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Ma Huateng

1971 - Today

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Ma Huateng (Chinese: 马化腾; pinyin: Mǎ Huàténg, born October 29, 1971) is a Chinese businessman, investor and philanthropist who is the co-founder, chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tencent, one of the most valuable companies in East Asia, one of the largest internet and technology companies, and one of the biggest investment, gaming, and entertainment conglomerates in the world. The company in Shenzhen develops China's biggest mobile instant messaging service, WeChat, and its subsidiaries provide media, entertainment, payment systems, smartphones, internet-related services, value-added services and online advertising services, both in China and globally. In 2007, 2014, and 2018, Time magazine named him one of the world's most influential people, while in 2015, Forbes credited him as one of the world's most powerful people. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ma Huateng has received more than 2,396,561 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Ma Huateng is the 317th most popular businessperson (down from 307th in 2019), the 702nd most popular biography from China (down from 658th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ma Huateng ranks 317 out of 847Before him are Bertha Krupp, Alice Walton, Johanna Quandt, Tadashi Yanai, Henry E. Steinway, and David Stern. After him are Jerry Buss, Carlos Tavares, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, George Averoff, Lazare Ponticelli, and David Koch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Ma Huateng ranks 70Before him are David Coulthard, Evgeny Kissin, Andy Whitfield, Jennifer Lee, Chris Tucker, and Edmundo. After him are David Arquette, Michael Adams, Valdis Dombrovskis, Zlatko Zahovič, J. Y. Park, and Paul van Dyk.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ma Huateng ranks 702 out of 1,610Before him are Fan Bingbing (1981), Sam Hui (1948), King Hu (1932), Yao Ming (1980), Qu Qiubai (1899), and Lien Chan (1936). After him are Song Yingxing (1587), Lin Huiyin (1904), Nie Rongzhen (1899), Gu Yanwu (1613), Wang Meng (1308), and Cheung Po Tsai (1783).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Ma Huateng ranks 7Before him are Jack Ma (1964), Li Ka-shing (1928), Ren Zhengfei (1944), Rebiya Kadeer (1946), Morris Chang (1931), and Jimmy Lai (1948). After him are Lei Jun (1969), Lee Shau-kee (1929), Wang Jianlin (1954), Li Ning (1963), Henry Luce (1898), and Zhong Shanshan (1954).