Company type | Public |
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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 Video games |
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 by Ding Lei in 1997. It 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 Cloud Music). The video games include, Fantasy Westward Journey, Tianxia III, Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero and Ghost II.[5] NetEase has partnered with Blizzard Entertainment to operate Chinese versions of their games, such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II and Overwatch from 2008 to 2023.[6][7][8] In August 2023, NetEase launched an American studio led by Bethesda and BioWare veterans.[9]