BEIJING, CHINA, July 9, 2004 - SOHU.COM Inc. (Nasdaq: SOHU), China's leading online media, communications, commerce and mobile value-added services company, announced today that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared effective SOHU's shelf registration statement on Form S-3. SOHU filed the registration statement to register for resale its Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Notes due 2023, issued in July 2003 in a private placement, and the shares of common stock into which the notes are convertible.

The registration statement was filed on behalf of the selling security holders and SOHU will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the notes or the underlying common stock.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities, which offering is being made only by the prospectus that forms a part of the registration statement mentioned above. There shall not be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

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/