Beijing, March 21, 2001 - The 'Search Fox' has once again lived up to its name by being voted Best Search Engine in a survey conducted by CNAZ (Chinese Network A to Z), a joint Hong Kong-Chinese organization that measures Chinese websites worldwide. Internet portal SOHU.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) ranked No. 1 in the overall ranking and also took top scores in the categories of accuracy and convenience, while taking second place only in terms of search speed.

CNAZ polled its registered users during an eight-week period from January 10 to March 5, 2001, measuring consumer satisfaction towards the quality of search engines. The survey compared search engines by the accuracy, speed and convenience of search services. More than 3,100 respondents evaluated content, reaction speed, update speed, prioritization of the search results by relevancy, accuracy of links, availability of bilingual search functions, the relevancy of key words search, and the number of repeating search results. The survey also covered email and news services, the results of which will be released at a later date.

The CNAZ survey confirmed that search is a major function of Internet portals in China, reflected in the relatively higher rankings of larger, well-branded web sites. The survey further found that most people tend to stick to a search engine once they have determined what is their favorite search engine.

Only the proprietary search capabilities of web sites offering search to Chinese Internet users were measured in the survey. It excluded the search functions offered on these web sites by professional search engines, such as Google, BaiDu and 3721.

Chinese Network A to Z (www.cnaz.com) is a joint-venture among four parties, the Telecom Measurement Center of the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry, the Chinese Notary Bureau, Hongkong SAR Monthly and Da Hua Bang Economic Research Organization.

"SOHU.com started out as a search engine three years ago when the Internet was barely known in China. We have seen Chinese habits of Internet use being formed from the very beginning and that's why we have developed the search product that is the most accurate and convenient to use. We truly are the foxy search engine as our brand name suggests. We will keep fine-tuning our search functions to continue to offer the highest consumer satisfaction", said Charles Zhang, CEO and President of SOHU.com.

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.

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