March 4, 2026
Trump administration reportedly considering pulling Tencent's gaming investments, potentially hurting Epic and Riot
It’s no secret that Tencent has stakes in, well, pretty much everything. It outright owns League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games, alongside other giants like Dune Awakening’s Funcom and Path of Exile’s Grinding Gear Games. It also has shares in some of the biggest companies out there, including the likes of Techland, Ubisoft, Remedy, Paradox, and even FromSoftware. It's also a minority shareholder of Epi...
It’s no secret that Tencent has stakes in, well, pretty much everything. It outright owns League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games, alongside other giants like Dune Awakening’s Funcom and Path of Exile’s Grinding Gear Games. It also has shares in some of the biggest companies out there, including the likes of Techland, Ubisoft, Remedy, Paradox, and even FromSoftware. It's also a minority shareholder of Epic Games, (it owns 28%, and shares are fully diluted), and has apparently invested in Discord and Roblox. I really mean it when I say Tencent is everywhere . But that may be set to change, as, according to a new report, the Trump administration is considering whether or not the Chinese behemoth will be allowed to keep its stakes in several of these developers.
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