Ma Huateng Quotes

China, Entrepreneur
October 29, 1971

Ma Huateng (Chinese: 马化腾; pinyin: Mǎ Huàténg, born on October 29, 1971), also known as Pony Ma, is a Chinese business magnate, investor, philanthropist, engineer, internet and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Tencent, Asia's most valuable company, one of the largest Internet and technology companies, and the biggest investment, gaming and entertainment conglomerate in the world. The company controls China’s biggest mobile instant messaging service and its subsidiaries provide media, entertainment, payment systems, smartphones, internet-related services, value-added services and online advertising services, both in China and globally.

Also known as Businessperson, Investor, Philanthropist, Engineer

Look at Microsoft, Google, and Facebook. They have all entered many sectors, and actually, in many of those sectors, they weren't as early as Tencent.

Ma Huateng
- Look
- Early
- Google
A Central Bank official said that Q-coin did not affect the renminbi; it adds vibrancy to the economy.

Ma Huateng
- Said
- Economy
- Bank

I think every Internet user likes personalization.

Ma Huateng
- Think
- Internet
- Likes
The leader of the market today may not necessarily be the leader tomorrow.

Ma Huateng
- May
- Today
- Leader
Wealth won't give you satisfaction; creating a good product that's well received by users is what matters most.

Ma Huateng
- Good
- Wealth
- Satisfaction
My biggest crisis is that I don't understand what young people like.

Ma Huateng
- People
- Understand
- Crisis
I think Steve Jobs is my idol.

Ma Huateng
- Think
- I Think
- Idol
In America, when you bring an idea to market, you usually have several months before competition pops up, allowing you to capture significant market share. In China, you can have hundreds of competitors within the first hours of going live. Ideas are not important in China - execution is.

Ma Huateng
- Up
- Important
- Live

If you ask me what I worry about every morning when I wake up, it's that I don't understand future mainstream Internet users' habits.

Ma Huateng
- Up
- Future
- Morning
There should be order if the development of the cyber world is to be sustainable.

Ma Huateng
- World
- Development
- Cyber
On all open platforms, regardless of whether it's Facebook or the Apple App Store, the largest segment is entertainment and games. It's the largest revenue segment. And it's the same for Tencent.

Ma Huateng
- Same
- Entertainment
- Apple
At Tencent, we may be businessmen, but we are still chasing our IT, our science. We are still striving to create something really cool, trying to create things we couldn't even imagine without our new technologies. I am still clinging to this enthusiasm.

Ma Huateng
You need to have extraordinary wisdom to be the forerunner.

Ma Huateng
- You
- Wisdom
- Need
When I was little, I wanted to be an astronomer, but that didn't happen.

Ma Huateng
- Wanted
- Happen
- Little

It's difficult for any single company to develop all the applications and services.

Ma Huateng
- Single
- Difficult
- Company