NetEase Cloud Music

NetEase Cloud Music
Developer(s)NetEase, Inc
Initial releaseApril 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)
Operating systemWindows (Win32/UWP), Mac OS, Linux, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Web page
Available inChinese
Websitemusic.163.com Edit this at Wikidata

NetEase Cloud Music (Chinese: 网易云音乐) is a Chinese freemium music streaming service developed and owned by NetEase, Inc. The streaming service was launched to the public on 23 April 2013. In April 2017 it received its series A financing of 750 million CNY (US$107 million), and was valued at 8 billion CNY (US$1.14 billion).[1] The main features of NetEase Cloud Music include playlists, live streaming, online karaoke, and social networking.[2] As of May 2022, more than 450,000 independent musicians have registered with NetEase Cloud Music,[3] rising to over 611,000 registered artists by December 2022 [4] with a music database consisting of over 60 million songs.[2] It is one of the biggest competitors in the Chinese music streaming business, primarily competing with Tencent's QQ Music.[5]

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  4. ^ "NETEASE CLOUD MUSIC NOW COUNTS OVER 611,000 REGISTERED INDEPENDENT ARTISTS". 23 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. ^ Yang, Zihan (2021). "A Report on Netease Cloud Music Business" (PDF). Journal of Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology. 1 (1): 13–17 – via Clausius Scientific Press.