About this ebook
Two decades later, that program became Tencent — one of the most powerful corporations on Earth, with influence stretching from Beijing to Silicon Valley.
The Secret Chinese Company That Owns Everything unravels Tencent’s rise from imitation to domination — revealing how a single Chinese app, WeChat, evolved into an all-encompassing digital empire that now touches almost every corner of global life.
Through gripping storytelling and deep insight, Kunal Kapoor takes readers on a cinematic journey through Tencent’s ascent — its cunning strategies, political entanglements, and the blurred line between technology and control. From billion-dollar investments in Western companies to the quiet reach of its data networks, Tencent’s story is both a business epic and a warning.
This is more than a corporate history. It’s a portrait of the Age of Invisible Empires — where control no longer comes from force, but from design. Where privacy becomes a luxury. Where technology doesn’t just serve us — it defines us.
