EX-8.1 8 a17-1327_1ex8d1.htm EX-8.1

Exhibit 8.1

 

PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES OF NETEASE, INC.

 

Subsidiaries:

 

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited

 

British Virgin Islands

 

 

 

Lede Inc. (previously named Ujia.com, Inc.)

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

 

NetEase Media, Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

 

HQG, Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

 

Youdao, Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

 

Yanxuan, Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

 

Miaode.com, Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

 

 

NetEase (Hong Kong) Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

 

 

Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

 

 

Lede (Hong Kong) Limited (previously named Ujia (Hong Kong) Limited)

 

Hong Kong

 

 

 

NetEase Media (Hong Kong) Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

 

 

HQG, Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

 

 

Youdao (Hong Kong) Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

 

 

Yanxuan (Hong Kong) Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

 

 

Guangzhou Boguan Telecommunication Technology Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

NetEase Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

NetEase Youdao Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

Hangzhou Langhe Technology Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

NetEase (Hangzhou) Network Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

Lede Technology Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

NetEase Media Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

Hangzhou Youmai Technology Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

Hangzhou NetEase Yanxuan Trading Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

Tianjin Wang Zhi Yi Innovation and Technology Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 

Variable Interest Entities:

 

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

Guangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd.(1)

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

Beijing NetEase Media Co., Ltd. (previously named Beijing Guangyitong Advertising Co., Ltd.)

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

Hangzhou NetEase Leihuo Network Co., Ltd. (previously named Hangzhou Leihuo Network Co., Ltd.)

 

People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

Beijing NetEase Youdao Computer System Co., Ltd.

 

People’s Republic of China

 


(1)           Guangzhou NetEase Computer System Co., Ltd. also has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Wangyibao Co., Ltd., which is incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China.

 

(2)           Starting in August 2008, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (together with its affiliated companies) agreed to license certain online games to Shanghai EaseNet Network Technology Co., Ltd. for operation in the PRC. Shanghai EaseNet Network Technology Co., Ltd. is a People’s Republic of China company owned by William Lei Ding, our Chief Executive Officer, director and major shareholder and has contractual arrangements with the joint venture established between, and owned equally by, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (together with its affiliated companies) and us, and with us. The joint venture was established concurrently with the licensing of games from Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (together with its affiliated companies) in August 2008 and provides technical services to Shanghai EaseNet Network Technology Co., Ltd.