NetEase Cloud Music
Founded 1997
Sells To Business, Consumers
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Public

NetEase Cloud Music is a freemium Chinese music streaming service offering licensed playback, playlists, charts and podcasts.
NetEase Cloud Music is the music streaming platform NetEase runs for listeners in mainland China. Its web and mobile clients cover on-demand playback, downloads, search, ranked charts, editorial playlists, artist and album pages, podcasts and internet radio, and personalised recommendations such as daily recommendations and private FM. The service pairs that catalogue with social functions, including song and playlist comments, listening recognition and location-aware discovery, and it also carries short video.
The offering is monetised freemium: core listening is free, while memberships, paid digital albums and sound-quality or feature upgrades generate subscription revenue. A separate artist side offers independent musicians distribution, data tools, promotion, copyright services and revenue sharing, and the 云推歌 cloud song promotion product sells promotional placements; global distribution pushes releases to more than 150 streaming platforms. NetEase Cloud Music operates only in mainland China and is listed on the Hong Kong exchange.
| Attribute | NetEase Cloud Music | Apple Music | Kugou Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||||
| Founded | 1997 | 1976 | 2016 | |
| Sells To | Business, Consumers | Enterprises, Individuals | — | |
| Pricing Model | Recurring | Services, Subscription | — | |
| Ownership | Public | Public | — |
Founded 1997
Sells To Business, Consumers
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Public
Founded 1976
Sells To Enterprises, Individuals
Pricing Model Services, Subscription
Ownership Public
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Founded 2016
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