Tencent invested 16 billion yuan in R & D in the second quarter, and the industry model drives industrial upgrading.

Tencent R & D investment and the number of patents continue to remain high, industry models accelerate the landing to drive industrial upgrading, the background of science and technology is more sufficient. According to the financial report, Tencent spent 16 billion yuan on research and development in the second quarter, with a cumulative investment of more than 230 billion yuan since 2018.

Sustained high R & D investment promotes the transformation of achievements and drives the patent curve to rise continuously. As of June, Tencent has disclosed more than 66000 patent applications and granted more than 33000 patents in major countries and regions around the world, mainly in cutting-edge areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud technology, large-scale travel, instant messaging and so on.