Tencent Pays $15 Million For 15% Stake In JD.com

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According to Wall Street Journal, the Chinese Giant, Tencent, has agreed to pay $215 million for a 15% stake in JD.com.

JD.Com’s planning on a  $1.5 billion IPO.

JD.com, formerly known as 360buy.com, is a distant second in the Chinese e-commerce market to Alibaba’s shopping sites, Taobao.com and Tmall.com.

It was recently revealed that 360buy.com paid $5 Million dollars for the domain name JD.com.

The company announced the change from 360buy.com to JD.com last March.

 

 

 

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