2Q 2020

Investor Presentation

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

Founded in 1997, NetEase Inc. is a leading China-based internet technology company that develops and operates some of China's most popular online PC and mobile games, and offers other innovative services, including online education, music streaming and a private label e-commerce platform.

NetEase Inc. has been listed on NASDAQ since 2000 under the symbol (NASDAQ: NTES), and completed

its dual listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2020 under the ticker (HK: 9999).

Its majority-owned education business, Youdao, has been listed on NYSE since October 2019 (NYSE: DAO).

As of June 30, 2020, NetEase had over 22,000 employees.

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MARKET SNAPSHOT

In USD

$62.3 billion

Market Cap 1 (08/12/20)

131

$4.95

million

ADS Outstanding, 2

Basic net income per 3

Diluted

ADS (GAAP) (2Q20)

(2Q20)

$2.6

$642

$14.6

billion

million

billion

Net Revenue

Net income attributable to

Cash, time deposits

(2Q20)

the Company's shareholders

and short-term investment

(GAAP) (2Q20)

(06/30/20)

Note:

1

Market Cap is calculated using the closing price on NASDAQ; Our market cap is HK$ 468.9 billion ($ 60.5 billion ) based on the closing price on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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2

Total weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (diluted) is 3,281 million as of June 30, 2020. Our ADSs each represents 25 ordinary shares.

3

Basic net income per ordinary share equals to US$0.198, or HK$1.53 (FX: 1 US$= 7.7501 HKD).

20Q2 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Launched exciting new titles including Fantasy Westward Journey H5, King of Hunters, PES Club Manager and MARVEL Duel

Introduced PC game Justice's two-year anniversary expansion pack in June, propelling high popularity and driving increased new and returning players

Reinforced international games presence with strong performances from Knives Out and Life-After in Japan

Continued popularity of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft® in China, achieving a record number of peak concurrent users in the first half of this year

Advanced near-term titles for release including EVE Echoes and Onmyoji: Yokai Koya, as well as other upcoming titles in the pipeline such as: The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, For All Time, Revelation mobile game, Ghost World Chronicle, Nightmare Breaker, Infinite Lagrange, Diablo® Immortal™ and Pokémon Quest.

Grew Youdao's intelligent learning business steadily with net revenues from learning services and products by 190% year-over-year, and achieved positive net operating cash flow again during the quarter

Maintained strong momentum for NetEase Cloud Music, with robust growth in net revenues from both membership and live streaming, and secured a multi-year licensing agreement with Universal Music Group recently.

Completed listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2020

Issued first Environmental, Social and Governance report in June 2020

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Online Games

  • Leading developer and operator of self-developed PC and mobile games for internet users in China and internationally;
  • Operator of licensed games from Blizzard Entertainment, Mojang AB (a Microsoft subsidiary) and other leading game developers internationally.

Online Music

  • Leading interactive music streaming service providers in China with more than 800 million registered users;
  • Platform of choice for exploring new and independent music among music enthusiasts in China, and the most popular entertainment app among China's vibrant Generation Z community

Online Education

  • A leading intelligent learning service operated by Youdao, our majority-controlled subsidiary dedicated to developing and using technologies to provide learning content, applications and solutions to users of all ages.

E-commerce and Others

  • Leading service provider of private label e-commerce through Yanxuan, a platform offers access to a comprehensive selection of affordable and high-quality products in China;
  • Others include one of the largest providers of free e- mail services in China, one of the most popular internet media service providers in China, as well as our CC live- streaming platform.

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ONLINE GAMES

Online Games Net Revenue and Gross Margin

RMB million

65.1%

Gross Margin

Mobile Game Net Revenue

PC Game Net Revenue

64.3%

63.7%

63.1%

63.8%

63.1%

64.1%

63.8%

62.8%

11,850

13,518

13,828

11,020

11,433

11,535

11,604

10,061 10,348

72%

70%

72%

Mobile Games as a 75%

68%

70%

72%

71%

70%

Percentage of

Online Games Net

Revenue

2Q18

3Q18

4Q18

1Q19

2Q19

3Q19

4Q19

1Q20

2Q20

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ONLINE GAMES - PC GAMES

Flagship Self-Developed PC titles

Flagship Licensed PC titles

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ONLINE GAMES - MOBILE GAMES

  • Over 100 mobile games offered in China

Self-Developed Mobile Games

Licensed Mobile Games From Overseas Developers

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ONLINE GAMES - MOBILE GAMES

Launching Mobile Games in Overseas Markets

Overseas games net revenue accounts for above 10% of total online games net revenue.

  • Overseas games net revenue reaches a new record driven by robust growths from Knives Out and Life-After in Japan
  • Knives Out successfully collaborated with Tokyo Ghoul anime, and topped Japan's iOS grossing chart for nearly a week

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ONLINE EDUCATION

Youdao Net Revenue and Gross Margin

RMB million

Gross Margin

Net Revenue

43.5%

45.2%

36.3%

32.9%

29.8%

29.7%

23.3%

23.4%

25.8%

323

230226

193174

623

541

410

346

2Q18

3Q18

4Q18

1Q19

2Q19

3Q19

4Q19

1Q20

2Q20

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ONLINE EDUCATION

Youdao Premium Courses

Dual-teacher Live Streaming Class & Interactive Learning Experience Empowered by AI

STEAM

China University MOOC

Learning

NetEase Cloud Classroom

Gamified Learning

Certificates & Career Advancement

Youdao

Youdao

Fun Reading

Maths

Youdao

U-Dictionary

Youdao

Manual

Youdao

Dictionary

Translation

Translation

Cloudnote

Age of Students

Serving Diversified Demands Across All Age Groups

0

6

15

18

22

Pre-School

K-12

Adult

  • Youdao continues to scale at a rapid pace, achieving a positive operating cash flow again during the quarter.
  • Gross billings generated by online courses increased 223% year-over-year in the second quarter.

Net revenues of learning devices performed well, and Youdao released Dictionary Pen 2.0 Pro in June.

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INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES AND OTHERS

Innovative Businesses and Others

Net Revenue and Gross Margin

RMB million

Gross Margin

Net Revenue

18.5%

15.5%15.8%

3,734

3,003

2,692

NetEase

NetEase Yanxuan

Cloud Music

NetEase E-mail

NetEase Media

NetEase CC

2Q191Q202Q20

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INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES AND OTHERS

NetEase Cloud Music

NetEase Yanxuan

Launched in April 2013, NetEase Cloud Music is

Our innovative private label e-commerce business,

one of the largest online music streaming

targeting middle-class consumers in China with a

platforms in China with more than 800 million

strong emphasis on quality of life

registered users

Initiated two successful live streaming broadcasts

Secured a multi-year licensing agreement with

featuring both NetEase and Yanxuan executives,

Universal Music Group, marking a great step

with the associated gross billings exceeding our

forward for China's music industry as a whole

expectations

Launched our Karaoke App, which allows one-

Continued to optimize our operating efficiency by

click remix capabilities for limitless creative

introducing a number of popular products, and

possibilities when singing on the App

significantly reducing inventory turnover days

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INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES AND OTHERS

Internet Media

  • www.163.com is one of China's most visited internet portals, with strong user diversity, reach and stickiness
  • Mobile News App is one of the most popular news apps in China

Live Streaming

  • CC live streaming platform offers various live streaming content with a primary focus on games

E-mail Services

  • China's leading e-mail service provider since 1997
  • Around 630 million annual active users as of June 30, 2020

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Net Revenue

RMB billion

17.1

18.2

14.4

2Q191Q202Q20

RMB billion

Operating Cash Flow

6.5

Net Income attributable to shareholders

RMB billion

(Continuing) (GAAP)

4.5

3.4

3.6

2Q191Q202Q20

Value Returned to Shareholders

US$

2019FY

2Q19

3Q19

4Q19

1Q20

2Q20

Dividend per

$10.34

$1.04

$7.59

$1.02

$1.16

$1.485

ADS

4.5

4.8

Dividend paid

$1,270 m

$89 m

$129 m

$990 m

$131 m

$158 m

(during the period)

Share Buyback

$0.2 m

$0

$0.2m

$0

$341.9m

$413.8m

(during the period)

2Q19

1Q20

2Q20

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BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY

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INCOME STATEMENT SUMMARY

Note:

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All percentages are calculated based on numbers in millions except per ADS data

CONTACT US

Margaret Shi

Brandi Piacente

NetEase, Inc.

The Piacente Group, Inc.

E-mail: ir@service.netease.com

E-mail: netease@thepiacentegroup.com

Tel: (+86) 571-8985-3378

Tel: (+1) 212-481-2050

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THANK YOU

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