Company Overview
NetEase, Inc. delivers a broad spectrum of online services, emphasizing diverse content creation, community building, communication solutions, and e-commerce activities both within the People's Republic of China and internationally. The enterprise is structured into four main business divisions: Online Game Services, Youdao, Cloud Music, and Innovative Businesses and Others. Through its Online Game Services segment, NetEase develops and operates games for both PC and mobile platforms, while also publishing titles licensed from other game developers. The Youdao segment encompasses a comprehensive suite of educational and translation products. These include the Youdao Dictionary, an online knowledge tool; Youdao Translation, specifically crafted for the translation needs of business and leisure travelers; U-Dictionary, a versatile online dictionary and translation app; and Youdao Kids' Dictionary, an intelligent and engaging tool for young learners. Youdao also manufactures a range of smart devices, such as the Dictionary Pen, Listening Pod, Smart Lamp, Pocket Translator, and Super Dictionary. Further offerings consist of online courses and interactive learning applications. For institutional clients, Youdao provides the Smart Learning Terminal, a device that automates paper homework processing and offers AI-driven learning diagnostics within schools. Additionally, Youdao Smart Cloud is a cloud-based platform that grants third-party app developers, smart device brands, and manufacturers access to advanced optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities and its neural machine translation (NMT) engine. NetEase's portfolio further includes NetEase Cloud Music, a prominent digital music streaming service; Yanxuan, a proprietary e-commerce platform marketing private-label products across categories like consumer electronics, food, apparel, homeware, kitchenware, and other general merchandise; NetEase Media, an internet media platform; NetEase Mail, an email service; NetEase CC Live streaming, a live broadcasting platform predominantly focused on gaming content; and NetEase Pay, a digital payment solution. Founded in 1997, the company originally operated as NetEase.com, Inc. before officially adopting the name NetEase, Inc. in March 2012. Its corporate headquarters are located in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
