In 2019， a Chinese entity called 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。Yet to many of the two billion-plus people who live just across the Pacific Ocean， it came as no surprise at all。Tencent's ambition to be an essential part of digital daily life means it holds a dizzyingly diverse range of products - music， gaming， messaging， and film。 In this fascinating narrative - crammed with insider interviews， exclusive details about the company's culture - tech reported Lulu Chen tells the story of how Tencent is changing the world and asks what the consequences will be for us all。