Influence Empire

The critically acclaimed and timely story of Tencent and China's tech ambition

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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK 2022*<br>*A TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARS 2022*<br>*A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BUSINESS BOOK 2022*<br>*A FORBES ESPANA TOP TEN BOOK 2022*<br>*A PROJECT SYNDICATE 2022 BEST READ*<br>'A fascinating study of the tech giant and its symbiotic relationship with the Chinese government' - Guardian<br><br>'Vital . . . More than a corporate hagiography, Ms. Chen's book offers insight into the company via executive interviews and exclusive details.' New York Times<br><br>'Influence Empire by Lulu Yilun Chen is so much more than the long-awaited story of Tencent and its vital everything app, WeChat, the messaging tool used by 1.3 billion people. It's also the sobering account of an entire generation of high-flying Chinese tech entrepreneurs, whose wings were clipped by the omnipotent hand of their own government.' -- Brad Stone, author of Amazon Unbound and The Everything Store<br><br>ORDER NOW: the first definitive look at Tencent, one of the world's largest tech companies. <br>__________<br><br>In 2017, a company known as 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.<br><br>Yet to many of the two billion-plus people who live just across the Pacific Ocean, it came as no surprise at all.<br><br>Founded by the enigmatic billionaire Pony Ma, the firm that began life as a simple text-message operator invested in and created some of China's most iconic games en route to dreaming up WeChat - the Swiss Army knife super-app that combines messaging, shopping and entertainment. Through billions of dollars of global investments in marquee names from Fortnite to Tesla and a horde of start-ups, Ma's company went on to build a near-unparalleled empire of influence.<br><br>In this fascinating narrative - crammed with insider intervi

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EAN

9781529346862

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

24 x 152 x 230 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Hodder & Stoughton