The9 Ltd. is engaged in the operation of online games. The company is headquartered in Shanghai, Shanghai and currently employs 50 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2004-12-16. The firm's main businesses are the operation and development of mobile phones and computer games. The firm offers online games, including massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs), massively multiplayer online first-person shooter games (MMOFPSs), Web games, social games, mobile games and television games. The firm's main products include Legend of Immortals, The World of Kings, CrossFire and others. The firm is also engaged in cryptocurrency mining and operations, as well as the development of non-fungible token platform NFTSTAR. The firm conducts business through subsidiaries in mainland China, the United States, Singapore and Hong Kong.