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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  

This article is about the online game operator. For the music group, see THE9. For other uses, see 9 (disambiguation).

The9 Ltd.
Company typePublic

Traded as

Nasdaq: NCTY
IndustryVideo games
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
HeadquartersShanghai, China

Area served

China

Key people

Zhu Jun (chairman and CEO)
ProductsOnline game operation
RevenueIncreaseUS$10.16 million (2014)

Net income

DecreaseUS-$17.03 million (2014)[1]

Number of employees

498

The9 Ltd. (Chinese: 第九城市) is a Shanghai-based online game operator which had the exclusive licence to operate and distribute World of Warcraft in China (launched in June 2005, it has since become the largest online game), a licence it secured after successfully aiding Webzen Games with the distribution of Mu Online in China. However, in April 2009, Blizzard said that the licence has been moved to NetEase.com.[2]

Game licences acquired

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Note: Game licences acquired In rough order of release.

References

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  1. ^ finance.yahoo.com
  • ^ Modine, Austin (16 April 2009). "Blizzard ditches long-time WoW operator". The Register. Situation Publishing. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  • ^ "Press Releases". Blizzard.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  • ^ Xia, Eva (26 July 2010). "The9 to Operate Free Realms in China". China Game. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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