Milestones
Dec 2017 SINA’s board of directors appointed Mr. James Jianzhang Liang, Chairman of Ctrip, as an independent director
Oct 2017 Weibo completed the offering of USD900 Million Convertible Senior Notes due 2022
May 2017 SINA announced 2nd distribution of Weibo shares to SINA shareholders
Dec 2016 Weibo’s monthly active users (“MAUs”) exceeded 300 million
Nov 2016 SINA and Weibo were added to the MSCI China Standard Index
Aug 2016 SINA announced 1st distribution of Weibo shares to SINA shareholders
Nov 2015 SINA completed an issuance of 11,000,000 ordinary shares to the Company’s Chairman and CEO Mr. Charles Chao
Sep 2015 Weibo’s average daily active users (“DAUs”) reached 100 million
Apr 2014 Weibo completed initial public offering on NASDAQ under the symbol “WB”
Nov 2013 SINA Prices Offering of US$700 Million Convertible Senior Notes
Apr 2013 SINA Forms Strategic Alliance with Alibaba to Enable Social Commerce
Apr 2013 SINA officially launched SINA News Application
Aug 2012 SINA Appointed Charles Chao as Chairman of the Board and CEO of SINA
Mar 2011 SINA Weibo’s registered users reached 100 million
Aug 2009 SINA launched SINA Weibo
May 2008 SINA launched news site in English to provide timely China news and content to the international community
Sep 2005 SINA became the first portal website to launch blogging service
Dec 2002 SINA.com changed its name to SINA Corporation
Jan 2001 SINA.com Becomes the First Internet Company to Receive Internet content provider (“ICP”) License in China
Apr 2000 SINA.com completed initial public offering on NASDAQ under the symbol “SINA”
Dec 1998 SINA.com was established
Dec 1993 SINA’s predecessor Stone Rich Sight was founded