NetEase, Inc.
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About NetEase
Services-Prepackaged Software, SIC 7372
NetEase is a technology company that develops and operates online games, intelligent learning tools, digital music streaming, and consumer lifestyle products. Its gaming business offers a broad portfolio of proprietary and licensed titles across PC, mobile, and console platforms. Through its subsidiary Youdao, the company provides smart learning devices, online courses, and digital marketing services. NetEase also operates NetEase Cloud Music, an online audio and social entertainment platform, alongside Yanxuan, a private-label consumer goods brand offering home essentials and lifestyle items, as well as portal and email services. Its customer base includes video game players, online learners, music listeners, consumers, and digital advertisers.
The company operates primarily in mainland China and distributes games and digital services internationally across North America, Europe, Japan, and other global markets. Its game library features more than 100 titles, and its platform services reach millions of active digital users. NetEase maintains principal executive offices in Kowloon, Hong Kong, with major office facilities located in Shanghai and Hangzhou, China.
Summary of the business section of NetEase's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- NetEase, Inc.
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Address
- Rm 802, 8/F, China Life Centre, Tower A, One Harbourgate, No. 18 Hung Luen Road 000000
- Phone
- 852 2791 5088
- Website
- ir.netease.com
- Employees
- 15,211, Dec 31, 2022
- Industry
- Services-Prepackaged Software
- Incorporated in
- E9
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP, Beijing, the Peoples Republic of China
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- NTES
- Other tickers
- NETTF
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 3.19B, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 5-for-1, Oct 2, 2020; 4-for-1, Mar 28, 2006
- SEC CIK
- 1110646
- CUSIP
- 64110W102
- ISIN
- US64110W1027
- LEI
- 5299004AF4DSJDB0PA32
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Lei Ding | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 1,406,000,000 |
| Bin Mo | Vice President, Finance | 0 |
| Paul William Boltz JR | General Counsel | 12,223 |
| Kok Chung Johnny Chan | Director | 300 |
| Michael Man Kit Leung | Director | 62,600 |
| YU FEN Cheng | Director | 37,610 |
| Grace Hui Tang | Director | – |
| Joseph Tze Kay Tong | Director | 15,000 |
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“Our R&D staff consisted of 15,211 employees as of December 31, 2022.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2012 | Name change | Name changed from NETEASE.COM, INC. to NetEase, Inc. |