This question was closed with the correct answer 'Yes' with an end date of 28 November 2016. Alibaba’s market capitalisation exceeded Tencent’s on 28 November. See our FAQ to learn about how we resolve questions and how scores are calculated

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Alibaba, an e-commerce goliath, and Tencent, a gaming company best known for its messaging and payments app WeChat, are two of the most valuable technology companies in China (CNBC, The World in 2017). Bloomberg provides a daily snapshot of market-capitalisation figures in the list of financial indicators below their price graphs: Bloomberg: Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd, Bloomberg: Tencent Holdings Ltd. _{Confused? Check our FAQ or ask us for help.}

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