SOHU.com Inc. clear winner with 56% more page views than nearest competitor

Beijing, CHINA, February 23, 2001 - Leading Internet portal SOHU.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) was today awarded the number one web property ranking in China for the second consecutive month by Asia-Pacific research group iamasia. SOHU.com Inc. beat its competition in four categories with approximately 784 million page views, 4.8 million unique users, and a 55% reach amongst active home Internet users.

According to iamasia, SOHU.com Inc. users spent over 4.9 million hours browsing the site, a 43% increase over the previous month, and a 34% lead over the nearest rival.

"SOHU.com Inc. is China's quiet internet leader and clearly the most popular peoples' portal," said Charles Zhang, CEO and president of SOHU.com Inc. "Our solid and consistent drive to add value to our users' experience is paying off. The 'Search Fox' will continue to stay ahead of the pack by developing products and services that focus on delighting the consumer."

iamasia was founded in 1999 and provides detailed and actionable intelligence on online-media usage in Asia Pacific. Monthly iamasia reports provide in-depth information on the size, composition and evolution of Internet-user populations across Asia Pacific

About SOHU.com
SOHU.com is the leading Internet portal in Mainland China with current daily page views exceeding 12 million. It provides navigation/search, news, sports, business and finance, real estate channel, entertainment, chat, email and e-commerce activities for a solid and wide base of visitors. Dr. Charles Zhang founded SOHU.com in 1997. Its investors include Intel, Dow Jones, IDG, the Morningside China Group, PCCW, Legend and Hikari. Its content partners include CNET, DOW Jones and dozens of local media organizations in China.

For further information:
Dahlia Wei
SOHU Investor Relations and Communications
Tel: +86 10 6272 6598
E-mail: ir@sohu-inc.com
http://www.sohu.com/about/English/