencent Maps, Tencent QQ, Tencent Weibo and 1 moreSource: Wikidata
- Official website
- www.tencent.comSource: Wikidata
- Wikipedia
- Read on WikipediaSource: Wikidata
Threat actors named alongside
Source: RedTeamDaily stories that mention bothSecurity timeline
- Activity reported by Cyber Security NewsChina-aligned group abuses Sogou Input Method to deliver DarkVigil backdoor
- Activity reported by GBHackersChina-aligned hackers abused Sogou keyboard updates to install DarkVigil malware
Recent news
China-aligned group abuses Sogou Input Method to deliver DarkVigil backdoor
SlippyNunchucks, a China-aligned group, has abused Sogou Input Method since 1 July 2026 to deploy the DarkVigil .NET backdoor against users in several countries. The attackers hijacked DNS for a plain HTTP settings request, returned a forged file, and used DLL side-loading with a renamed, signed Adobe helper to load the implant. Tencent fixed the weakness in version 16.10, tracked as CVE-2026-120422.
China-aligned hackers abused Sogou keyboard updates to install DarkVigil malware
A China-aligned espionage group abused the update traffic of Sogou Input Method to deliver the DarkVigil implant to victims' machines. ESET Research, which tracks the group as SlippyNunchucks, published its findings on 4 November 2026, and Tencent has patched the flaw in version 16.10.
Tencent releases open-source Hy4 AI model trained with limited defensive security data
Tencent has launched Hy4, an open-source model trained on limited cybersecurity data focused on defensive content. The company says it filtered the training content to reduce Hy4's offensive capabilities, following similar safety measures taken by other AI firms.