Youdao Responds to Media Reports

BEIJING,July 23,2021 -- Youdao,Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: DAO),a leading intelligent learning company in China,today noted that it was reported in the press that the PRC regulators were expected to publish new rules and regulations that are intended to,among other things,tighten the regulation over after-school tutoring services. As of the date of this press release,the Company has not received any official notification of the new rules and regulations reported in the press. The Company will closely monitor regulatory developments in the PRC education industry.

About Youdao,Inc.

Youdao,Inc. (NYSE:DAO) is a leading intelligent learning company inChinadedicated to developing and using technologies to provide learning content,applications and solutions to users of all ages. Building on the popularity of its online knowledge tools such as Youdao Dictionary,Youdao Cloudnote and Youdao Translation,Youdao now offers online courses covering a wide spectrum of age groups,subject matters,learning goals and areas of interest. In addition,Youdao has developed a variety of interactive learning apps and smart learning devices. Youdao was founded in 2006 as part of NetEase,Inc. (NASDAQ:NTES; HKEX: 9999),a leading internet technology company inChina.

For more information,please visit:http://ir.youdao.com.

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For investor and media inquiries,please contact:

InChina:

Jeffrey Wang

Youdao,Inc.

Tel: +86-10-8255-8163 ext. 89980

E-mail:IR@rd.netease.com

The Piacente Group,Inc.

Emilie Wu

Tel: +86-21-6039-8363

E-mail:youdao@thepiacentegroup.com

Inthe United States:

The Piacente Group,Inc.

Brandi Piacente

Tel: +1-212-481-2050

E-mail:youdao@thepiacentegroup.com

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