Well done Platinum for the pick.
Tencent Holdings is doing terrific on its WeChat/mobile gaming platform:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ats-estimates-as-mobile-games-lure-more-users
https://www.platinum.com.au/documents/funds/pai/monthly_updates/pai_m_update_201604.pdf
Tencent is also an investor in Didi Chuxing (or Didi Kuaidi), Uber's rival in China, which Didi dominates the Chinese market with 70% of ride sharing. Alibaba Group and Apple Inc are also investors.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...didi-said-to-consider-u-s-ipo-as-soon-as-2017
What makes WeChat ahead of others including Facebook, is the app is a one app does all, with Didi Chuxing or order taxi ability on the platform with money transfer etc.
https://www.techinasia.com/wechat-21-million-taxi-rides-booked
https://www.techinasia.com/why-wechat-succeeded-china
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