Youdao, Inc.
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About Youdao
Services-Educational Services, SIC 8200
Youdao develops and provides intelligent learning devices, learning services, education digitalization solutions, and online marketing services powered by artificial intelligence. Its core offerings include language applications such as Youdao Dictionary, smart hardware like dictionary pens and tutoring pens, digital learning platforms, and conversational artificial intelligence coaches. The company integrates its proprietary large language model, Confucius, into its smart devices, learning platforms, and advertising optimization tools. Its products and services serve a broad customer base that includes individual students, adult learners, college students, and educational institutions.
The business maintains operations primarily in China and manages overseas online marketing and subscription services through a subsidiary in Hong Kong. It also provides hardware solutions and digital learning systems directly to schools. Corporate headquarters are situated in Hangzhou, China, with an additional registered office located in the Cayman Islands.
Summary of the business section of Youdao's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Youdao, Inc.
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Binjiang District, Hangzhou, China
- Address
- No. 399, Wangshang Road
- Phone
- 86 0571-8985-2163
- Website
- youdao.com
- Employees
- 3,595, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Educational Services
- Incorporated in
- E9
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP, Beijing, the Peoples Republic of China
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- DAO
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Oct 25, 2019
- Shares outstanding
- 241M, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1781753
- CUSIP
- 98741T104
- ISIN
- US98741T1043
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Feng Zhou | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 20,341,200 |
| Yinghui Wu | Senior Vice President | 1,670,750 |
| Lei Jin | president | 1,251,677 |
| Su Peng | Senior Vice President | 30,750 |
| Yongwei Li | Vice President | 5,720 |
| Heung Yeung Shum | Director | 90,787 |
| Jinhai Chen | Director | – |
| Jimmy Y. Lai | Director | 80,220 |
| William Lei Ding | Director | 32,244,881 |
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“We had 3,595 full-time employees as of December 31, 2025, most of which were located in our offices in Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Shijiazhuang, Hefei, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing, China.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2019 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |