Reporter Li Haoyue from this newspaper
On May 23rd, NetEase released its first quarter financial report for 2024. According to the financial report, NetEase's Q1 revenue was 26.9 billion yuan, with a net profit attributable to the company's shareholders of 8.5 billion yuan (Non GAAP), leading the industry with over 15% R&D investment intensity for seven consecutive quarters. Its first quarter performance was stable and set sail.
In the first quarter, NetEase focused on innovative breakthroughs in core business, focusing on high-quality content and AI applications. The revenue of games and related value-added services is 21.5 billion yuan, and the revenue of long-term operating products such as "Fantasy Westward Journey" mobile game and "The Fifth Personality" has reached a new high. The self-developed new products are accelerating the full platform and global distribution, and multiple types of products together form a strong content base. The AI big model is deeply integrated into the four major industries of gaming, education, music, and industry. The loading robot equipped with industrial big model technology has landed in scenes such as Nanjing Port and the largest precast beam mixing plant in Asia, exploring the new productivity role of self-developed technology in the physical industry.
NetEase Youdao focuses on the development of three high potential businesses driven by AI, with a revenue of 1.4 billion yuan and a significant improvement in profits. The revenue of the innovation sector was 2 billion yuan, and NetEase Media accelerated the integration of AI services and UGC creation. The proportion of UGC content in NetEase News client increased by 30.5% year-on-year. NetEase Yanxuan utilizes AI technology to iterate products, helping popular products such as ergonomic chairs to remain at the forefront of multi-channel sales, while maintaining double-digit growth in categories such as pets and home cleaning. NetEase email has opened free NetEase VIP departure emails to the Tsinghua Alumni Association and more than 10 partner universities, helping students find high-quality employment.
NetEase CEO Ding Lei stated that in 2024, NetEase will continue to strengthen its research and development capabilities, focus on product and content polishing, explore markets through innovation and category expansion, and work together with global talents and partners to create value.