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                             March 27, 2024

       William Lei Ding
       Chief Executive Officer
       NetEase, Inc.
       NetEase Building
       No. 599 Wangshang Road
       Binjiang District, Hangzhou, 310052
       People   s Republic of China

                                                        Re: NetEase, Inc.
                                                            Form 20-F for the 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
                                                            Response dated 
September 22, 2023
                                                            File No. 000-30666

       Dear William Lei Ding:

              We have reviewed your September 22, 2023 response to our comment 
letter and have the
       following comment.

              Please respond to this letter within ten business days by 
providing the requested
       information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If 
you do not believe a
       comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in 
your response.

                                                        After reviewing your 
response to this letter, we may have additional comments.

       Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022

       General

   1.                                                   We note your September 
22, 2023 response to the staff   s questions about your treatment
                                                        of certain deposit 
arrangements    with original maturities of twelve months or fewer    for
                                                        purposes of Rule 3a-1 
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
                                                        (   Company Act   ). 
Please note that, based on your description of such assets, we do not
                                                        necessarily agree with 
your view that the deposit arrangements may be treated as    cash
                                                        items    for purposes 
of Rule 3a-1. Please supplement the risk factor in your June 30, 2023
                                                        response regarding the 
company   s status under the Company Act to reflect the foregoing
                                                        and provide us with the 
proposed disclosures that you will include in future filings.
 William Lei Ding
FirstName  LastNameWilliam Lei Ding
NetEase, Inc.
Comapany
March      NameNetEase, Inc.
       27, 2024
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       Please contact Megan Akst at 202-551-3407 or Christine Dietz at 
202-551-3408 if you
have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related 
matters.



                                                         Sincerely,

                                                         Division of 
Corporation Finance
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