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Changyou.com (China)

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changyou.com
Technology, Information And Internet700+ employeesFounded 1999🇨🇳 China

Changyou.com (NASDAQ: CYOU) is a leading developer and operator of online games in China. We began operations as a business unit within Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) in 2003, before our carve-out as a separate, stand-alone company in December 2007 and subsequent listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market in April 2009. We now operate one of the most popular MMOGs in China, two popular web games in China and have enjoyed strong growth in user data and revenues for our games. Changyou also owns and operates the 17173.com Website, a leading game information portal in China. We have a leading in-house technology platform that includes our advanced 2.5D and 3D graphics engine, a uniform game development platform, effective anti-cheating and anti-hacking technologies, proprietary cross-networking technology and advanced data protection technology. Our product development team and game operations team work closely together to translate game player feedback into game updates and expansion packs on a timely basis. In addition, our close relationship with Sohu provides us with unique competitive advantages including strategic guidance, pre-launch game reviews, marketing and operational support and access to over 290 million registered users on Sohu's portal.

Founded
1999
Employees
700+
Industry
Technology, Information And Internet
Company type
Public Company
Stock
nasdaq: CYOU
Headquarters
🇨🇳BeiJing, BeiJing
Specialties
Information Technology & ServicesEntertainmentTechnologyGamingTechnology, Information And Internet
1 / 2
Active markets
United States · Hong Kong SAR China
0
New markets
Medium
Confidence
mostly early signals
-100%
Momentum
vs prior period
11 / 100
Expansion Score
Early
Stages2Exploring
1 signal · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
United StatesHong Kong SAR China
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating

Activity pulse

New Product & Tech activity — 1 fresh signal just appeared.

Last 90 days
Hiring
0
No activity
Marketing & PR
0
No activity
Product & Tech
1New
Product launch
+2more categoriesLocked
3 of 5 shown

Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇺🇸United States1st market entered · 2025Advancing
Exploring
4 signalsExploring stage
2
🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR China2nd market entered · 2026Advancing
Exploring
2 signalsExploring stage
Current stageExploringTesting the waters
Confidence43%Medium
Tracking since2025first signal

Recent signals

Product launch🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR Chinalast mo.

Sohu to Report Q1 2026 Results

Product launch🇺🇸 United States4mo ago

Sohu to Report Q4 and FY 2025 Results

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Changyou.com (NASDAQ: CYOU) is a leading developer and operator of online games in China. We began operations as a business unit within Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) in 2003, before our carve-out as a separate, stand-alone company in December 2007 and subsequent listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market in April 2009. We now operate one of the most popular MMOGs in China, two popular web games in China and have enjoyed strong growth in user data and revenues for our games. Changyou also owns and operates the 17173.com Website, a leading game information portal in China. We have a leading in-house technology platform that includes our advanced 2.5D and 3D graphics engine, a uniform game development platform, effective anti-cheating and anti-hacking technologies, proprietary cross-networking technology and advanced data protection technology. Our product development team and game operations team work closely together to translate game player feedback into game updates and expansion packs on a timely basis. In addition, our close relationship with Sohu provides us with unique competitive advantages including strategic guidance, pre-launch game reviews, marketing and operational support and access to over 290 million registered users on Sohu's portal.

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