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Principal Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Principal Accounting Policies

Schedule of restricted cash balance

As of December 31, 2023 and 2024, the Group had a restricted cash balance approximately RMB2.8 billion and RMB3.1 billion, respectively, comprising as follows (in millions):

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​	​	​	​	​
​		December 31,		December 31,
​	​	2023	​	2024
​	​	RMB	​	RMB
Customer deposit of NetEase Pay accounts		2,664.1		2,989.7
Others	​	113.7	​	101.9
Total	​	2,777.8	​	3,091.6

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Schedule of movements of the allowance for expected credit losses

The following table sets out the movements of the allowance for expected credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (in thousands):

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​	​	For the year ended December 31,
​		2022		2023		2024
​	​	RMB	​	RMB	​	RMB
Balance at the beginning of year		369,982		403,360		448,562
Provisions		61,393		61,146		256,039
Write-offs		(28,015)		(15,944)		(15,173)
Balance at the end of year	​	403,360	​	448,562	​	689,428

Schedule of property, equipment and software useful lives

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Building		20-30 years
Decoration		5 years
Leasehold improvements		lesser of the term of the lease and the estimated useful lives of the assets
Furniture, fixtures, office and other equipment		3-20 years
Vehicles		5 years
Servers and computers		3-5 years
Software		3 years

Schedule of intangible assets and its estimated useful life

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​	​	​
License right		over the license period
Technology	​	7-10 years
Trademark		10 years

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