搜狐视频 - Revenge games & ghost hunting

FEATURE

[Masked Love] Solo broadcast, Qian Jin is reborn to engage in the game of revenge.

[Busiyi: Zhiguai] Solo broadcast, a ghost hunter unravels the enigma surrounding malevolent spirits.

[Please enter your dream] Solo broadcast, exploring a millennium-old connection through dreams and longing.

[Glory Youth] Solo broadcast, the journey within military school life commences.

[Ye City Fu: Li Sheng] Solo broadcast, experiences of sadomasochism intensify in Night City.

Origin of the name

Sohu brand originated from the Internet

Search - summarizes the earliest origin of China's Internet

Fox - is full of spirituality and vitality

On November 1, 1995, Dr. Zhang Chaoyang returned to China from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. In August of the following year, he obtained angel investment and founded Sohu's predecessor "Aitexin Information Technology Co., Ltd." and established the Aitexin website, part of which was classified search, called "Aitexin Compass". Because it is related to search, combined with the traditional Chinese culture "zhihuzheya", it was renamed "Souhu". During the second round of financing, Aitexin determined that Sohu business would be the focus of future development. Considering that foxes symbolize agility, flexibility and intelligence in both the world and Chinese culture, and these qualities also meet the characteristics of search engine services, "Souhu" was changed to "Sohu" in November 1997. In February 1998, Aitexin was officially renamed Sohu Company, and the Sohu brand was officially born. In October, the domain name SOHOO.COM was changed to SOHU.COM. "Go out and rely on maps, go online and find Sohu", Sohu thus opened the magical door to the Internet world for Chinese netizens.

To this day, Sohu has always taken it as its mission to meet users' Internet needs and experience, and has grown into a leader in China's Internet. Sohu has influenced 80% of Chinese netizens and has become their mainstream information media, life, entertainment and communication and interaction platform.

Sohu will make every effort to build a century-old Internet brand and strive to become a long-lasting, successful and great Internet company, providing the most reliable online life platform for the majority of netizens with all-round high-quality content services and advanced Internet products, making Sohu an indispensable part of the lives of Chinese people.

Sohu Chronicle

On November 1, 1995, Dr. Zhang Chaoyang returned to his motherland from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In August 1996, Sohu's predecessor "Aitexin Information Technology Co., Ltd." was founded based on venture capital.

In February 1998, Aitexin launched Sohu, China's first large-scale classified query search engine, and the Sohu brand was born. "Rely on maps when you go out, and look for Sohu on the Internet." Sohu has opened the magical door to the Internet world for Chinese netizens.

In 1999, Sohu launched news and content channels, laying the foundation for the prototype of a comprehensive portal website and opening the era of China's Internet portal. Due to Mr. Zhang Chaoyang's outstanding contributions to the dissemination and business practice of the Internet in China, he was named one of the "Global 50 Digital Heroes" by Time Magazine in the United States, and appeared on the cover of the Fortune Forum and Asia Weekly.

On July 12, 2000, Sohu was officially listed on the NASDAQ in the United States (NASDAQ: SOHU), and developed from a well-known domestic enterprise to an international brand. In September of the same year, Sohu acquired ChinaRen, China's leading youth community, and established its position as a leading Chinese website in China.

In the third quarter of 2002, Sohu achieved full profitability for the first time in the domestic Internet industry, which was an epoch-making milestone in the development of China's Internet and led to the overall rise of Chinese concept stocks on NASDAQ.

In November 2005, Sohu signed a contract to become the Internet content service sponsor of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

In 2008, Sohu, as an Internet media, exclusively watched the Olympic flame on Mount Everest, and created many reporting records for Chinese websites and even the global Internet during the Olympic Games, successfully completing the reporting mission of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

On April 2, 2009, Changyou, a subsidiary of Sohu, was successfully listed on NASDAQ in the United States, and Sohu became the first "twin stars" of Chinese Internet companies in NASDAQ.

In September 2009, Sohu Video initiated the "China Online Video Anti-Piracy Alliance", which played a decisive role in promoting the legalization of online videos.

In 2009, Sohu Video became the first Internet company in China to purchase the copyright of overseas legitimate film and television. In 2010, Sohu Video took the lead in introducing and launching legitimate American TV series, premiering "Lost" and other dramas simultaneously around the world, and successively broadcasting many popular American TV series exclusively, becoming the largest American TV series broadcasting platform in China, and the effect of the first brand of American TV series began.

On April 24, 2013, the number of users of Sohu News Client, a mobile Internet product of Sohu Company, exceeded 100 million, becoming the first news client in China with more than 100 million users.

In November 2017, Sohu's subsidiary Sogou was officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

In May 2018, Sohu Group's listed holding parent company moved its registered office to the Cayman Islands.

In 2020, the number of users covered by Sohu News Client reached 700 million.

In April 2020, Changyou completed its privatization, delisted from Nasdaq, and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sohu.

In September 2021, Sogou completed its privatization and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent.

In November 2021, Sohu Video continued to deepen its knowledge live broadcast, and the phenomenal knowledge IP "Zhang Chaoyang's Physics Class" premiered, setting off a wave of scientific learning across the entire network.