When was Sohu.com founded?

Sohu.com was founded in 1996 and raised its 1st funding round 22 years after it was founded.

Where is Sohu.com located?

Sohu.com is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Who is the current CEO of Sohu.com?

Charles Zhang and Xiaochuan Wang s of Sohu.com.

How many employees does Sohu.com have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Sohu.com is 243.

Is Sohu.com a funded company?

Sohu.com is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Angel round on Apr 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Sohu.com?

Sohu.com's latest funding was a $***** Angel round on Apr 2018, with participation from 0 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Sohu.com?

Annual revenue of Sohu.com is more than $1B as on Dec 31, 2017

Where does Sohu.com rank among its competitors?

Sohu.com ranks 3rd amongst 187 active competitors, of which 12 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Yandex, which secured an undisclosed amount in May, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Sohu.com?

Sohu.com's top competitors include DuckDuckGo, Brave and Yahoo. Among them, Yandex secured the most recent funding round in May, 2025.

Sohu.com - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Online media, search and game service company. It is providing online products and services on personal computers (PCs) and mobile devices. The company operates through four segments, brand advertising segment and the others segment (both operated by Sohu), the sogou segment and the changyou segment. It is an online search, client software and mobile internet product provider.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1996

Location

Beijing, China

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$159K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Angel, Apr 2018, $*****

Investors

Chiratae Ventures & 7 more

Ranked

3^rd among 187 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2017

Employee Count

243 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Token.TM & 1 more

Similar Companies

Yahoo & 174 more

Exit Details

Public

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Sohu.com is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
SOHU COM INC CIN: 1104188 , United States, Active	Aug 01, 1996	$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2017)	-	-

Sohu.com got listed on Jul 14, 2000.

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Sohu.com has raised a total funding of $159K over 1 round. Sohu.com has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Sohu.com:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 2018	7341312	Angel	4524631	1509777	2592118	5268021

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The founders of Sohu.com are Edward Roberts and Charles Zhang.

Here are the details of Sohu.com's key team members:

Edward Roberts: Co-founder of Sohu.com and founder of 1 other company.
Charles Zhang: Founder&Chairman&CEO of Sohu.com.
Xiaochuan Wang: CEO of Sohu.com.

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Sohu.com's employee count trend

Sohu.com has 243 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Sohu.com's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Sohu.com include DuckDuckGo, Brave and Yahoo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Sohu.com, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	DuckDuckGo 2008, Paoli (United States), Series B	Developer of a search engine and browser focused on privacy	$113M	GP Bullhound, Impact America Fund & 16 others	79/100
2nd	Brave 2015, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Developer of a browser and search engine focused on privacy	$7M	Foundation Capital, Digital Currency Group ... & 24 others	76/100
3rd	Sohu.com 1996, Beijing (China), Public	Online media, search and game service company	$159K	Chiratae Ventures, Hypothesis & 6 others	76/100
4th	Yahoo 1994, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of a search engine, news aggregation, and communication tools	$6.8M	SoftBank Capital, 7queensland.com.au & 13 others	75/100
5th	Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired	Ask.com: Your go-to source for answers, news, culture, and lifestyle	$25M	Kepha Partners, The Roda Group & 5 others	74/100
6th	Yandex 1997, Moscow (Russia), Acquired	Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	-	Taaleri, Fidelity Investments & 12 others	74/100
7th	Qwant 2013, Paris (France), Acquired	Provider of a data security search engine to filter results	$57.3M	European Investment Bank, Axel Springer & 7 others	72/100
8th	Naver 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Funding Raised	Provider of a keyword based search engine platform	-	Shield Investment, Partners Investment & 8 others	71/100
9th	Baidu 2000, Beijing (China), Public	AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	$101M	Integrity Partners, Yixiang Capital & 25 others	68/100
10th	Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services	-	Par Equity, CP Software Group	67/100