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 Headquarters in Hangzhou | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: NTES SEHK: 9999 | |
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | June 1997 |
| Founder | Ding Lei |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China[1] |
Key people | Ding Lei (CEO) |
| Products | Online services |
| Revenue |  CN¥ 59.24 billion (2019)[2] |
| CN¥ 13.79 billion (2019)[2] | |
| CN¥ 21.43 billion (2019)[2] | |
| Total assets | CN¥ 112.12 billion (2019)[2] |
Number of employees | 18,129 (December 2017)[3] |
| Divisions | NetEase YanXuan NetEase Cloud Music NetEase Games (Thunder Fire) NetEase Games (Interactive Entertainment) NetEase D&R Center Lab NetEase Wisdom Enterprise Youdao NetEase News |
| Subsidiaries | See § Development studios |
| Website | 163.com |
NetEase, Inc. (simplified Chinese: 网易; traditional Chinese: 網易; pinyin: Wǎngyì) is a Chinese Internet technology company providing online services centered on content, community, communications, and commerce. The company was founded in 1997 by Ding Lei. NetEase develops and operates online PC and mobile games, advertising services, email services, and e-commerce platforms in China. It is one of the largest Internet and video game companies in the world.[4] NetEase has an on-demand music-streaming service (NetEase Music). The company also owns several pig farms.[5]
NetEase video games include, the Westward Journey series, Tianxia III, Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero, Ghost II,[6] Nostos and Onmyoji. NetEase also partnered with Blizzard to operate Chinese versions of their games, such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Overwatch from 2008 to 2023.[7][8][9] In August 2023, NetEase launched a new American studio led by Bethesda and BioWare veterans.[10]
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