Ma Huateng, better known as Pony Ma, is a Chinese oligarch and billionaire businessman who was born on October 29, 1971. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Tencent, one of the largest Internet and technology firms, as well as one of the largest investing, gaming, and entertainment conglomerates in the world.

Tencent is also one of the most valuable corporations in Asia. WeChat, the largest mobile messaging app in China, is created by this firm, and its subsidiaries offer media, entertainment, payment solutions, mobile devices, internet-related services, value-added services, and online advertising services both domestically and internationally.

He was recognised as one of the world’s most influential persons by Time magazine in 2007, 2014, and 2018, as well as one of the most powerful by Forbes in 2015. Ma Huateng was named one of the year’s top executives by Fortune in 2017. He was recognised by CEOWORLD magazine as one of the “Most Powerful People In The World” in 2018. He served as a representative to both the 12th National People’s Congress and the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress.

Ma, one of “Fortune world’s top executives,” is renowned for his reserved demeanour as opposed to that of Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba and a fellow Chinese billionaire. Ma is frequently referred to as a “aggressive acquisitor” and has been likened to American billionaire Warren Buffett due to their comparable investing strategies.

He has a net worth of $37.2 billion as of March 2022, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The first person from China to join Forbes’ top 10 richest list, his net worth momentarily topped that of Larry Page and Sergey Brin (individually) in November 2017. However, since then, Page and Brin have both outperformed Michael John Mars in terms of wealth.

Ma Huateng Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Ma Huateng
Nick Name	Pony Ma
Age	50
Religion	Buddhism
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Birth Place	Chaoyang, Shantou, China
Date of Birth	29th October 1971
Nationality	Chinese
Hobbies	Astronomy
Family
Mother's Name
Father's Name
Brother	None
Sister	None
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	NA
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Wang Dang-Ting
Marital Status	Married
Children	Ma Manlin
Education
School	Not known
College/University	Shenzen University
Profession	Entrepreneur, Businessperson
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	5 feet 5
Weight (Approx.)	65 kgs
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Chinese/ Asian
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Chinese Cuisine
Favourite Book	NA
Favourite Colors	Grey
Favourite Sport	Racing
Controversies	Loses $3Billion after state media calls his online games the spiritual drug

Early Life

Chaoyang, Shantou, Guangdong is where Ma was born. The young Ma went with his father, Ma Chenshu when he accepted a position as a port manager in Shenzhen. Moreover, in 1993, he graduated from Shenzhen University with a Bachelor of Science in computers and applied to engineering.

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Personal Life

Ma goes by the nickname Pony, which is a translation of his family name Ma, which means “horse” in English. Also, he is renowned for leading a reclusive lifestyle and seldom makes public appearances.

Ma Huateng’s 9.7% ownership share in Tencent Holdings is the source of his riches. Moreover, he apparently owns real estate and works of art worth $150 million in Hong Kong. He has a renovated 1,820 m2 (19,600 sq ft) magnificent home in Hong Kong.

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Ma Huateng Education

He earned a Bachelor of Science in computer and applied engineering from Shenzhen University in 1993.

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Professional Career

Ma’s first position was as a software developer for pagers at China Motion Telecom Development, a provider of telecommunications services and goods. He allegedly made $176 each month. Additionally, he was employed by Shenzhen Runxun Communications Co. Ltd. in the division responsible for Internet calling service research and development.

Tencent

Ma Huateng went on to co-found Tencent in 1998 with four of her former classmates. After Ma attended a demonstration for ICQ, the first Internet instant messaging service created in 1996 by an Israeli startup, the business released its first product. The concept served as inspiration for Ma and his team, who in February 1999 released a programme with a similar interface but a slightly different name: OICQ (or, Open ICQ).

By the end of 1999, the service had amassed over a million registered users, making it one of the biggest of its kind in China. The product gained popularity swiftly.

In an interview with China Daily in 2009, he referred to the parallels between ICQ and OICQ and said, quoting an Isaac Newton quotation, “If I have seen farther, it is through standing on the shoulders of giants,” in reference to the establishment of Tencent. Ma recalled, “We believed our product had a future, but at that time we just couldn’t afford it.” Ma discussed selling the business and even requested bank loans to address the issue.

OICQ, a coveted service from Tencent, was provided without charge, thus the business turned to venture investors to help pay its rising operating expenses. Ma went to the US investment firm IDC and the Hong Kong telecom company Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW), which paid US$2.2 million for 40% of Tencent’s shares. 

Ma enhanced the messaging platform by enabling QQ users to send messages on mobile devices since the market for pagers was dwindling. After then, agreements with telecom carriers who agreed to split message costs led to 80 per cent of the company’s income.

AOL

After AOL (America Online) acquired ICQ in 1998, the firm claimed that OICQ’s domain names OICQ.com and OICQ.net violated ICQ’s trademark and launched arbitration against Tencent with the National Arbitration Forum in the United States. Following the AOL lawsuit, Ma made the decision to broaden Tencent’s line of business. Tencent launched its own site (QQ.com) and entered the online gaming sector in 2003.

Tencent had 74 per cent of the Chinese instant messaging market by 2004. It prompted Ma to launch Tencent on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Ma soon rose to become one of the wealthiest individuals in China’s telecom sector. His business raised $200 million in its IPO in June.

Tencent established Paipai.com, a C2C site that directly competes with Alibaba, at Ma’s urging in 2005. Ma set up two rival engineering teams in 2010 and gave them the task of developing a new product, imitating Microsoft.

One team introduced WeChat, a text messaging and group chat software, after two months. WeChat debuted in January 2011. With a US$1.5 billion profit margin, online games like Legend of Yulong and Legend of Xuanyuan increased sales by more than half, reaching US$5.1 billion.

Ma made the announcement that Tencent will establish an “internet hospital” in Wuzhen that would offer long-distance diagnosis and medication delivery in December 2015.

Involvement in politics

Ma served in the 12th National People’s Congress. Also, he is a deputy to the 5th Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress, according to the official Tencent website. Nevertheless, Ma was cited as stating during a tech conference in Singapore on censorship “Online businesses from any nation that handle information security must follow a specified set of standards and behave responsibly. Otherwise, it can result in rumours, slander, and disagreements between nations as well as within residents. Online management is therefore increasingly necessary.”

Ma Huateng Net Worth

Moreover, he now has a $37.2 billion net worth as of 2022. A 7.4% ownership share in Tencent Holdings, a publicly listed instant messaging firm, accounts for the majority of Ma’s fortune. According to a corporate presentation, the WeChat application has 1.3 billion users as of March 31, 2022. According to the business’s 2021 annual report, Ma owns his interest through the holding company Advanced Data Services.

As per, local media estimates, he also owns property in Hong Kong valued at roughly $150 million.

Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)	$37.2 billion
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx)	$65.8 Billion
Estimated Net Worth in 2020 (Approx)	$38.1 Billion
Annual Salary	>$5 Billion
Assets
Houses
Cars

Ma Huateng Wife

He seems to like keeping a low profile. Moreover, his life and information about his past or current relationships are not known.. 

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Ma Huateng Height, Weight & Age

He stands 5 feet and 5 inches tall and weighs about 65 kgs or 143 lbs in body weight. He is single and is a dashing man even for his age.

FAQs

How much is the net worth of Ma Huateng?
$37.2 billion

Who is Ma Huateng’s wife?
Wang Dang-Ting

What is Ma Huateng’s age?
50 years

What is the name of Ma Huateng’s firm?
Tencent

Alejandro Santo Domingo, a Colombian-American businessman and investor, was born on February 13, 1977. He is the president of Valorem and the son of Colombian entrepreneurs Julio Mario Santo Domingo and Beatrice Dávila.

He took over the family firm as CEO of Grupo Santo Domingo and its asset Valorem after his father, who started the conglomerate of businesses in 1997 and is presently one of the biggest in Colombia, passed away in 2011.

Alejandro Santo Domingo Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila
Nick Name	Alejandro Santo Domingo
Age	45 years (as in 2022)
Religion	Catholic
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Birth Place	New York, New York, United States
Date of Birth	13 February 1977
Nationality	Colombian-American
Hobbies	Meditation
Family
Mother's Name
Father's Name
Brother
Sister	NA
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	NA
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse
Children	Tatiana Santo Domingo Julio Mario Santo Mario III
Education
School	The Hotchkiss School
College/University	Harvard University
Profession	Investor Businessman
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	189 cm
Weight (Approx.)	82 Kgs
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Columbian
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Brown
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Columbian Cuisine
Favourite Book	NA
Favourite Colors	Red
Favourite Sport	Golf
Controversies	None

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Alejandro Santo Domingo Early Life

He is the child of wealthy Julio Mario Santo Domingo, a Colombian, and Beatrice Dávila, a Colombian socialite. He is the half-brother of Julio Mario Santo Domingo Braga (1958–March 2009), the sole child of Julio Mario Santo Domingo and his first wife, Brazilian socialite Edyala Braga, and the brother of Andres Santo Domingo Dávila.

Despite having his fortune registered in the United States, like that of the other members of his family, he is the third richest person in Colombia and is ranked 1001 among the world’s billionaires by Forbes, with a net worth of US $12.7 billion in 2022 (the same estimate was used for his brother Andrés Santo Domingo’s wealth, who is in the same position on the list). Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo and Jaime Gilinski Bacal are superior to him.

Professional Career

The oldest child from Julio Mario Santo Domingo’s second marriage is Alejandro. He received his education from the School of History and Arts at Harvard University. His work mostly consists of overseeing the Valorem corporate empire, owned by his family.

In addition, he serves as vice president for Latin America of Cervecera Bavaria S.A., a subsidiary of SABMiller and, in turn, a subsidiary of AB Inbev, and is chairman of the board of directors, representing the interests of the Santo Domingo family.

Cervecera Bavaria S.A. Carlos Alejandro Pérez Dávila, a former investment banker and executive at Goldman Sachs, is his maternal cousin and partners with him in managing the family’s fortune.

He received a seat on the Metropolitan Museum of Art Board of Directors in 2009. He serves on the board of directors of Endeavour Colombia, a global development organisation that assists high-impact business owners in developing nations, and he is a member of The Nature Conservancy’s Latin American conservation council. The Nature Conservancy is a nonprofit organisation devoted to the preservation of biodiversity and the environment.

The bone marrow donor organisation DKMS Americas, of which he is a member of the board, is another organisation he supports. By encouraging people to take action, give their bone marrow, and save lives, it is a leader in the fight against leukaemia with more than 3.6 million registered donors.

He started working for the family company and eventually assumed management of the Santo Domingo Group, the family conglomerate. 1996 saw the acquisition of the rival Postobon’s Leona Brewery, and 2004 saw the sale of the Avianca airline for a value of $65 million.

The first significant transaction in which Alejandro served as the primary negotiator and obtained a 14 per cent stake was the 2005 sale of Bavaria Brewery to SABMiller in exchange for stock. In the year following the deal, The Santo Domingo Group proposed him for the board.

The young investor later rose to the position of chairman of the board of Grupo Empresarial Bavaria S.A. under SABMiller. He also holds the positions of managing director for Quadrant Capital Advisors and vice-chairman of the brewery’s Latin American division. In addition to his primary employment, he serves on the boards of Valoram S. A. and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees.

The Santo Domingo family invests in BTG Pactual of Brazil in 2010, a financial institution with $6.7 billion in revenue in 2014 that engages in investment banking, wealth management, and asset management. In October 2008, Julio Mario received a cancer diagnosis; he passed away in 2011, leaving his wealth to Alejandro, Andres, their mother Beatrice Davila, and Tatiana and Julio’s children from their first marriage.

When Andres, Alejandro’s brother, married socialite Lauren Davis in 2008, it made headlines and was heavily featured in US Vogue magazine as Lauren was a contributing editor. Andres is now a successful music businessman. Alejandro has substantial holdings in Gases del Cariand and Caracol Television, both of which are managed by the publicly traded holding firm Valorem.

In October 2008, Julio Mario received a cancer diagnosis; he passed away in 2011, leaving his wealth to Alejandro, Andres, their mother Beatrice Davila, and Tatiana and Julio’s children from their first marriage. When Andres, Alejandro’s brother, married socialite Lauren Davis in 2008, it made headlines and was heavily featured in US Vogue magazine as Lauren was a contributing editor. Andres is now a successful music businessman.

Alejandro has substantial holdings in Gases del Cariand and Caracol Television, both of which are managed by the publicly traded holding firm Valorem. He oversees the family corporation and the Santo Domingo Foundation, which his father established to finance social initiatives in Colombia. He wed Charlotte Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington’s daughter, in Spain in 2016. Midway through 2017, their first kid was born.

Julio Mario Santo Domingo, who was born into a family with brewing interests, took over the management of his funds in 1972 after his father retired. Julio Mario Santo Domingo transferred 15% of SABMiller’s ownership of his Bavarian brewery to SABMiller in 2005. Grupo Santo Domingo acquired roughly $1.6 billion through the sale of its SABMiller shares when SABMiller was acquired by AB InBev in 2016 along with a 6% ownership holding in AB InBev and a seat on the board of directors.

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Alejandro Santo Domingo  Education

He attended the Hotchkiss School before earning a history bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.

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Alejandro Santo Domingo Donations

He is a member of The Nature Conservancy’s Latin America Conservation Council and a director of Colombia’s Endeavour, a global non-profit development organisation that seeks out and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets.

He serves as a director for DKMS Americas, the biggest bone marrow donation facility in the world and a nonprofit. DKMS is leading the fight against blood cancer with over 3.6 million registered donors by encouraging people to take action, donate bone marrow, and save lives.

He participates actively in the family foundation, which is crucial in assisting Colombia’s underprivileged. He has supported conservation and ecological initiatives and is a major giver.

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Alejandro Santo Domingo Family

Southampton, New York, is home to Santo Domingo. He has been photographed with a number of well-known socialites throughout the years, including models Eugenia Silva and Julie Henderson, editor Karen Larrain, and heiress Amanda Hearst.

His engagement to Lady Charlotte Anne Wellesley, the great-great-granddaughter of the late German emperor Wilhelm II and Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, was announced in July 2015. On May 28, 2016, they were wed in Illora, Spain, a town close to Granada. The couple has two kids that were born in 2017 and 2019.

His father Julio was a diplomat from Colombia and the head of the affluent Santo Domingo family. The jet-setting beer magnate is another name for him. In his diverse portfolio known as the “Santo Domingo Group,” he owned more than 100 businesses.

He is Columbia’s second-richest person, according to Forbes magazine. He was also Colombia’s first ambassador to China. He was a Catholic who had two marriages. To Beatrice Dávila Rocha first, then Edyala Braga Brando do Monte. He has two kids, Andrés and Alejandro, from his second marriage in addition to Julio Mario Santo Domingo Braga, his son from his previous marriage.

Alejandro Santo Domingo Net Worth

Alejandro has a $12.7 billion net worth. The beverage is the main source of wealth (Beer industry). He is also the eighth-richest billionaire single in the world. He was portrayed as an enthusiastic art collector with his own island, a Harvard graduate, and someone who likes to hang around with gorgeous women like Amanda Hearst or Sports Illustrated model Julie Henderson.

Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)	$12.7 Billion
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx)	$11 Billion
Estimated Net Worth in 2020 (Approx)	$9.3 Billion
Annual Salary	$2 Billion
Assets
Houses
Cars	NA
Yachts
Jets

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FAQs

How much is the net worth of Alejandro Santo Domingo?
$12.7 Billion

Who is Alejandro Santo Domingo wife?
Lady Charlotte Wellesley

What is Alejandro Santo Domingo age?
45 years

What is the name of the Alejandro Santo Domingo firm?
Grupo Empresarial Bavaria S.A.