NetEase
Headquarters in Hangzhou | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: NTES SEHK: 9999 | |
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | June 1997 |
| Founder | Ding Lei |
| Headquarters | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
Key people | Ding Lei (CEO) |
| Products | Online services Video games |
| Revenue | CN¥ 59.24 billion (2019) |
| CN¥ 13.79 billion (2019) | |
| CN¥ 21.43 billion (2019) | |
| Total assets | CN¥ 112.12 billion (2019) |
Number of employees | 29,128 (December 2023) |
| 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 § Game development studios under NetEase Games |
| Website | 163.com |
NetEase, Inc. (simplified Chinese: 网易; traditional Chinese: 網易; pinyin: Wǎngyì; Jyutping: mong5 ji6) is a Chinese developer and publisher of online PC and mobile games, advertising services, email services, and e-commerce platforms. It is one of the largest Internet and video game companies in the world and was founded by Ding Lei in June 1997.
The company provides online services with content, community, communications, and commerce. It operates a news website at news.163.com and an associated app. NetEase has an on-demand music-streaming service (NetEase Cloud Music). Video games the company has developed include, Fantasy Westward Journey, Tianxia III, Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero, Ghost II, Marvel Rivals, and Destiny: Rising. NetEase operates the Chinese version of Blizzard Entertainment games, such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Overwatch. It also created an Android emulator for PC, called MuMu Player. The company also owns multiple pig farms. In 2023, the company revenue was US$14.6 billion.