Tencent Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, provides Internet value-added services (VAS) and online advertising services in Mainland China, Hong Kong, North America, Europe, other Asian countries, and internationally. The company operates through VAS, Online Advertising, and Others segments. It offers online games, community VAS, and applications across various online platforms; online advertising services, such as delivery of pay-for-click, pay-for-download, etc., as well as display based advertising; and payment related, cloud, and other services for individual and corporate users. The company also develops software; develops and operates online games; and provides information technology, asset management, online literature, and online music entertainment services. Tencent Holdings Limited was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.