Who owns Westward Journey Online?
Westward Journey Online 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
- 2001
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq: NTES HKEX: 9999
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Westward Journey Online
Westward Journey Online is NetEase's first PC-client MMORPG, launched in 2001, and the annual report calls it a widely popular in-house developed game series. A comprehensive upgrade, Westward Journey Online 2, followed, and a turn-based mobile game arrived in September 2015. Alongside Fantasy Westward Journey it forms the two flagship MMORPG lines the company names in its game library.
What NetEase's annual report says about Westward Journey Online
Sentences about Westward Journey Online from NetEase's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
As the mobile gaming market was starting to develop, we also launched our first mobile game, the mobile version of Fantasy Westward Journey II in 2013, and subsequently launched the mobile versions of other in-house developed titles, including the Fantasy Westward Journey and Westward Journey Online mobile games in 2015.
Our Fantasy Westward Journey and Westward Journey Online franchises remain popular and have been instilled in the collective memory of a generation of Chinese players.
How often NetEase names Westward Journey Online in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Westward Journey Online
Where Westward Journey Online 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)
- NetEase Cloud Music (2013)
- Once Human (2024)
- Onmyoji (2016)
- Where Winds Meet (2024)
- Yanxuan (2016)
- Youdao (2006)
Other brands in video games, and who owns them
The 69 brands in video games on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Take-Two, with 7; NetEase has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 2K | Take-Two | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Apex Legends | EA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| eFootball | Konami | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Bingo Blitz | Playtika | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Mega Man | Capcom | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Animal Crossing | Nintendo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Football Manager | Sega Sammy | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clash of Clans | Tencent | 🇨🇳 China |
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.
🇨🇳 Westward Journey Online 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, Westward Journey Online among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Westward Journey Online?
The parent company of Westward Journey Online is NetEase, a publicly listed company headquartered in Hong Kong.
Is Westward Journey Online Chinese or Hong Kong?
Westward Journey Online originated in China in 2001, but it is owned today by NetEase, which is headquartered in Hong Kong. So Westward Journey Online is a Chinese-origin brand under Hong Kong ownership.
Is Westward Journey Online still owned by NetEase?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Westward Journey Online 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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