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BEIJING, CHINA, 21 September 2001 - SOHU.COM Inc. (NASDAQ:
SOHU), China's leading online media, communications and commerce company today
announced that it remains the indisputable number one web property in China
according to iamasia's latest survey results. SOHU.COM Inc. continues to hold
its top of the list ranking in reach and unique visitors, making the company the
most visited web portal in Mainland China. The 'Search Fox' also defended its
number one page view position, securing a solid 23% lead over its closest rival.
For eight consecutive months, SOHU.COM Inc. has maintained its lead status as
the number one web property in China in iamasia, consistently winning
pole-position in all key categories.
| Overall Ranking |
Property |
Reach |
Unique Visitors
(000) |
Page Views
(000) |
Hours
(000) |
Page View
per user |
| 1 |
SOHU.COM Inc. |
55.0% |
7,606 |
682,213 |
16,579 |
89.7 |
| 2 |
Sina.com Ltd. |
54.3% |
7,517 |
405,789 |
16,469 |
54.0 |
| 3 |
Netease.com Inc. |
43.1% |
5,962 |
251,383 |
10,292 |
42.2 |
| 4 |
Microsoft Corp. |
40.1% |
5,553 |
93,584 |
2,667 |
16.9 |
| 5 |
263 Online Inc. |
28.8% |
3,988 |
99,509 |
6,157 |
25.0 |
"SOHU.COM has always been considered synonymous with the Internet by millions
of Mainland Chinese who continue to demonstrate sustained,long-term loyalty to
our brand," said Charles Zhang, CEO, President and Chairman of SOHU.COM. "SOHU
is a proven'brand warrior'that can defend and take market-share with products
and services that satisfy the lifestyle needs of a diverse community of Internet
users."
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/ |
