Sogou, Inc. is a public company, founded on 9 August 2010 by Wang Xiaochuan. It is the owner and developer of Sogou (Chinese: 搜狗; pinyin: Sōugǒu; literally: "searching dog") search engine, Sogou Input and Sogou browser. According to iResearch statistics, Sogou accounted for 16.7% of the mobile search market share in China. It is headquartered in Beijing, China. The offices of Sogou are located on the southeast corner of Tsinghua University.
Sogou listed on the New York Stock Exchange on November 9, 2017, under the ticker “SOGO”. The night before the IPO, Tencent owned 44% of the Sogou while Sohu owned 38%. In the quarter prior to the IPO, Sogou reported 55% year over year revenue growth of 55% and 22% quarter over quarter growth.