v3.26.1
Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Segment Information  
Segment Information

25.

Segment Information

(a)

Description of segments

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Group’s CODM is the Chief Executive Officer.

The Group’s organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the CODM uses to evaluate, view and run its business operations which include, but are not limited to, customer base, homogeneity of products and technology. The Group’s operating segments are based on this organizational structure and information reviewed by the Group’s CODM to evaluate the operating segment results.

(b)

Segment data

The table below provides a summary of the Group’s operating segment results under which the cost of revenues is considered as the significant segment expense for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (in thousands). The Group does not allocate any operating costs or assets to its business segments as the Group’s CODM does not use this information to measure the performance of the operating segments. The CODM uses net revenues and gross profit to assess performance for each segment and in competitive analysis by benchmarking to the Group’s competitors. The CODM also uses net revenues and gross profit to allocate resources during the budgeting review process. There was no significant transaction between reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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For the year ended December 31, 

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2023

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2024

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2025

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RMB

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RMB

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RMB

Net revenues:

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Games and related value-added services

 

81,565,449

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83,622,643

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92,148,608

Youdao

 

5,389,208

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5,625,919

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5,909,019

NetEase Cloud Music

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7,866,992

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7,950,146

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7,759,450

Innovative businesses and others

 

8,646,510

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8,096,528

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6,808,730

Total net revenues

 

103,468,159

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105,295,236

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112,625,807

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Cost of revenues:

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Games and related value-added services

 

(25,938,865)

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(26,142,623)

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(27,910,861)

Youdao

 

(2,621,746)

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(2,877,428)

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(3,292,191)

NetEase Cloud Music

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(5,764,322)

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(5,268,634)

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(4,989,858)

Innovative businesses and others

 

(6,079,832)

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(5,199,467)

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(4,031,029)

Total cost of revenues

 

(40,404,765)

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(39,488,152)

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(40,223,939)

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Gross profit:

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Games and related value-added services

 

55,626,584

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57,480,020

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64,237,747

Youdao

 

2,767,462

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2,748,491

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2,616,828

NetEase Cloud Music

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2,102,670

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2,681,512

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2,769,592

Innovative businesses and others

 

2,566,678

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2,897,061

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2,777,701

Total gross profit

 

63,063,394

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65,807,084

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72,401,868

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The following table set forth the disaggregation of net revenues by timing of revenue recognition for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (in thousands):

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For the year ended December 31, 

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2023

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2024

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2025

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RMB

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RMB

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RMB

A point in time

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27,140,994

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24,144,017

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20,540,213

Over time

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76,327,165

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81,151,219

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92,085,594

Total Net revenue

 

103,468,159

 

105,295,236

 

112,625,807

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The following table presents the total depreciation and amortization expenses of property, equipment and software recorded under cost of revenues by segment for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (in thousands):

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For the year ended December 31, 

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2023

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2024

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2025

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RMB

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RMB

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RMB

Games and related value-added services

 

223,156

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246,422

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277,271

Youdao

 

9,275

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9,119

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6,718

NetEase Cloud Music

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2,452

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3,027

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699

Innovative businesses and others

 

60,126

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47,084

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106,380

Total depreciation and amortization expenses of property, equipment and software

 

295,009

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305,652

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391,068

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As substantially all of the Group’s long-lived assets are located in China mainland and substantially all of the Group’s revenue of reportable segments are derived from China mainland, no geographical information is presented for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2024. In addition, substantially all of the Group’s long-lived assets are located in China mainland and 89.9% of the Group’s revenue of reportable segments are derived from China mainland for the year ended December 31, 2025.