6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January 2026

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.

Form 20-F x      Form 40-F ¨

EXHIBIT INDEX

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: January 28, 2026

Exhibit99.1

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.

(Incorporatedin the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code:9999)

DATE OF BOARDMEETING AND DATE OF PUBLICATION OF

FOURTH QUARTERAND FISCAL YEAR 2025

EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT

The board of directors of NetEase, Inc. (the “Company”) will hold a board meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (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, 2025 and the quarterly dividend for the fourth quarter of 2025 (the “Results”). The Company will announce the Results at or around 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (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 Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (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: 10052758, 15 minutes prior to the initiation of the call.

Hangzhou, China, January 28, 2026

As at the dateof this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. William Lei Ding as the director, and Ms. Grace Tang,Ms. Alice Cheng, Mr. Joseph Tong, Mr. Michael Leung and Mr. Johnny Chan as the independent directors.