Who owns NetEase Cloud Music?
NetEase Cloud Music is owned by NetEase (Hong Kong, Nasdaq: NTES).[1]
Evidence: NetEase, Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-15, SEC EDGAR, 15 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- NetEase, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Founded
- 2013
- Category
- Internet & digital › Streaming & media › Streaming audio
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq: NTES HKEX: 9999
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About NetEase Cloud Music
NetEase Cloud Music is the music streaming platform that NetEase lists as launched in 2013. Its annual report says the service earns revenue from membership subscriptions, sales of digital albums and songs, sublicensing of music content, and live streaming where users buy virtual gifts for performers. It is run by NetEase Cloud Music Inc., a majority-controlled subsidiary listed in Hong Kong in December 2021 under stock code 9899.
Ownership timeline of NetEase Cloud Music
Where NetEase Cloud Music sits in NetEase
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by NetEase
NetEase controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Fantasy Westward Journey (2004)
- Identity V (2018)
- Naraka: Bladepoint (2021)
- Once Human (2024)
- Onmyoji (2016)
- Westward Journey Online (2001)
- Where Winds Meet (2024)
- Yanxuan (2016)
- Youdao (2006)
Other brands in streaming audio, and who owns them
The 20 brands in streaming audio on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Storytel, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobooks.com | Storytel | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Kugou Music | Tencent Music | 🇨🇳 China |
| Deezer | Deezer | 🇫🇷 France |
| LiveOne | LiveOne | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Spotify | Spotify | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Apple Music | Apple | 🇺🇸 United States |
| TIDAL | Block | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melon | Kakao | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: NetEase
NetEase is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, founded in 1997. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq: NTES and HKEX: 9999.
NetEase is a Cayman Islands holding company, incorporated in 1999, whose annual report says its business was founded in China in June 1997 and whose principal executive offices are in Hong Kong. It runs online games, the NetEase Cloud Music streaming service, Youdao learning and the Yanxuan private-label e-commerce brand. NetEase Cloud Music (HKEX 9899) and Youdao (NYSE: DAO) are listed majority-controlled subsidiaries, and the filing gives no percentage for either. Marvel Rivals, Diablo Immortal and Racing Master are not listed here because they use licensed or co-developed intellectual property.
🇨🇳 NetEase Cloud Music and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 319 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, NetEase Cloud Music among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of NetEase Cloud Music?
The parent company of NetEase Cloud Music is NetEase, a publicly listed company headquartered in Hong Kong.
Is NetEase Cloud Music owned by Tencent Music?
No. NetEase Cloud Music is owned by NetEase, not Tencent Music.
Is NetEase Cloud Music Chinese or Hong Kong?
NetEase Cloud Music originated in China in 2013, but it is owned today by NetEase, which is headquartered in Hong Kong. So NetEase Cloud Music is a Chinese-origin brand under Hong Kong ownership.
Is NetEase Cloud Music still owned by NetEase?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, NetEase Cloud Music is still owned by NetEase. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] NetEase, Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-15 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 15 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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