# clm_21773ECB93F0

subject: Tencent (/record/tencent.md)  
predicate: founder  
value: Zhang Zhidong  
valid_from: undated  
valid_to: null  
published: 2021-07-21  
recorded: 2026-11-01  
confidence: 0.80  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Tencent founder: Zhang Zhidong", undated. Claim clm_21773ECB93F0, https://asof.is/claim/clm_21773ECB93F0, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://www.ourchinastory.com/en/13376/Tencent-was-founded-in-Shenzhen.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · its source page states the value and the date  

> On November 11, 1998, Ma Huateng, along with Zhang Zhidong, Xu Chenye, Chen Yidan, and Zeng Liqing, co-founded Tencent in Shenzhen.

What https://www.ourchinastory.com/en/13376/Tencent-was-founded-in-Shenzhen says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.ourchinastory.com/en/13376/Tencent-was-founded-in-Shenzhen (secondary, ourchinastory.com, published 2025-11-10)
- https://technologymagazine.com/digital-transformation/timeline-tencent (secondary, technologymagazine.com, published 2021-07-21)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860580 (secondary, Wikidata)
- https://startuptalky.com/tencent-success-story/ (secondary, startuptalky.com)

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