A fully owned subsidiary of Sohu, the company is headquartered in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong.

[3] The domain 56.com attracted at least 3.2 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com survey.

56.com provided an explanation at 10:00 on June 4, 16 hours after the website's access was blocked, stating that the website had experienced a server failure and was being repaired, but did not provide a clear time for when services would be fully restored.

[5] On December 31, 2014, Sohu had reached a deal with compatriot social networking site operator Renren to acquire 56.com.

According to a source familiar with the deal, Sohu paid US$25 million for 56.com.