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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | CNY (¥) | USD ($) | Class A common shares [Member] shares | Class B common shares [Member] shares | Common Stock [Member] CNY (¥) | Common Stock [Member] Class A common shares [Member] CNY (¥) shares | Common Stock [Member] Class B common shares [Member] CNY (¥) shares | Additional paid-in capital [Member] CNY (¥) | Statutory reserves [Member] CNY (¥) | Retained Earnings [Member] CNY (¥) | Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income [Member] CNY (¥) | Total YY Inc.'s shareholders' equity [Member] CNY (¥) | Non-controlling interests [Member] CNY (¥)
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | ¥ 1,887,209 |  |  |  |  | ¥ 38 | ¥ 34 | ¥ 2,765,614 | ¥ 40,657 | ¥ (874,697) | ¥ (44,437) |  |
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013 | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 622,658,738 | 485,831,386 |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares for exercised share options | 213 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 213 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares for exercised share options (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 5,841,660 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares for vested restricted shares and restricted share units |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 1 |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares for vested restricted shares and restricted share units (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 19,194,480 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (issued) |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (issued) (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 58,478,690 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (converted) |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ (4) |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (converted) (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | (58,478,690) |  |  |  |  |  |
Share based compensation- restricted shares | 3,771 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,771 |  |  |  |  |
Share based compensation-restricted share units | 130,718 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130,718 |  |  |  |  |
Share based compensation - restricted shares to the founder of a subsidiary of a variable interest entity | 143 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 143 |  |  |  |  |
Appropriation to statutory reserves |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,812 | (15,812) |  |  |
Components of comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 1,064,472 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,064,472 |  |  |
Unrealized gain of available-for-sales securities | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil tax | 3,638 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,638 |  |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 3,090,164 |  |  |  |  | ¥ 43 | ¥ 30 | 2,900,458 | 56,469 | 173,963 | (40,799) | ¥ 3,090,164 |
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014 | shares |  |  | 706,173,568 | 427,352,696 |  | 706,173,568 | 427,352,696 |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares for exercised share options | 245 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 245 |  |  |  | 245 |
Issuance of common shares for exercised share options (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 6,611,970 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares for vested restricted shares and restricted share units |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 1 |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares for vested restricted shares and restricted share units (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 19,498,710 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (issued) |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (issued) (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 57,794,720 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (converted) |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ (3) |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (converted) (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | (57,794,720) |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of Class A common shares | (1,041,686) |  |  |  |  | ¥ (4) |  | (1,041,682) |  |  |  | (1,041,686) |
Repurchase of Class A common shares, shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  | (61,851,120) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share based compensation-restricted share units | 152,205 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,205 |  |  |  | 152,205 |
Share based compensation - restricted shares to the founder of a subsidiary of a variable interest entity | 574 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 574 |  |  |  | 574 |
Appropriation to statutory reserves |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38 | (38) |  |  |
Set-up of subsidiaries with non-controlling interest shareholders | 7,798 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,798
Components of comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 1,033,243 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income / (loss) attributable to YY Inc. and non-controlling interest shareholders | 1,033,105 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,033,243 |  | 1,033,243 | (138)
Unrealized gain of available-for-sales securities | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil tax | 4,414 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,414 | 4,414 |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | 3,246,819 |  |  |  |  | ¥ 43 | ¥ 27 | 2,011,799 | 56,507 | 1,207,168 | (36,385) | 3,239,159 | 7,660
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015 | shares |  |  | 728,227,848 | 369,557,976 |  | 728,227,848 | 369,557,976 |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares for exercised share options | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 9 |
Issuance of common shares for exercised share options (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 234,720 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares for vested restricted shares and restricted share units (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 11,652,460 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (issued) |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (issued) (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (converted) |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ (1) |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares (converted) (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Deemed disposal of partial interest in a subsidiary arising from conversion of liability | 5,718 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,718 |  |  |  | 5,718 |
Share based compensation-restricted share units | 143,350 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 143,350 |  |  |  | 143,350 |
Share based compensation - restricted shares to the founder of a subsidiary of a variable interest entity | 572 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 572 |  |  |  | 572 |
Other change in equity in an equity investment | 4,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,800 |  |  |  | 4,800 |
Partial disposal of an equity investment | (482) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (482) |  |  |  | (482) |
Appropriation to statutory reserves |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,350 | (2,350) |  |  |
Set-up of subsidiaries with non-controlling interest shareholders | 6,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,500
Acquisition of subsidiaries with non-controlling interest shareholders | 291 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 291
Capital injection in subsidiaries from non-controlling interest shareholders | 4,142 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,142
Components of comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 1,523,918 | $ 219,491 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income / (loss) attributable to YY Inc. and non-controlling interest shareholders | 1,511,385 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,523,918 |  | 1,523,918 | (12,533)
Unrealized gain of available-for-sales securities | 134,768 | 19,411 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,768 | 134,768 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil tax | (5,317) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,317) | (5,317) |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | ¥ 5,052,555 | $ 727,719 |  |  |  | ¥ 44 | ¥ 26 | ¥ 2,165,766 | ¥ 58,857 | ¥ 2,728,736 | ¥ 93,066 | ¥ 5,046,495 | ¥ 6,060
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016 | shares |  |  | 750,115,028 | 359,557,976 |  | 750,115,028 | 359,557,976 |  |  |  |  |  |

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