| SEHK: 777 | |
| Genre | massively multiplayer online games[1] |
| Founded | May 1999[1] |
| Headquarters | , China |
Number of employees | 3300 (in 2014) [3] |
| Subsidiaries | JumpStart Games |
| Website | http://ir.netdragon.com/ |
| NetDragon Websoft | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 福建网龙计算机网络信息技术有限公司 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | NetDragon (Fujian) Computer Network Information Technology Co Ltd | ||||||
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NetDragon Websoft is a Chinese company that develops and operates massively multiplayer online games in addition to making mobile applications.[1] The company debuted its first product in 2002.[1]
Some self-developed games it operates in China are based on Western IP, such as properties of Disney, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft.[4] Other games based on its own IP are distributed in CIS nations, the Middle East, North Africa, Portugal, Russia, and Vietnam, etc.[5] Some games are also available in English.
Prior to selling this side of the business to Baidu, the company created a mobile phone app store stocked with self-created games and applications.[citation needed] NetDragon had differentiated itself by eschewing selling apps through the distribution channels of others, instead creating its own;[6] in essence making consumers download a separate app to download their apps, allowing them exposure to other Netdragon offerings in the process.[citation needed]
The company headquarters, completed in 2014, garnered media attention for being inspired by Star Trek.[7]