Sohu, Inc.

Sohu, also known as Sohu.com, is a Chinese internet company that operates an online media portal offering news, entertainment, and video content to users primarily in mainland China and among overseas Chinese communities. The company provides online advertising services that allow brands to display advertisements across its portal and affiliated networks. Through its subsidiary Sogou, Sohu offers a search engine that handles web, image, and video queries in Chinese. Sohu also develops and publishes online games, ranging from casual browser-based titles to larger multiplayer experiences, which are distributed through its gaming platform. In addition to advertising and gaming, the firm supplies value‑added services such as mobile applications and cloud‑based solutions for enterprise customers. Its core markets are the Chinese‑speaking internet population, with a focus on delivering localized content and digital marketing solutions.

Sohu distinguishes itself as one of the earliest entrants into China’s online advertising sector, leveraging its portal traffic to become a major medium for brand promotion. The company’s search capability, powered by Sogou, provides a notable alternative to the dominant search engines in the Chinese market. Sohu’s gaming division has built a portfolio of self‑developed and licensed titles that contribute significantly to its revenue streams. A defining event in the company’s history occurred in October 2015 when a hacker known as DoubleFlag breached Sohu’s systems, exfiltrating approximately 23.4 million user accounts from the Sohu.com domain and its Sogou subsidiary and offering the data for sale on the dark web. This incident highlighted vulnerabilities in credential protection and prompted broader discussions about security practices among Chinese internet firms. While the prompt does not disclose explicit ownership details, Sohu, Inc. is a publicly traded entity listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker SOHU.