Company data sheet · Sohu.com
Sohu.com: five lost years, and the economy wasn't the reason.
- Industry
- Computer Processing & Data Preparation
- Headquarters
- China
- Ticker
- SOHU (Nasdaq)
- Sources
- SEC filings (2018–2026), Stratrix's verified Decision Cases, market data and official economic statistics for China
- Data as of
- October 18, 2026
- From profit to five straight losses. Sohu.com lost money every year from 2016 to 2020: $1.2 billion in all. 2021 was its first profit in six years: $0.9 billion.
- It wasn't the cycle. The losses began in 2016, a year China economy grew 6.8%. When a company falls while its economy grows, look inside the company first.
- Left behind by its peers. From 2016 to 2025, its revenue shrank 65% in US dollars; the median among 258 large service companies grew 105%. It outgrew only 1% of them.
- Still smaller than it was. Revenue reached $0.6 billion in 2025, 67% below its 2017 peak of $1.8 billion.
Financial results
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.7 billion | −$0.2 billion | |
| 2017 | $1.8 billion | −$0.6 billion | |
| 2018 | $0.7 billion | −$0.2 billion | |
| 2019 | $0.7 billion | −$0.1 billion | |
| 2020 | $0.7 billion | −$0.1 billion | |
| 2021 | $0.8 billion | $0.9 billion | |
| 2022 | $0.7 billion | −$0 billion | |
| 2023 | $0.6 billion | −$0 billion | |
| 2024 | $0.6 billion | −$0.1 billion | |
| 2025 | $0.6 billion | $0.4 billion |
As reported in its annual filings. Losses in red.
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