The9 Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an Internet company in the People's Republic of China. The company primarily focuses on developing cryptocurrencies mining business. It also operates and develops proprietary or licensed online games, primarily mobile games and TV games. The company was formerly known as GameNow.net Limited and changed its name to The9 Limited in February 2004. The9 Limited was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
IPO Year: 2004
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: the9.com
Joint Venture Partner Committed Annual Profit of RMB80 Million and 50% Annual Growth SHANGHAI, Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed a Joint Venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with Chengdu Qing Cheng Network Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Qing Cheng"), a leading mobile game operation and distribution company focusing on serving gamers in China's sinking market. The9 will hold a 51% stake and Qing Cheng will hold a 49% stake in the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture will be
Joint Venture Partner Committed Annual Profit of RMB20 Million and 50% Annual Growth SHANGHAI, Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed a Joint Venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with Shenzhen JiTuo Interactive Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "JiTuo"), an AI algorithms mobile advertising company in China. JiTuo is a game development partner with AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) in China. It is also an agency partner for Apple Search Ads in China. The9 will hold a 51% stake and JiTuo wil
SHANGHAI, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed an amendment agreement to joint venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with its joint venture partner Zhejiang Huanyu Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Huanyu"), a Chinese game development and operation company. Huanyu originally committed that the Joint Venture will have game revenues of at least RMB600 million and a profit of RMB200 million in 2025. Based on the Agreement, Huanyu increased its commitment that the Joint Venture will ha
Joint Venture Partner Committed Annual Profit of RMB100 Million in 2025 SHANGHAI, Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with ShaoXing TongZe Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "TongZe"), an AI algorithms and big data marketing service provider in China. The9 will hold a 51% stake and TongZe will hold a 49% stake in the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture will become one of The9's consolidated subsidiaries to operate AI algorithms and big data
SHANGHAI, Aug. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with Zhejiang Huanyu Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Huanyu"), a Chinese game development and operation company. The Joint Venture will become one of The9's consolidated subsidiaries to operate the mobile and PC versions of the new MIR game: MIR M, in which The9 holds a 51% stake and Huanyu holds a 49% stake. Pursuant to the Agreement, Huanyu promised to guide its existing MIR and relat
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SINGAPORE, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) (hereinafter referred to as "The9"), an established Internet company, announced today that it has signed private placement agreements with industry-leading cryptocurrency investment funds Elune Capital, Fine Vision Fund and Bripheno Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Investors"). Pursuant to the agreement, the Investors will invest US$8 million in The9. The9 will issue Class A common shares to the Investors with share price equal to the average closing price of the 30 consecutive trading days before the signing of the agreements. The shares issued are subject to statutory lock-up period. The9 will esta
Joint Venture Partner Committed Annual Profit of RMB80 Million and 50% Annual Growth SHANGHAI, Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed a Joint Venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with Chengdu Qing Cheng Network Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Qing Cheng"), a leading mobile game operation and distribution company focusing on serving gamers in China's sinking market. The9 will hold a 51% stake and Qing Cheng will hold a 49% stake in the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture will be
Joint Venture Partner Committed Annual Profit of RMB20 Million and 50% Annual Growth SHANGHAI, Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed a Joint Venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with Shenzhen JiTuo Interactive Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "JiTuo"), an AI algorithms mobile advertising company in China. JiTuo is a game development partner with AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) in China. It is also an agency partner for Apple Search Ads in China. The9 will hold a 51% stake and JiTuo wil
SHANGHAI, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed an amendment agreement to joint venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with its joint venture partner Zhejiang Huanyu Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Huanyu"), a Chinese game development and operation company. Huanyu originally committed that the Joint Venture will have game revenues of at least RMB600 million and a profit of RMB200 million in 2025. Based on the Agreement, Huanyu increased its commitment that the Joint Venture will ha
DDC Enterprise, Ltd. (NYSEAM:DDC), ("DayDayCook," "DDC," or the "Company"), a leading multi-brand Asian consumer food company, today announced that it has appointed George Lai as an independent member of the Board of Directors. George was also appointed to serve on each Committee of the Board of Directors, including the Audit Committee where he will serve as the designated financial expert and Chair. George replaces Ms. Wei Qiao who resigned from the Board on November 30, 2024. "George brings a strong background in finance and accounting to our Board, with his CFO and Board experience with other public companies," commented Norma Chu, CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors. "George's ins
WUHAN, China, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NIP Group Inc. (NASDAQ:NIPG) ("NIP Group" or the "Company"), a leading digital entertainment company, and The9 Limited ("The9") today announced that NIP Group has entered into a strategic partnership with China Crown Technology Limited ("China Crown"), a wholly owned subsidiary of The9, to develop "MIR M" into a competitive esports title. Together, both parties aim to create a game that embodies the characteristics of MIR M and is suitable for esports adoption. China Crown secured the exclusive publishing license of "MIR M" from Wemade Co., Ltd. ("Wemade") in Mainland China in May 2024. The game is the latest version of the classic game "MIR
SHANGHAI, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) (the "Company"), an established Internet company, today announced that it has called an extraordinary general meeting (the "AGM") of shareholders and has approved the issuance of Class B ordinary shares to its chairman of the Board of Directors and chief executive officer Mr. Jun Zhu. AGM The AGM will be held at the BNY Mellon Office, Room No. 4, 26/F Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong on December 27, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., Hong Kong time to consider and vote on the following proposals (the "Proposals") as further detailed in the notice of the AGM (the "Notice"): 1. "THAT: Mr. Davin Alexander Mackenzie, whose te
Joint Venture Partner Committed Annual Profit of RMB100 Million in 2025 SHANGHAI, Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with ShaoXing TongZe Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "TongZe"), an AI algorithms and big data marketing service provider in China. The9 will hold a 51% stake and TongZe will hold a 49% stake in the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture will become one of The9's consolidated subsidiaries to operate AI algorithms and big data
SHANGHAI, Aug. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai The9 Information Technology Co., Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") with Zhejiang Huanyu Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Huanyu"), a Chinese game development and operation company. The Joint Venture will become one of The9's consolidated subsidiaries to operate the mobile and PC versions of the new MIR game: MIR M, in which The9 holds a 51% stake and Huanyu holds a 49% stake. Pursuant to the Agreement, Huanyu promised to guide its existing MIR and relat
SHANGHAI, June 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced that it signed a definitive share purchase agreement (the "Agreement") with Wuhan Weixiang Science And Technology Co., Ltd. ("WeiXiang"), an AI-powered educational technology company in China, to purchase 19% of WeiXiang by cash and issuance of The9's restricted shares. The9 is also granted a purchase option to purchase up to 51% of the total shares of WeiXiang based on a valuation calculated as 7 times of Weixiang's audited annual profit after tax, provided that such valuation should be higher than US$45 million. Weixiang was founded by Mr. Xu Wang, a pioneer in the
SINGAPORE, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (NASDAQ:NCTY) (hereinafter referred to as "The9"), an established Internet company, announced today that it has signed private placement agreements with industry-leading cryptocurrency investment funds Elune Capital, Fine Vision Fund and Bripheno Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Investors"). Pursuant to the agreement, the Investors will invest US$8 million in The9. The9 will issue Class A common shares to the Investors with share price equal to the average closing price of the 30 consecutive trading days before the signing of the agreements. The shares issued are subject to statutory lock-up period. The9 will esta
DDC Enterprise, Ltd. (NYSEAM:DDC), ("DayDayCook," "DDC," or the "Company"), a leading multi-brand Asian consumer food company, today announced that it has appointed George Lai as an independent member of the Board of Directors. George was also appointed to serve on each Committee of the Board of Directors, including the Audit Committee where he will serve as the designated financial expert and Chair. George replaces Ms. Wei Qiao who resigned from the Board on November 30, 2024. "George brings a strong background in finance and accounting to our Board, with his CFO and Board experience with other public companies," commented Norma Chu, CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors. "George's ins
SHANGHAI, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced the appointment of Mr. Wang Wei as the Vice President of NBTC Limited (hereinafter referred to as "NBTC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The9. Mr. Wang will lead the global operation and management of the cryptocurrencies mining machines in NBTC. Mr. Wang is an early pioneer in the blockchain industry. Before joining The9, he served as the head of Canaan Technology's technical service center, leading the team responsible for the maintenance and after-sales service of hundreds of thousands of mining machines. At the same time, Mr. Wang's team assisted customers in bui
SHANGHAI, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) ("The9"), an established Internet company, today announced the appointment of Cai Zhifang as the Chief Executive Officer of NBTC Limited (hereinafter referred to as "NBTC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The9, to lead the development of blockchain and cryptocurrency business in NBTC. Mr. Cai has been on board. Mr. Cai is an early pioneer in the blockchain industry. In 2013, Mr. Cai co-founded YiBit Digital Technology Company Limited, one of the earliest integrated platforms in blockchain industry in China. In 2015, Mr. Cai served as the general manager of WeiTui Technology Limited Company, which self-operated Bitcoin mining