The9

The9 Ltd.

Type	Public
Traded as	(NASDAQ: NCTY)
Industry	Internet Gaming
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Shanghai, China
Area served	China
Key people	Zhu Jun, Chairman/CEO
Products	Online game operation
Revenue	US$10.16 million (2014)
Net income	US-$17.03 million (2014<finance.yahoo.com>)
Number of employees	498
Website	www.the9.com (in English)

The9 Ltd. (Chinese: 第九城市) is a Shanghai-based online game operator which had the exclusive licence to operate and distribute World of Warcraft in China (launched in June 2005, it has since become the largest online game), a licence it secured after successfully aiding Webzen Games with the distribution of Mu Online in China. However, in April 2009, Blizzard said that the licence has been moved to NetEase.com.^[1]

Current game licences acquired

Note: In rough order of release.

• Mu Online (the partnership has ended)
• World of Warcraft (the partnership has ended)^[2]
• Joyful Journey West
• Guild Wars (Chinese version) (The deal with NCsoft ended prematurely.31 March 2008)^[3]
• Soul of the Ultimate Nation
• Granado Espada
• Hellgate: London
• Huxley
• Ragnarok Online 2
• FIFA Online 2
• Atlantica Online
• Free Realms^[4]
• PlanetSide 2
• Firefall
• Winning Goal

References

• Volume 1, Issue 49 of The Escapist, "Red Blindness" by Allen Varney

External links

• The9 Official Website(in English)
• The9 Official Website(in Chinese)