6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of February 2025

Commission File Number: 000-30666

NETEASE, INC.

NetEase Building, No. 599 Wangshang Road

Binjiang District, Hangzhou, 310052

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1 - Announcement — Date of Board Meeting and Date of Publication of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Announcement

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 6, 2025

Exhibit 99.1

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

NetEase, Inc.

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limitedliability)

(Stock Code: 9999)

DATE OF BOARD MEETING AND DATE OF PUBLICATIONOF FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2024

EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT

The board of directors of NetEase, Inc. (the “Company”) will hold a board meeting on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (Beijing/Hong Kong time) for the purposes of, among other matters, approving the Company’s unaudited results and announcement for the three months and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and the quarterly dividend for the fourth quarter of 2024 (the “Results”). The Company will announce the Results at or around 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2025 (Beijing/Hong Kong time) on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk.

The earnings teleconference call with simultaneous webcast will take place at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2025 (Beijing/Hong Kong time). The Company’s management will be on the call to discuss the Results and answer questions.

Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-914-202-3258 and providing conference ID: 10044895, 15 minutes prior to the initiation of the call.

Hangzhou, China, February 6, 2025

As at the date of this announcement, the boardof directors of the Company comprises Mr. William Lei Ding as the director, and Ms. Grace Tang, Ms. Alice Cheng, Mr. JosephTong and Mr. Michael Leung as the independent directors.