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Ma Huateng

Ma Huateng

Ma Huateng (#41)

Global Rank #41
Country Rank #3
Country China

Ma Huateng is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 47 B
  • Online games
  • China
  • M
  • 54 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #41
Country Rank #3
Net Worth $47.2B
Previous Worth $47.6B
Worth Change -$0.4B
Country China
Industry Online games
Age 54 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Last Refreshed 04 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Shenzhen, China
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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 54
Source Of Wealth Online games, Self Made
Residence Shenzhen, China
Citizenship China
Marital Status Married
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Shenzhen University
Net Worth Change -$0.4B -0.8% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $47.6B
Current Net Worth $47.2B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is the chairman and CEO of Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings. Tencent's popular social messaging app WeChat has over 1.4 billion monthly users. Known at home for mobile games such as battle game Honor of Kings, Tencent is also one of the largest videogame publishers globally and has acquired a stake in U.S. videogame company Epic Games. It has also invested in electric car maker Tesla and music-streaming service Spotify, which in turn has a stake in its Tencent Music. Ma has been ramping up investments in AI to make the company's Hunyuan family of models stand out amid fierce competition at home. He hired in 2026 former OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu to lead Tencent's AI efforts.

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Did You Know?

Ma led research and development of internet paging system at China Motion Telecom Development before starting Tencent in 1998.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Ma Huateng's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $47.2B (May 3, 2026)

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