Beijing, June 21, 2001 - China's leading Internet portal and online media services provider SOHU.com Inc. (Nasdaq:SOHU) has attained top rankings in two of the most authoritative Internet measurement surveys in China.

SOHU.com. climbed to Number One position in overall general ranking of all Chinese Internet properties in the May study by NetValue, a worldwide Internet activity measurement company.

Furthermore, for five straight months SOHU.com Inc. has maintained its number one web property ranking in iamasia's latest Mainland China audience measurement survey, proving the company has a solid product offering that consistently focuses on the very distinct needs of Chinese users.

NetValue's Internet Survey Data of China is the company's monthly of the Chinese Internet market. NetValue, a French company, is the only global survey company that measures all protocols with NetMeters based on TCP/IP level. The protocols measured are web, email, news, instant messaging, games, video/audio, chat, secure connection and file transfer. NetValue's global clients include leading Internet and media companies, retailers and banks, including Yahoo!, MSN, Excite, ZDNET , Sky.com, Cadbury, Salomon Smith Barney and BNP Paribas.

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.

"SOHU understands better than anyone what its users need and want. The latest results clearly prove that SOHU has developed a popular lifestyle medium that cultivates user loyalty. Users have discovered that SOHU is more than a content provider. It is a complete experience. Our users' taste are becoming more sophisticated and SOHU is formulating the necessary products to satisfy these evolving demands in lifestyle needs," 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.

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/