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Can you elaborate on the ownership structure of Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent?

• fspeech 9y ago
  Baidu and Alibaba are both listed in the U.S. I am not aware of Baidu but Softbank and Yahoo used to own the majority economic stake in Alibaba. Tencent is listed in Hongkong but a large stake is owned by a South African investor.
  • whatok 9y ago
    Both Baidu and Ali Baba are listed in the US in the form of depository receipts. You're not going to see any non-Chinese investor exert any meaningful influence over either of those companies as a result.
• yerich 9y ago
  Tencent, surprisingly, is 33% owned by the South African company Naspers, as well as 7% other foreign institutional investors. Alibaba is 30% owned by the Japanese Softbank and 15% owned by a US holding company resultant of Yahoo's sale. [2] Baidu is 35%+ held by a hodgepodge of funds and holding companies. [3] [1] http://www.4-traders.com/TENCENT-HOLDINGS-LTD-3045861/company/ http://www.4-traders.com/TENCENT-HOLDINGS-LTD-3045861/compan... [2] http://www.4-traders.com/ALIBABA-GROUP-HOLDING-17916677/company/ http://www.4-traders.com/ALIBABA-GROUP-HOLDING-17916677/comp... [3] http://investors.morningstar.com/ownership/shareholders-major.html?t=BIDU http://investors.morningstar.com/ownership/shareholders-majo...
  • Chaebixi 9y ago
    Adding up your numbers: Tencent: 40% foreign owned Alibaba: 45% foreign owned Baidu: 35% foreign owned None of those are majority or controlling stakes. Which is hardly the... > Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent are all largely owned by foreign investors, even though they are operated by Chinese personnel. ...of the ancestor comment. China has long welcomed foreign investment while simultaneously rejecting foreign control.