Tencent Holdings (MEX:TCEHY N) Moat Score : 8/10 (As of Jul. 05, 2025)

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What is Tencent Holdings Moat Score?

Tencent Holdings has the Moat Score of 8, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Tencent Holdings has Wide Moat: Tencent has a robust wide moat due to its dominant market leadership in social media and gaming, strong network effects, and significant customer switching costs. Its valuable intellectual property, strong brand, and deep customer loyalty further enhance its position. Tencent's economies of scale and consistent innovation in technology solidify its durable competitive advantages.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Tencent Holdings might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of Tencent Holdings's Moat Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Tencent Holdings's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Tencent Holdings's Moat Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Tencent Holdings's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tencent Holdings's Moat Score falls into.

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Tencent Holdings (MEX:TCEHY N) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Tencent Holdings Business Description

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Address

No. 33 Haitian 2nd Road, Tencent Binhai Towers, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518054

Website

http://www.tencent.com

Tencent holds a prominent position in China's internet sector, with a diverse portfolio of products and services used daily by a significant portion of the population. The company is the world's largest video game publisher and owns Honor of Kings, a top-grossing mobile game globally. Tencent also operates WeChat, China's largest social media super app. WeChat is deeply integrated into the daily lives of Chinese people for communication, entertainment, shopping, and more. Beyond its offerings, Tencent is a significant player in global venture capital and investment. The company holds substantial stakes in leading companies including PDD, Kuaishou, and Epic Games.

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