New Sogou, Big dream!

Summary: Early rumors Tencent will strategic investment Sogou, just Sogou CEO Wang Xiaoquan Bo said that the Internet industry pattern has changed. New Sogou, Big dream! This marks the official completion of Tencent Sogou marriage, but also has been in a variety of acquisition rumors in the Sogou painting

Early rumors Tencent will strategic investment Sogou, just Sogou CEO Wang Xiaoquan Weibo said, "The Internet industry pattern has changed." New Sogou, Big dream! "This marks the official completion of Tencent Sogou marriage, but also has been in a variety of acquisition rumors in the Sogou draw a full stop."

The Tencent will inject 448 million U.S. dollars to the Sogou, and its Tencent search business and other related assets into the Sogou, Sogou will continue as a subsidiary of Sohu Independent operation. Sogou CEO Wang Xiaoquan in the internal mail, said the two sides signed a huge cooperation plan, the new Sogou Tencent accounted for 36.5%, and is expected to increase in the short term to more than 40%. The two sides will launch deep cooperation in technology, product, flow and data.

In the newly established Sogou company, Zhang Chaoyang continued as chairman, Tencent President Lau and COO Ningyu as director, Wang Xiaoquan continued as director and CEO.

Tencent and Sogou both sides said that in the future will jointly research and development, joint promotion and comprehensive integration of both products and services, and will be in search technology, user research and data mining in the field of in-depth cooperation. Sogou will provide Tencent's PC and mobile community a large user base, including Sogou input method and Sogou search products.

Sohu Chairman and CEO Charles Zhang said: "This strategic cooperation will expand Sogou's market share, and enhance its competitive PC search market, as well as the rapid development of the mobile search market leading position, Sogou will continue as Sohu's strategic assets, Synergy with our other businesses and create greater value for Sohu shareholders. ”

For has been in the rumor to buy Sogou 360, Zhang said 360 would have tried to crush the dog to nourish 360 development, and Tencent cooperation can be independent development. Sogou to product and technology is good, formerly is the wine Alley deep state, and Tencent cooperation in traffic, brand will get better support.

Ma also said at the scene that after the combination of Sogou and search, will be in Tencent's social, browser and content platform, especially on the mobile side to provide users with better search services. At the same time, Tencent search related team will be combined with Sogou, Sogou in the PC capacity is strong, search in the mobile end of the rapid development, the merger will reach a three-point pattern of the world.

For the main reason for the stakes, Ma said Wang Xiaoquan's three-class rocket "input-browser-search" is very competitive, and in the browser market has been very successful, and search in the search products do very well, but the depression is no channel, the results can not be displayed, Sogou browser to make up for this, Tencent's own browser will also guide the flow of traffic to Sogou, and the flow of the business will be all on the Sogou, the future will be a large number of costs and technology in the PC and wireless security business.

The following is Tencent internal mail:

Tencent Brothers and sisters:

Today, the office is going to announce an exciting and important message: The company has reached a cooperation agreement with Sohu and the two sides will form a strategic alliance.

Tencent will invest 448 million of dollars in cash, and will search and QQ Input method business and Sogou existing business merged to form a new Sogou company. Tencent will get a fully diluted 36.5% stake in Sogou, and will increase its shareholding to around 40% in the near future. Search, ask and encyclopedia related team and QQ Input method team will be combined with the original Sogou team, and jointly set up a new team of Sogou, the team will continue to Wang Xiaoquan as the CEO of the Sogou existing management leadership, develop Sogou's entrepreneurial spirit and rich product experience, continue to grow at high speed. Next, we will launch deep cooperation in technology, products, traffic and data to uncover a new chapter in the Internet's main battlefield, such as search and mobile internet.

New Sogou Company, will significantly strengthen the input method in the PC and wireless end of the market position, and Tencent's core product depth integration, is committed to become a more popular netizen, more dynamic platform. We look forward to the new Sogou company, will seize the new opportunities of mobile Internet, the introduction of more user-like new products, the outbreak of more innovative capabilities, and Tencent to create a new business together with each other mobile internet ecology; We hope that the new Sogou company, will gather Sogou and Tencent's industry's top technology and team, The use of both platforms and traffic, to create a technology leader, experience excellent, high-speed growth of the search engine, a profound change in the Chinese search market pattern.

Sogou's strategic investment and cooperation, indicating that Tencent is willing to be more open and positive attitude to work with the industry's outstanding team to build the Internet industry ecology, to provide users with better products. This strategic investment also represents Tencent's determination to continue to invest more in the search business. Search team in the past few years unremitting efforts to develop independent engine, in the wireless search market has created a considerable market share. Especially after last year 518 reorganization, the search in the technical level and product quality promotion is very obvious. It is precisely because of the effective search team efforts to strengthen our commitment to continue to increase investment, decisively seek change in the determination of the Bureau.

In this kind of opportunity, the General Office believes that all the relevant colleagues will have the opportunity to achieve greater development space, can be on the new platform to achieve beyond the previous achievements.

New Sogou Company will be in the future with a number of Tencent products and platform for close cooperation, we hope that everyone open their arms to meet our new partners, New brothers, to a family of people's mentality to give enough support to create the best Word-of-mouth product experience and the largest user value.

Internet people need to dream, for more users to continuously provide the best service is our biggest dream, but also inspire all Tencent people to move forward. Whether it is QQ, is micro-letter, is the game, is the portal, is Qzone, is the electric business ... Tencent all other business, Tencent people hope that around this dream to do our best, of course, this dream puzzle can not be missing search! To this end, we have been through self-management, strategic investment, open platform, in-depth cooperation and other means to achieve for the user, the industry to do the best. 15-Year-old Tencent, there is reason to continue to cherish the dream, youth, to be the best!

Pony, Martin & General Office

September 16, 2013

Wang Xiaoquan Message content:

Students,

In the competitive environment of Internet stimulation, we have gained the recognition of users by technology and innovation, and our integrity and tenacity have been respected by the industry. Sogou development affects the Internet industry people's heart.

Today, I am announcing an exciting news on behalf of the company:

Sogou accepted the company's strategic investment Tencent. Tencent will search business, QQ Input method business into Sogou company, at the same time invest 448 million of dollars in cash, and signed a huge cooperation plan. New Sogou Tencent accounted for 36.5% of shares, and is expected to increase to more than 40% in the short term. The two sides will launch deep cooperation in technology, products, traffic and data to uncover a new chapter in the search and mobile Internet battlefield.

Relying on Sogou technology innovation and Tencent platform cooperation, we will quickly establish a three-point PC search pattern, in wireless search and social search, will also become the industry's only challenge and subversive force.

Sogou's flagship product Sogou Input method, but also with Tencent's flagship products for in-depth product cooperation, to bring users more pleasant input and social experience.

The Tencent-Sogou Joint Commission will begin to function to bring about a sustained outbreak of product and joint innovation.

In the days to come, we will join hands with our brothers and sisters from Tencent to enjoy the joys and rewards of arduous pioneering. We and the Tencent people, but also with the dream of the Internet people have a common belief, together to build the Internet ecology, for netizens to build a fertile internet home.

This career has received the support and trust of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Ma, and has been blessed and encouraged by friends in the industry. We must not disappoint their expectations, with our efforts and dedication to obtain a medal, together to success.

The pattern of the Internet industry has changed. New Sogou, Big dream!