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Why NetEase’s e-learning unit slashed New York IPO target

Why NetEase’s e-learning unit slashed New York IPO target

Only 5% of China’s online education businesses for pre-college students are profitable, according to one estimate.
Coco Feng · · 4 min read
Baidu down, Qihoo up, Google dead: 2013 was a year of drama for China’s search engines

Baidu down, Qihoo up, Google dead: 2013 was a year of drama for China’s search engines

Baidu down; Qihoo up; Google dead. That’s the summary of what happened to search engines in China in 2013. It was a year of big and dramatic changes. Baidu’s (NASDAQ:BIDU)
Steven Millward · · 3 min read
Could Qihoo and Netease’s Search Partnership Turn Into Something More?

Could Qihoo and Netease’s Search Partnership Turn Into Something More?

On Friday afternoon, Qihoo 360 announced a partnership with Netease that will see the former providing technology for the latter’s Youdao search engine. If you haven’t heard of Youdao, you’re
C. Custer · · 2 min read
These Two Graphs Show Painful Drops for Google and Baidu in China Search Engine Market

These Two Graphs Show Painful Drops for Google and Baidu in China Search Engine Market

Now that it’s July we have market share data for China’s hard-fought search engine sector. The industry was reinvigorated last August by the entrance of Qihoo (NYSE:QIHU) (previously a web
Steven Millward · · 3 min read

Evernote’s Biggest Rival in China is Way Ahead With 15 Million Users

We know that Evernote has four million users in China right now, but the nation is also home to a few note sync clones that have had more time to
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Qihoo’s Search Engine Market Share Up 2%, Mainly at Expense of Baidu

When we last looked at search engine market share in China, the bruiser of a newcomer, Qihoo’s (NYSE:QIHU) So.com search service, was slowly making inroads on its major rival. But
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Here’s How Search Engines are Performing in China at the End of 2012

Google had to get used to being in fourth place in China in 2012. 2012 was a year of disruption, frustration, and lost users for search engines operating in China
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Take Note, Evernote: Netease’s Cloud Notes App Hits 8 Million Users

Chinese web portal Netease (NASDAQ:NTES) is making good progress with its Evernote-like cloud notes service, Youdao YunBiJi, which has just surpassed eight million users. According to the Youdao staffer in
Steven Millward · · 1 min read

Qihoo’s New Search Engine Surges to 10% Share in China, Google Drops to 4th Place

Chinese traffic stats company CNZZ has calculated the impact of Qihoo’s (NYSE:QIHU) controversial new search engine in the China market, and reckons that it has grabbed the second spot with
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Netease Product Search Engine Nears Launch, Gets a Name

Last December we reported that the Chinese web portal Netease is preparing a product search engine – a hot new area of competition on the web in China. And now,
Steven Millward · · 2 min read