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Bank of ChinaMetaTencent

Technology portfolios compared in the same window and counting units. Scale is compared only within the same field or subclass.

Same window · published 2025-01-01 — 2025-12-31Some name or date coverage is incomplete; affected counts are lower bounds

This is a structural comparison of collected portfolios. The same requested window does not establish equal entity scope, covered months or industry; no competitive ranking is inferred.

Applicant-name coverage differs. The counts below cover only the listed names and do not represent complete company portfolios.

Bank of China: Applicant names included in these statistics — BANK OF CHINA CO LTD · BANK OF CHINA LTDReviewed names not covered — BANK OF CHINA LIMITED · 中国银行股份有限公司

Meta: Applicant names included in these statistics — FACEBOOK INC · META PLATFORMS INC · META PLATFORMS TECH LLCReviewed names not covered — FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES LLC · FACEBOOK, INC. · META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES , LLC · META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES LLC · META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC · META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. · META PLATFORMS, INC. · OCULUS VR LLC

Tencent: Applicant names included in these statistics — TENCENT AMERICA LLC · TENCENT TECH SHENZHEN CO LTDReviewed names not covered — TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. · TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED · 腾讯科技(深圳)有限公司 · 腾讯美国有限责任公司

Bank of China

Publications
138
Invention share
98%
Concentration
0.75
Green technology
—

Meta

Publications
1,545
Invention share
97%
Concentration
0.43
Green technology
—

Tencent

Publications
9,476
Invention share
99%
Concentration
0.40
Green technology
—
0.70

Bank of China × Meta

0.86

Bank of China × Tencent

0.80

Meta × Tencent

Cosine similarity of application counts across 35 fields. 1 is identical, 0 is no overlap.

01Technology field mirror

The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.

Technology field mirror
Technology fieldBank of China / Meta / Tencent
Computer technology
74.6%
49.3%
53.4%
IT methods for management
42%
2.1%
8.7%
Digital communication
13.8%
12.4%
19.4%
Audio-visual technology
3.6%
17%
23.4%
Optics
0%
36.7%
0.5%
Furniture, games
0%
1.6%
12.3%
Telecommunications
0%
5.5%
1%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
0%
5.4%
0.1%
Measurement
0%
4.1%
1.3%
Semiconductors
0%
3.9%
0.3%
Medical technology
0%
2.5%
0.4%
Control
0%
0.7%
1.3%

Inspect one technology field

Inspect collected applications, portfolio share and supporting publications within one field. A technology overlap does not establish that companies in different industries are direct competitors.

Meta

Collected applications
250
Share of collected applications with IPC
17%

Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.

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Tencent

Collected applications
2,137
Share of collected applications with IPC
23.4%

Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.

View Tencent publications in this field

One application may belong to multiple fields, so shares can sum to more than 100%. Drill-down lists publications; an application publication and its grant may appear separately.

02Same problem: shared IPC subclasses

The 10 subclasses in every company's top 60 with the most combined applications. Scale is compared within a subclass, never across different business scopes.

G06FData processing
Bank of China83
Meta541
Tencent3,074
H04NPictorial communication, video
Bank of China3
Meta135
Tencent2,479
G06TImage processing
Bank of China7
Meta307
Tencent1,220
H04LDigital transmission
Bank of China19
Meta112
Tencent1,218
G06NComputing models, AI
Bank of China18
Meta41
Tencent1,015
G06QBusiness data processing
Bank of China58
Meta31
Tencent795
G06VImage and video recognition
Bank of China18
Meta122
Tencent742
H04WWireless networks
Bank of China1
Meta101
Tencent236
G10LSpeech processing
Bank of China1
Meta60
Tencent248
H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
Bank of China2
Meta30
Tencent14

03Where each one leans

Observed emphasis within each company’s collected top-60 IPC subclasses. A dash for another company means outside its top-60 list, not zero applications or a market gap. Incomplete coverage can also change the ordering.

Bank of China

  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Bank of China
    58
    Meta
    31
    Tencent
    795
  • G06FData processing
    Bank of China
    83
    Meta
    541
    Tencent
    3,074
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Bank of China
    18
    Meta
    122
    Tencent
    742
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Bank of China
    18
    Meta
    41
    Tencent
    1,015
  • F17D
    Bank of China
    1
    Meta
    —
    Tencent
    —
  • H04LDigital transmission
    Bank of China
    19
    Meta
    112
    Tencent
    1,218

Meta

  • G02BOptical elements
    Bank of China
    —
    Meta
    483
    Tencent
    32
  • G06TImage processing
    Bank of China
    7
    Meta
    307
    Tencent
    1,220
  • G02FOptical control devices
    Bank of China
    —
    Meta
    69
    Tencent
    8
  • H04WWireless networks
    Bank of China
    1
    Meta
    101
    Tencent
    236
  • H01QAntennas
    Bank of China
    —
    Meta
    49
    Tencent
    —
  • H04RLoudspeakers, microphones
    Bank of China
    —
    Meta
    52
    Tencent
    24

Tencent

  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Bank of China
    3
    Meta
    135
    Tencent
    2,479
  • A63F
    Bank of China
    —
    Meta
    22
    Tencent
    1,123
  • B25JManipulators, robots
    Bank of China
    —
    Meta
    —
    Tencent
    77
  • G01CNavigation, surveying
    Bank of China
    —
    Meta
    —
    Tencent
    74
  • B62DBodies, chassis
    Bank of China
    —
    Meta
    —
    Tencent
    45
  • G05D
    Bank of China
    —
    Meta
    —
    Tencent
    38

04Publication rhythm

Bank of ChinaMetaTencentPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodBank of ChinaMetaTencent
2025-01≥19 (partial coverage)≥116 (partial coverage)≥697 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥65 (partial coverage)≥146 (partial coverage)≥725 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥51 (partial coverage)≥163 (partial coverage)≥558 (partial coverage)
2025-04Not collected≥153 (partial coverage)≥573 (partial coverage)
2025-05Not collected≥142 (partial coverage)≥924 (partial coverage)
2025-06Not collected≥124 (partial coverage)≥601 (partial coverage)
2025-07Not collected≥123 (partial coverage)≥1,207 (partial coverage)
2025-08Not collected≥130 (partial coverage)≥809 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥1 (partial coverage)≥94 (partial coverage)≥875 (partial coverage)
2025-10Not collected≥153 (partial coverage)≥937 (partial coverage)
2025-11Not collected≥102 (partial coverage)≥761 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥2 (partial coverage)≥99 (partial coverage)≥809 (partial coverage)

Empty dashed outlines mark uncollected periods. Hatched bars and ≥ counts mark partial coverage.

Publication timing follows examination and publication cycles, not R&D intensity.

What makes it comparableThe same publication window and counting units. Companies with different windows are not put in one comparison.

What is not comparableGroup totals. Business and entity scopes differ; compare scale within a field or subclass.

Not a rankingSimilarity and shares describe structure, not patent value, quality or technical leadership.