Ma Huateng vs Schwarzman

Tencent and Blackstone.

The differences

Forbes puts Ma Huateng about $0.7B ahead of Stephen Schwarzman.Forbes figures from 15 Oct 2026 and 9 Sep 2026.
Both started the company their money comes from.
Stephen Schwarzman is about 24 years older than Ma Huateng.
Stephen Schwarzman has signed the Giving Pledge; Ma Huateng has not.
Ma Huateng is from China; Stephen Schwarzman is from United States.

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Ma Huateng

Schwarzman

Net worth, Forbes: $45.5BForbes, 15 Oct 2026; $44.8BForbes, 9 Sep 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $50.3BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026; $44.5BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 44Real-Time list, 15 Oct 2026; No. 47Real-Time list, 9 Sep 2026
Billionaire since: 2008First on the Forbes World's Billionaires list in 2008 with $1.4 billion; 2007On the Forbes World's Billionaires list in 2007 with $3.5 billion

How it started: Co-founded itCo-founded Tencent in 1998; Forbes labels him self-made; Co-founded itCo-founded Blackstone in 1985 with Peter Peterson
Main source: Tencent Holdings stockBloomberg: 'the majority of Ma Huateng's wealth is derived from an 8% stake in Tencent Holdings'; BlackstoneBloomberg names Blackstone (BX) stock as his biggest asset
Companies: TencentTencent: Executive director, chairman and CEO; BlackstoneBlackstone: Chairman, CEO and co-founder
Biggest stake: Tencent8.85% owned; Blackstone19% owned

Born: 29 Oct 1971Chaoyang, China; 14 Feb 1947Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Country: ChinaLives in Shenzhen, China; United StatesLives in New York, New York, United States
Education: Bachelor's degreeBS in computer and its application, Shenzhen University (1993); Graduate degreeBA, Yale University; MBA, Harvard Business School
Parents: His father, Ma Chenshu, moved the family to Hainan and later to Shenzhen, where he worked as a port manager; His father owned a dry-goods store in Philadelphia, one of the family's stores going back to his great-grandfather

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Signed in 2020
Foundation: Tencent Foundation and a personal charity fundHe led the founding of Tencent Foundation in 2007 and in 2016 pledged 100 million Tencent shares to a charity fund; Ma Huateng Global Foundation Limited holds part of his Tencent stake; Stephen A. Schwarzman FoundationDescribed as the primary vehicle for his giving
Lifetime giving: Not stated; $1BStephen A. Schwarzman Foundation, 22 Dec 2025. 'Over $1 billion in his lifetime so far', per his foundation; Forbes estimated more than $600 million in December 2020

Role now: Runs the companyChairman and CEO of Tencent; Runs the companyChairman and CEO of Blackstone
Successor: None namedTencent's annual report lists him as the only executive director; no family member is on the board; None namedJonathan Gray is president and chief operating officer and a board member; no family members in executive roles
Public office: Deputy to the National People's Congress (12th and 13th)2013-2023; Chairman of the President's Strategic and Policy Forum2016-2017
Legal record: None found; None found