Tencent owns 25.6% shares of Free Fire's parent company

Free Fire is a renowned mobile battle royale game developed by a Vietnamese studio, 111 Dot Studios, and published by Garena, worldwide. This title recently achieved the incredible feat of 100 million peak daily active users.

When it comes to the number of downloads, this game is second to none, and has crossed the milestone of 500 million downloads on Google Play Store, which underlines its popularity.

The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recently imposed a ban on 118 Chinese apps by invoking Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

The government blocked these apps as they are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order: Govt of India".

The list consisted of PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite – two of the most famous BR titles published by Tencent Games.

Several users also wish to know about any stakes that this Chinese conglomerate might have in Free Fire.