Welcome to our dedicated page for Netease news (Ticker: NTES), a resource for investors and traders seeking the latest updates and insights on Netease stock.
NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999) regularly issues news and announcements as an internet and game services provider centered around premium content. Its news flow often focuses on quarterly financial results, operational highlights in online games, developments at majority-controlled subsidiaries such as Youdao and NetEase Cloud Music, and updates on corporate governance and management.
Investors and followers of NTES can expect earnings releases that detail segment net revenues across games and related value-added services, Youdao, NetEase Cloud Music, and innovative businesses and others. These announcements typically discuss trends in online game performance, including contributions from self-developed and licensed titles, as well as changes in cost of revenues, gross profit, operating expenses, net income and non-GAAP metrics. They also describe dividend declarations and progress under authorized share repurchase programs.
Beyond financials, NetEase’s news includes operational updates on its gaming ecosystem, such as player engagement milestones, chart rankings for individual games in China and global markets, and collaborations with partners on licensed content. Subsidiary-level news from Youdao covers its AI-powered learning and advertising solutions, segment performance in learning services, smart devices and online marketing services, and its own share repurchase program. NetEase Cloud Music-related releases highlight activity on its online music platform and collaborations with artists.
Corporate announcements also address board and management changes, including independent director appointments and senior executive transitions within the online games division. For readers tracking NTES, this news page provides a centralized view of these developments, offering insight into how NetEase describes its business performance, strategic focus and governance over time.
Youdao (NYSE: DAO) will report its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 financial results on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, before U.S. market open. Management will host an earnings teleconference and simultaneous webcast to discuss the results and answer questions.
The call is scheduled for 5:00 a.m. ET (Beijing/Hong Kong: 6:00 p.m. Feb 11, 2026). Dial-in and replay details are provided on the company investor relations website.
NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) will report fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 results on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, before U.S. market open. Management will host an earnings teleconference and simultaneous webcast at 7:00 a.m. ET the same day.
Investors may dial in with conference ID 10052758 or view the live webcast; a phone replay is available through February 18, 2026 and the webcast replay will remain available for 12 months on the company investor relations website.
NetEase (DAO) announced the retirement of Yingfeng Ding, Executive Vice President and head of the Interactive Entertainment Group, effective December 31, 2025. After 23 years with the company, he will step down from his operational role and will remain a consultant to NetEase in 2026. CEO William Ding thanked Yingfeng Ding for his contributions to flagship titles and to building R&D and operational capabilities.
Youdao (NYSE: DAO) reported third quarter 2025 unaudited results: total net revenues RMB1,628.5 million (US$228.8M), up 3.6% year-over-year. Online marketing revenue rose 51.1% to RMB739.7 million, while learning services and smart devices declined by 16.2% and 22.1%, respectively. Gross margin fell to 42.2% from 50.2% year-over-year. Income from operations dropped 73.7% to RMB28.3 million. Cash and short-term investments totaled RMB557.7 million as of Sept 30, 2025. NetEase Group continues to provide financial support via loans and the company repurchased ~7.5M ADSs for US$33.8M.
Youdao (NYSE: DAO) will hold its Annual General Meeting of shareholders on December 16, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Beijing Time at its Beijing offices in Zhongguancun Software Park.
No proposals will be submitted for shareholder approval; the meeting is an open forum for shareholders and ADS holders to discuss company affairs with management. The Board fixed December 1, 2025 (EST) as the record date to determine shareholders entitled to attend.
Shareholders and beneficial owners of ADSs may access the company's annual report on the investor relations site and the SEC website, and may request a free hard copy by emailing IR@rd.netease.com.
NetEase (DAO) reported Q3 2025 net revenues of RMB28.4 billion (US$4.0 billion), up 8.2% year‑over‑year, driven by games revenue RMB23.3 billion (+11.8% YoY). Gross profit was RMB18.2 billion (+10.3% YoY) and net income attributable to shareholders was RMB8.6 billion (non‑GAAP RMB9.5 billion). Basic EPS was US$0.38 and non‑GAAP EPS US$0.42.
The company reported net cash of RMB153.2 billion, approved a Q3 dividend of US$0.1140 per share and extended its US$5.0 billion share repurchase program through January 9, 2029 (US$2.0 billion spent to date on ~22.1M ADSs).
Mariah Carey's album Here For It All became her most-streamed studio album launch in China on Nov 7, 2025, according to NetEase Cloud Music.
The release generated more than four times the streaming volume of Carey's 2018 album Caution in its first two weeks, set record-first-day streams, and by day 14 outpaced every Carey studio album from the past decade in China. The project was released independently via gamma. and used a direct-to-platform rollout with NetEase Cloud Music (over 200 million monthly active users) featuring splash takeovers, hashtag events, and artist-led comment activations.
Youdao (NYSE: DAO) will report third quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, November 20, 2025 before U.S. market open. The company will host an earnings teleconference with simultaneous webcast on November 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. ET (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 6:00 p.m.).
Management will discuss results and take questions. Dial-in numbers and conference ID 2070537 are provided for U.S., international, China, and Hong Kong callers. A live and archived webcast will be available at http://ir.youdao.com. A phone replay will be accessible one hour after the call through November 27, 2025 with replay access code 2070537.
NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) will report its 2025 third-quarter financial results on Thursday, November 20, 2025, before U.S. market open. The company scheduled an earnings teleconference and simultaneous webcast at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 8:00 p.m. the same day) where management will discuss results and take questions.
Interested parties may join the conference by dialing 1-914-202-3258 with conference ID 10051135; a replay is available by dialing 1-855-883-1031 with PIN 10051135 through November 27, 2025. The live webcast and a 12-month replay will be accessible on NetEase's investor relations website at http://ir.netease.com/.
NetEase (NASDAQ: NTES) has appointed Mr. Kok Chung Johnny Chan as an independent director to its board, effective August 14, 2025. Chan brings over 40 years of experience in investment banking and management, currently serving as Chief Investment Officer of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company.
Chan's extensive background includes roles as a member of the Market Misconduct Tribunal, Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal, and former deputy chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Committee. He also serves as an independent director for CNQC International Holdings and Hangzhou SF Intra-city Industrial.