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Tencent
4.6
based on 12 Reviews
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Company Summary
Leading provider of internet and messaging services in China, engaging users through a variety of multimedia and online gaming experiences.
Overall Rating
4.6/5
based on 12 reviews

24% above
industry average

Highly rated for
Salary, Job security, Skill development

Critically rated for
Work-life balance
Work Policy

Monday to Friday
100% employees reported

Flexible timing
67% employees reported

No travel
83% employees reported

Day shift
100% employees reported
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About Tencent
Founded in1998 (27 yrs old)
India Employee Count201-500
Global Employee Count50k-1 Lakh
HeadquartersShenzhen, China
Office Locations
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Websitetencent.com
Primary Industry
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This company puts its pennies into Internet services. Tencent is a provider of Internet and instant messaging (IM) services to consumers in China. Users of its QC IM platform can communicate by text, images, audio, video, and email, and also partake in Tencent's mobile games, personals, content downloads, and other value-added services. More than 480 million QC users currently have active accounts. Tencent also operates Internet portal QQ.com, the QQ Game portal, multi-media social networking service Qzone, and PaiPai.com, a Chinese Internet shopping site. The company was founded in 1999.
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Tencent Ratings
based on 12 reviews
Overall Rating
4.6/5
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4.5
Salary
4.3
Job security
4.2
Skill development
4.1
Promotions
4.1
Work satisfaction
4.0
Company culture
3.2
Work-life balance
Tencent is rated 4.6 out of 5 stars on AmbitionBox, based on 12 company reviews. This rating reflects a generally positive employee experience, indicating satisfaction with the company’s work culture, benefits, and career growth opportunities. AmbitionBox gathers authentic employee reviews and ratings, making it a trusted platform for job seekers and employees in India.
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Overall Rating | 4.6/5 based on 12 reviews | 4.1/5 based on 41 reviews | 4.2/5 based on 399 reviews | 5.0/5 based on 1 reviews |
Highly Rated for | Salary Job security Skill development | Skill development Company culture | Work-life balance Salary Company culture | Skill development Work-life balance Job security |
Critically Rated for | Work-life balance | No critically rated category | No critically rated category | No critically rated category |
Primary Work Policy | - | - | Work from office 74% employees reported | - |
Rating by Women Employees | 4.7 Excellent rated by 7 women | 4.5 Good rated by 13 women | 4.0 Good rated by 127 women | - no rating available |
Rating by Men Employees | 4.3 Good rated by 2 men | 3.8 Good rated by 22 men | 4.2 Good rated by 255 men | - no rating available |
Job security | 4.3 Good | 3.6 Good | 3.5 Good | 5.0 Excellent |
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Tencent Salaries
Tencent salaries have received with an average score of 4.5 out of 5 by 12 employees.
Finance Manager
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₹25 L/yr - ₹50 L/yr
Director Marketing
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₹65 L/yr - ₹67.5 L/yr
Senior Marketing Manager
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₹35.3 L/yr - ₹44 L/yr
Creative Head
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₹28 L/yr - ₹30.4 L/yr
IT Engineer
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₹8.5 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr
Senior Video Editor
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₹11 L/yr - ₹17 L/yr
Network Engineer
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₹4 L/yr - ₹5.1 L/yr
Associate Director
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₹38.5 L/yr - ₹49.2 L/yr
Senior Artist
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₹19.8 L/yr - ₹25.3 L/yr
Data Analyst
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₹0.4 L/yr - ₹0.5 L/yr
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GEMA returns with plans for the Game Marketing Awards
- The Game Marketing Awards are being revived by the Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (GEMA). The awards recognize the work of game marketers and haven't been held since 2018.
- GEMA, a nonprofit group rebranded to welcome all forms of entertainment marketing, aims to support and empower the entertainment marketing community and celebrate creativity and hard work in the industry.
- GEMA is developing programs and events, including an upcoming award show, to connect and support the game industry. The organization also has special interest groups to promote women and increase membership.
- The group's gaming board members include professionals from Roblox, Tencent Games, Warner Bros. Games, Super League Enterprise, ESL FaceIt Group, and Meta Reality Labs.
VentureBeat | 5 Mar, 2025

Still Wakes The Deep Publisher Secret Mode Goes Independent, Co-Founders Buyout Tencent Subsidiary
- Secret Mode, an indie games publisher, has become an independent publisher as co-founders buy out the Tencent subsidiary.
- Co-founders Ed Blincoe and James Schall, in partnership with Emona Capital LLP, have acquired Secret Mode from Sumo Group.
- Secret Mode will continue to focus on publishing indie titles, with the partnership expected to strengthen its presence in the indie scene.
- The next upcoming title to be published by Secret Mode is Empyreal, an action RPG developed by Silent Games.
Psu | 4 Mar, 2025
Visions Of Mana Co-Director’s New Studio Is Designed To Protect Creators
- Kenji Ozawa, co-director of Visions of Mana, has established a new development team called Studio Sasanqua with the aim of protecting creators.
- The closure of Visions of Mana developer Okua Studios led to the creation of Studio Sasanqua following scaled-back investment by NetEase and Tencent in Japanese developers.
- Ozawa observed that management holds creators accountable for mishaps, resulting in layoffs, and believes that management needs to protect creators.
- The first project from Studio Sasanqua will be small-scale, powered by Unreal Engine, and eventually transition to full-scale original PC & console titles.
Psu | 3 Mar, 2025
Tencent’s New DeepSeek Competitor Looks Promising Based on Key AI Benchmarks
- Tencent has unveiled its new AI platform, Hunyuan Turbo S, as a competitor to DeepSeek.
- Hunyuan Turbo S can respond to user inputs within one second, potentially faster than DeepSeek-R1.
- Tencent claims Hunyuan Turbo S leads in Chinese language benchmarks, but lags behind in math, knowledge, reasoning, and coding capabilities.
- Hunyuan Turbo S solidifies Tencent's position as a strong competitor in the race to develop powerful AI platforms.
Eweek | 2 Mar, 2025

Tencent fires up AI race with model it says outdoes DeepSeek
- Tencent Holdings has launched the Hunyuan Turbo S artificial intelligence model aimed at surpassing DeepSeek's chatbot model.
- The Hunyuan Turbo S model focuses on instant response, distinguishing itself from DeepSeek's deep reasoning approach.
- Tencent's deployment costs for the AI model have significantly decreased.
- Tencent's release follows the recent rollouts of AI models by major industry players like OpenAI, Alibaba, and Baidu.
Moneyweb | 1 Mar, 2025
Tencent Releases Hunyuan Turbo S to Rival DeepSeek as Competition Heats up in China
- Tencent has released its new AI model, Hunyuan Turbo S, to compete with DeepSeek-R1 in the Chinese market.
- Hunyuan Turbo S offers faster query responses and efficient problem-solving through its hybrid-mamba-transformer fusion architecture.
- The model is priced at 0.8 yuan per million tokens for input API and 2 yuan per million tokens for output.
- Competition in China's AI ecosystem intensifies as Alibaba introduces Qwen QwQ-Max and DeepSeek plans to release DeepSeek R2.
Analyticsindiamag | 28 Feb, 2025

Tencent releases new AI model it says is faster than DeepSeek-R1
- Tencent has released a new AI model called Hunyuan Turbo S, which the company claims is faster than DeepSeek-R1.
- The Turbo S model is capable of near-instant replies within a second, by doubling the output speed and reducing the delay of the first word by 44%.
- Unlike reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1, the Turbo S model combines fast thinking for immediate answers with slow thinking for scientific, mathematical, and rational responses.
- Tencent's Turbo S model demonstrated performance comparable to leading models like DeepSeek-V3, OpenAI's GPT-4o, and Anthropic PBC's Claude in benchmarks for math, reasoning, and knowledge.
Siliconangle | 28 Feb, 2025

Tencent Says Its New AI Model Can Outrun DeepSeek
- Tencent has developed a new AI model, Hunyuan Turbo S, that is faster than DeepSeek.
- The AI model aims to provide instant responses, distinguishing itself from the deep reasoning approach of DeepSeek.
- DeepSeek's recent launch of an AI chatbot has challenged assumptions about the cost of innovation and affordability of cutting-edge technology.
- Tencent and Alibaba have been testing their AI models against DeepSeek, and Tencent has integrated DeepSeek's tech into its WeChat platform.
Pymnts | 28 Feb, 2025

Tower of Fantasy launches new character and events in latest update as Perfect World takes the reins
- Tower of Fantasy has launched a new character, Antoria, along with new story content, season activities, and instances in its latest update. The update also brings various events such as the Golden Scales event with minigames and rewards, login rewards, and gacha-focused events for Antoria and other characters.
- The update has encountered some issues, but the developers have released fixes for them and are working on more updates.
- The publishing of the global version of Tower of Fantasy is now traded from Tencent's Level infinite to Perfect World Games. Players are urged to transfer their account details to receive rewards. A timeline for transfers has been provided by Perfect World Games.
- The game's publishing transition will take place in five scheduled batches throughout March and April.
Massivelyop | 27 Feb, 2025
DeepSeek AI Boom Spurs NVIDIA H20 Chip Sales in China
- Chinese tech giants Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent are increasing purchases of NVIDIA H20 chips to power generative AI models like DeepSeek-R1.
- Despite U.S. export restrictions, NVIDIA sold around 1 million H20 chips in 2024, generating $12 billion in revenue.
- The H20 chip is NVIDIA's primary legal product in China and has become a critical component in China's AI race.
- DeepSeek AI models are driving the surging demand for H20 chips in China, with companies like Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent investing heavily.
Eweek | 26 Feb, 2025

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Tencent FAQs
When was Tencent founded?
Tencent was founded in 1998. The company has been operating for 27 years primarily in the Gaming sector.
Where is the Tencent headquarters located?
Tencent is headquartered in Shenzhen.
How many employees does Tencent have in India?
Tencent currently has approximately 200+ employees in India.
Does Tencent have good work-life balance?
Tencent has a work-life balance rating of 3.2 out of 5 based on 10+ employee reviews on AmbitionBox. 0% employees rated Tencent 3 or below, while 100% employees rated it 4 or above for work-life balance. This rating suggests that while some employees recognize efforts towards work-life balance, there is scope for improvement based on employee feedback. We encourage you to read Tencent work-life balance reviews for more details
Is Tencent good for career growth?
Career growth at Tencent is highly regarded, with promotions and appraisal rating of 4.1. 100% employees rated Tencent 4 or above on promotions/appraisal indicating that a significant portion of employees are satisfied with career growth opportunities. We recommend reading Tencent reviews for more detailed insights.
What are the pros and cons of working in Tencent?
Working at Tencent comes with several advantages and disadvantages. It is highly rated for salary & benefits, job security and skill development. However, it is poorly rated for work life balance, based on 10+ employee reviews on AmbitionBox.
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