Ma Huateng, also known as "Pony" Ma, turned Chinese Internet firm Tencent into a giant on the back of profits generated from online games, offering them alongside free services like messaging. Tencent's WeChat mobile texting service has attracted nearly 440 million users who are introduced to Tencent's revenue-generating offerings. In the past year, the company has taken stakes in logistics firm China South City and e-commerce firm JD.com to make more inroads in e-commerce. Ma, chair and CEO of Tencent, has made good use of his computer science degree, obtained from Shenzhen University in 1993.