People's Daily Online

People's Daily Online
Native name
人民网
Type of site
State media
Available inMandarin Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Korean, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Kazakh, Korean, Yi, Zhuang, German
Traded asSSE: 603000
FoundedJanuary 1, 1997 (1997-01-01)
OwnerPeople's Daily
ChairmanYe Zhenzhen
URL
AdvertisingYes
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive
People's Daily Online
Simplified Chinese人民网
Traditional Chinese人民網
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRénmín Wǎng
People.cn Co., Ltd.
Simplified Chinese人民网股份有限公司
Traditional Chinese人民網股份有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRénmín Wǎng Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī

People's Daily Online is a state media company controlled by the People's Daily Press, the publisher of the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Formerly the online version of the People's Daily, it was officially launched on January 1, 1997. The company is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

People's Daily Online has 17 versions in 16 languages, including Chinese (simplified and traditional), English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Korean (for overseas), Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Kazakh, Korean (for Chinese Koreans), Yi, and Zhuang. It has 31 branches in mainland China and overseas branches in South Korea, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the United States. On March 19, 2013, People's Daily Online opened a branch in Hong Kong.