TableofContents UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20549 FORM20-F (MarkOne) REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR12(g)OFTHESECURITIES ☐EXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACT ☒OF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2022 OR TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGE ☐ACTOF1934 OR SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIES ☐EXCHANGEACTOF1934 Dateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreport................... Forthetransitionperiodfromto Commissionfilenumber:000-30666 NETEASE,INC. (ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter) N/A (TranslationofRegistrant’snameintoEnglish) CaymanIslands (Jurisdictionofincorporationororganization)NetEaseBuilding,No.599WangshangRoadBinjiangDistrict,Hangzhou,310052People’sRepublicofChina (Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices) CharlesZhaoxuanYang NetEaseBuilding,No.599WangshangRoadBinjiangDistrict,Hangzhou,310052People’sRepublicofChina Phone(86571)8985-3378 Emailir@service.netease.com (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson) SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct: TitleofEachClassTradingSymbol(s)NameofEachExchangeOnWhichRegistered AmericanDepositaryShares,eachrepresenting5ordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.0001pershare Ordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.0001pershare* Ordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.0001per NTESNASDAQGlobalSelectMarket NASDAQGlobalSelectMarket* TheStockExchangeofHongKongLimited share9999 *Notfortrading,butonlyinconnectionwiththelistingofAmericandepositarysharesontheNASDAQGlobalSelectMarket. SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct: NONE (TitleofClass) TableofContents SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct: NONE (TitleofClass) Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport: 3,223,623,596ordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.0001pershare. Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct. ☒Yes☐No Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or(15)(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934. ☐Yes☒No Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days. ☒Yes☐No IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles). ☒Yes☐No Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seethedefinitionsof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. Largeacceleratedfiler☒Acceleratedfiler☐Non-acceleratedfiler☐Emerginggrowthcompany ☐ IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct.☐ †Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15 U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport.☒Yes☐No IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements.☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto§240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: U.S.GAAP☒InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsas issued bytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard ☐ Other☐ If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow: ☐Item17☐Item18 Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct). ☐Yes☒No (APPLICABLEONLYTOISSUERSINVOLVEDINBANKRUPTCYPROCEEDINGSDURINGTHEPASTFIVEYEARS) Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledalldocu