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Tencent’s AI dug through tons of data to analyze Chinese teens’ fashion sense

Tencent’s AI dug through tons of data to analyze Chinese teens’ fashion sense

Flush with user data, the Chinese tech giant is quietly forging ahead in the AI industry.
Eva Xiao · · 3 min read
Tencent had a good 2014, pulled in $12.9 billion in revenues

Tencent had a good 2014, pulled in $12.9 billion in revenues

Also, Tencent’s profits reached RMB 23.9 billion (US$3.9 billion), up 53 percent year-on-year.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
The latest numbers on web, mobile, and social media in China in early 2015 (INFOGRAPHIC)

The latest numbers on web, mobile, and social media in China in early 2015 (INFOGRAPHIC)

Now that 2015 is in full swing, it’s a good time to look at the main numbers in web, mobile, and social media usage in China.
Steven Millward · · 4 min read
Tencent owns 3 of the world’s 5 biggest social networks

Tencent owns 3 of the world’s 5 biggest social networks

WeChat, while it attracts the brightest spotlight from the west, actually has about half the users as its older PC-born brother, QQ Messenger.
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read
Tencent pulls in $2.95 billion in revenue in Q1 as WeChat gaming takes off

Tencent pulls in $2.95 billion in revenue in Q1 as WeChat gaming takes off

Chinese web giant Tencent (HKG:0700) had a blockbuster Q1, according to its new financial report today.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Tencent: $3.15 billion in profit in 2013 as company shifts focus to mobile, ecommerce

China’s Tencent (HKG:0700) has just published its Q4 and full-year 2013 earnings report, full of financial details and user numbers for its many web services. We’ve just written about WeChat
Steven Millward · · 3 min read

Xiaomi to launch a phablet as it shows interest in bigger screens – will a Xiaomi tablet be next?

A Xiaomi Mi2S in action. Beijing-based phone maker Xiaomi is set to get bigger – first in terms of market size as it spreads throughout Southeast Asia, and now in
Josh Horwitz · · 3 min read

Chinese New Year welcomed in with 13.6 billion messages in 1 day on China’s top social network

While everyone’s talking about WeChat, it’s easy to forget that Tencent makes another social network that’s even more popular.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Xiaomi Buddies Up With Tencent, Launches New Budget Smartphone For Just $129

Chinese phone-maker Xiaomi is already on course to sell 15 million smartphones this year, despite this being only the startup’s second full year of phone sales. That number could be
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Tencent Posts Rocketing Profits, Sees 195 Million Active Users on WeChat

China’s biggest web company by revenue has just posted its Q1 2013 financial report. Tencent (HKG:0700) reports rocketing revenues and profits for the whole group, which covers products across social
Steven Millward · · 2 min read