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Tencent Headquarters & offices · Shenzhen, China

Two glass towers at dusk joined by glowing horizontal sky bridges — Tencent Seafront Towers and their sky bridges, Shenzhen · Photo: Shao Feng / NBBJ

Indoor climbing wall in orange and blue rising through several floors — Climbing wall in the Health Link · Photo: Hu Yijie / B+H Architects

Indoor swimming pool with a long window and wood-clad ceiling — The pool on the 39th floor of the North Tower · Photo: Hu Yijie / B+H Architects

Skylit atrium with white walls and grass-covered seating islands — Atrium in the Knowledge Link · Photo: Hu Yijie / B+H Architects

Two glass towers linked by bridges, seen from below — The towers from Binhai Boulevard · Dingding / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Tencent · Shenzhen, China

Two towers joined by three sky bridges — one holds a four-storey climbing wall and a full basketball court, the top one a college around a garden atrium.

The Seafront Towers, the benefits and 27 years of office history in Shenzhen's Nanshan District. Every number from Tencent's own annual and ESG reports, its careers site and the architects NBBJ and B+H.

3sky bridges linking the two towers
12,000employees the towers were built for
RMB 900,000interest-free loan for a first home
115,849employees, end of 2025

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Sources: NBBJ project page “Tencent Global Headquarters” · B+H Architects project page “Tencent Seafront Towers” · careers.tencent.com (Life) · Tencent Annual Report 2025

Companies / China / Internet & Games / Tencent

THE HEADQUARTERS · SEAFRONT TOWERS · 2018

A vertical campus: three themed bridges between two towers

NBBJ designed the Seafront Towers to bring the connectivity of a suburban tech campus into a high-rise: two towers of different heights joined by three horizontal bridges, with rooftop gardens. B+H, the interior designer, gave each bridge its own theme — a Health Link with sport, a Knowledge Link with the Tencent College — and put a swimming pool on the 39th floor of the North Tower.

Architect: NBBJ
Interiors: B+H Architects
2 towers · 3 sky bridges
4-storey climbing wall
Pool on L39
Built for 12,000 people

The Health Link: climbing wall, basketball court and gym

One of the three sky bridges is the Health Link, themed for sport by interior designer B+H: a four-storey climbing wall, a basketball court and a gym.

Indoor basketball court under a skylit timber roof — Basketball court · Photo: Hu Yijie / B+H Architects

Long gym with treadmills along the windows and a colourful floor — Gym · Photo: Hu Yijie / B+H Architects

The Knowledge Link and the Tencent College

Another bridge is the Knowledge Link, home of the Tencent College, with stairs and lounges between floors.

Sculpted white staircase in a bright atrium — Staircase in the Knowledge Link · Photo: Hu Yijie / B+H Architects

Lounge with yellow and white sofas under a curving light ceiling — Lounge · Photo: Hu Yijie / B+H Architects

Lobby and the towers from the street

NBBJ's two towers of different heights stand on Binhai Boulevard in Nanshan; Tencent moved in in 2018.

Escalators down into a large stone-clad lobby — Main lobby · MEAIYAVT 206 Liowcms / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Escalators leading out to a bright glass entrance — Escalators to the entrance · MEAIYAVT 206 Liowcms / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Looking up at a dark sky bridge between two glass towers — Under the sky bridge · MEAIYAVT 206 Liowcms / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Two towers rising beyond a curved road and trees — From the road · Dingding / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The towers at dusk with lights on, seen from above — At dusk, 2020 · Charlie fong / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Two glass towers against a pale sky, with bridges between — The towers, 2016 · Wishva de Silva / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Facts: NBBJ project page “Tencent Global Headquarters” · B+H Architects project page “Tencent Seafront Towers” (completed 2018). Photos are shown with credit to the architects; we remove any photo on request. Other photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each photo.

The Seafront Towers, Nanshan District

Building	Address
Tencent Binhai Towers (Seafront Towers) — head office	No. 33 Haitian 2nd Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518054, China

Source: Tencent Annual Report 2025 (corporate information and back cover) · See them on the map ↓

ArchitectNBBJ (core and shell, lighting)

Interior designB+H Architects

Towers50 and 39 storeys

Floor area (planned, 2011)≈ 350,000 m² (≈ 3.77 million sq ft)

Health Link bridgeLevels 21–25

Knowledge Link bridgeLevels 35–38

Energy40% less than a typical office tower

Completed2018 (interiors)

Source: NBBJ project page (architecture, energy, 12,000 employees) · B+H Architects project page (storeys, bridges, completed 2018, targeting LEED NC) · tencent.com news on the groundbreaking, Nov 2011 (planned floor area). NBBJ lists the project as 270,000 SF, which does not match Tencent's figure.

Benefits (Chinese mainland)

First-home loanRMB 900,000

The Anju Plan: a 6-year, interest-free loan for a first home after 2 years at Tencent (1 year for high performers). Over 16,000 employees had used it by the end of 2025.

Meals and commuteFree

Free breakfast and dinner, pantries with coffee and tea, and free shuttle buses.

Moving to the city7 nights

Free temporary accommodation for new hires moving from another city, plus help applying for government talent housing and rental subsidies.

Maternity leave158–188 days

Set by local rules in the Chinese mainland; paternity leave is 10–20 days and parental care leave 5–10 days. Pre-natal check-ups are fully paid.

Family coverInsurance

Customised insurance plans for employees' spouses, children and parents, plus a 24-hour online family doctor.

Mental health1-to-1

Confidential one-to-one counselling, an annual mental health assessment and mindfulness resources.

Health on siteClinics

On-site wellness clinics, annual check-ups, physiotherapy and sports facilities with coaching, including rock climbing.

Extra leaveSpring Festival

Special Spring Festival leave, half-paid personal leave, volunteer leave and long service leave on top of statutory leave.

Source: careers.tencent.com “Life” · Tencent 2025 ESG Report, “Employee Care and Benefits Programmes” (the Anju Plan figure is as of end-2025)

Why people stay: what Tencent itself describes

HSPInternal moves

The Huoshui Programme and job rotation let employees move to other teams; in 2025 Tencent removed its performance-based limits.

AcademyTencent Academy

The internal learning platform for new hires, specialists and managers. Colleagues call each other “classmates”.

5 · 10 · 15 · 20Career Milestones

Work anniversaries are marked at 5, 10, 15 and 20 years, and again at retirement.

100+Clubs

More than 100 cultural and sports clubs organise regular activities.

MentorFor every new hire

Mentors contact new hires before their first day and build a coaching plan with them after they join.

+3.8 ptsSatisfaction in 2025

Employee satisfaction rose 3.8 points and engagement 2.9 points from 2024; benefits were among the highest-rated areas.

Source: Tencent 2025 ESG Report (Caring for Our People) · careers.tencent.com “Life” · tencent.com “Benefits and care”

Who works here

Gender · 2025

Women 32.7%Men 67.3%

115,849

employees (Dec 31, 2025)

26.8%

of managers are women

12.4%

employee turnover in 2021

1,418M

monthly users of Weixin and WeChat

Source: Tencent Annual Report 2025 (employees) · 2025 ESG Report (gender) · tencent.com “Benefits and care” (2021 turnover) · 2025 annual results release (MAU, Q4 2025)

Office history: 27 years inside Shenzhen's Nanshan District

1998
Founded in Shenzhen
Tencent was founded in Shenzhen in November 1998. Ma Huateng, one of the core founders, has led it ever since.
Source: tencent.com ESG reports page · Annual Report 2025 (directors' biographies)

Shenzhen seen from Lianhuashan, 1998 · wanghongliu / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
2004
FIYTA Hi-Tech Building — six floors in the Hi-Tech Park
In the year it listed in Hong Kong (June 16, 2004), Tencent's head office filled the 5th to 10th floors of the FIYTA Hi-Tech Building on Gaoxinnanyi Avenue, in the southern district of the Hi-Tech Park. Staff grew from 614 to 1,108 that year, most of them at the Shenzhen head office.
Source: Annual Report 2004 · Annual Report 2025 (listing date)

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2008
Still in the FIYTA building, at 6,194 people
By the end of 2008 Tencent had 6,194 employees (2007: 4,344), most based at the head office in the FIYTA Hi-Tech Building.
Source: Annual Report 2008

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2009
Its own building: Tencent Building
The 2009 annual report gives a new head office: Tencent Building on Kejizhongyi Avenue, Hi-Tech Park, Nanshan District. Staff reached 7,515.
Source: Annual Report 2009

Tencent Building, Nanshan, 2011 · JHH755 / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
2011
Ground broken for the Seafront Towers
On November 21, 2011, Tencent held the groundbreaking for the Binhai (Seafront) Towers on reclaimed land where Houhai Avenue meets Binhai Avenue. The plan: nearly 350,000 m² of floor space.
Source: tencent.com news, Nov 2011 (page no longer online)

Seafront Towers under construction · Wishva de Silva / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
2018
Seafront Towers — a vertical campus for 12,000
Two towers by NBBJ, joined by three themed bridges, became the home of 12,000 employees. B+H completed the interiors in 2018. No. 33 Haitian 2nd Road is the head office address in Tencent's annual reports today.
Source: NBBJ · B+H Architects · Annual Reports 2022 and 2025

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2024
A new Tencent Headquarters Campus takes shape
Tencent is building a low-carbon, accessible campus with a technology museum, cultural center and sports amenities; its first office buildings were scheduled for the end of 2024. The 2025 ESG report says the campus has solar materials and low-wind-speed wind turbines. The annual report still lists the Seafront Towers as head office.
Source: tencent.com, “Tencent's New Headquarters Welcomes All with Inclusive Design” (Jan 31, 2024) · 2025 ESG Report · Annual Report 2025

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Map: how the headquarters moved

Tencent has never left Nanshan District. From the FIYTA building to Tencent Building to the Seafront Towers by the bay, each move covered only a few kilometres.

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1 · 2004FIYTA Hi-Tech Building, Gaoxinnanyi Avenue — Head office on floors 5–10 at the IPO
2 · 2009Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue — Tencent's own building in the Hi-Tech Park
3 · 2018Seafront Towers, No. 33 Haitian 2nd Road — Today's head office, built for 12,000 people

Addresses: Tencent Annual Reports 2004, 2009 and 2025 · Locations approximate

What Tencent does

Tencent runs Weixin/WeChat and QQ, makes and publishes games such as Honour of Kings, Peacekeeper Elite and VALORANT, sells ads, and offers payments, wealth management and cloud services to businesses.

Three main lines of business: Value-added Services (games and social networks), Marketing Services, and FinTech and Business Services.

Where the money came from · Revenue by line of business · 2025

Value-added ServicesDomestic games RMB 164.2B, international games, social networks

RMB 369.3B

FinTech and Business ServicesPayments, wealth management, consumer loans, cloud

RMB 229.4B

Marketing ServicesAds on Weixin, Video Accounts and other platforms

RMB 145.0B

OthersFilm and TV investment, production and other

RMB 8.1B

Source: Tencent 2025 annual and fourth quarter results release (Mar 18, 2026)

Revenue, 2025RMB 751.8Bup 14% in a year

Net profit, 2025RMB 229.8BIFRS; RMB 267.0B non-IFRS

Weixin and WeChat1,418Mcombined monthly active users, Q4 2025

Revenue per employeeRMB 6.5MRMB 751.8B ÷ 115,849

Source: Tencent 2025 annual results release (Mar 18, 2026) · Annual Report 2025 (employees) · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo

Growth: revenue vs. people

2.4×revenue, 2018 → 2025
RMB 312.7B → RMB 751.8B

189×employees, 2003 → 2025
614 → 115,849

YearRevenueEmployees

FY2018

RMB 312.7B

—

FY2019

RMB 377.3B

—

FY2020

RMB 482.1B

—

FY2021

RMB 560.1B

112,771

FY2022

RMB 554.6B

108,436

FY2023

RMB 609.0B

105,417

FY2024

RMB 660.3B

110,558

FY2025

RMB 751.8B

115,849

Fiscal years end December 31. Revenue in RMB billions: Financial Summary in Tencent Annual Reports 2022 and 2025. Employees: Annual Reports 2022, 2023 and 2025 (2003 figure: Annual Report 2004). Multiples calculated by eciffo.

Chief executives

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1998 – today

Ma Huateng (Pony Ma)

One of the core founders; Chairman and CEO. Before Tencent he developed Internet paging systems at China Motion Telecom Development.

Core founders include Ma Huateng (Chairman and CEO) and Xu Chenye, who are still with the company.

Source: Tencent Annual Report 2025 (directors and senior management) · 2025 annual results release

Tencent: questions people ask

Where is Tencent's headquarters?

In the Tencent Binhai (Seafront) Towers, No. 33 Haitian 2nd Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China.

Source: Tencent Annual Report 2025

Who designed Tencent's headquarters?

NBBJ designed the architecture (core and shell) and lighting. B+H Architects designed the interiors, completed in 2018.

Source: NBBJ · B+H Architects project pages

What is inside the Seafront Towers?

Three themed sky bridges link the towers. The Health Link (levels 21–25) has a four-storey climbing wall, a full basketball court that doubles as an event space and a gym. The Knowledge Link (levels 35–38) houses the Tencent College, a dining hall and training rooms around a garden atrium. A swimming pool is on level 39 of the North Tower.

Source: B+H Architects project page

How big is Tencent's headquarters?

Tencent planned nearly 350,000 m² (≈ 3.77 million sq ft) of floor space when it broke ground in 2011. The towers rise 50 and 39 storeys and were designed for 12,000 employees. NBBJ lists the project as 270,000 sq ft.

Source: tencent.com news (2011) · B+H Architects · NBBJ

Is Tencent moving to a new headquarters?

Tencent is building a new Tencent Headquarters Campus with a technology museum, cultural center and sports amenities; its first office buildings were scheduled for the end of 2024. Its 2025 annual report still gives the Seafront Towers as head office.

Source: tencent.com (Jan 31, 2024) · Annual Report 2025

How many people work at Tencent?

115,849 employees at the end of 2025, up from 110,558 a year earlier. Women made up 32.7% of the workforce.

Source: Annual Report 2025 · 2025 ESG Report

What benefits does Tencent offer?

In the Chinese mainland: an interest-free loan of up to RMB 900,000 for a first home, free breakfast, dinner and shuttle buses, 7 nights of free housing for new hires moving cities, insurance for family members, counselling and on-site clinics.

Source: careers.tencent.com · 2025 ESG Report

Does Tencent offer flexible working?

Tencent says it offers flexible clock-in times and working hours and assesses performance by output, not by hours spent at the office.

Source: careers.tencent.com · tencent.com “Benefits and care”

Who is Tencent's CEO?

Ma Huateng (Pony Ma), one of the core founders, is Chairman and CEO.

Source: Annual Report 2025 · 2025 annual results release

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