NetEase Inc ADR (NTES)

NetEase, Inc. operates an interactive online community in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Online Game Services; E-Commerce; Advertising Services; and Email and Others segments. It offers various games in a range of genres through mobile devices and PCs, including role playing games, MMORPGs, battle arena games, simulation games, collectible card games, first-person shooter games, sandbox games, and other types of games to the Chinese market. The company also operates Kaola that sells imported maternity and baby products, skincare and cosmetics, and other general merchandise; and Yanxuan, which sells its private label products, including apparel, homeware, kitchenware, and other general merchandise, as well as NetEase News App and NetEase Websites, which provide Internet users with Chinese language-based online services that are centered around content and interactive community. In addition, it provides online advertising services comprising banner advertising, channel sponsorships, direct email, interactive media-rich sites, sponsored special events, games, contests, and other activities; and email services to individual and corporate users. Further, NetEase, Inc. offers online services, such as CC, a live video streaming platform; Cloud Music, a music streaming platform; Wangyibao, a payment platform; EaseRead, an e-reading platform; NetEase Cloud Classroom, an online education platform; and Youdao Dictionary, an e-dictionary services platform. It has a collaboration agreement with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. to co-develop a game in the storied Diablo franchise. The company was formerly known as NetEase.com, Inc. and changed its name to NetEase, Inc. in March 2012. NetEase, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.