Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ZHANG CHARLES
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOHU COM INC [SOHU] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

LEVEL 18, SOHU.COM MEDIA PLAZA, BLOCK 3, NO. 2 KEXUEYUAN SOUTH ROAD		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2016
(Street)


BEIJING, F4 100190		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/12/2000   P4 1,000 A $ 13 702,607 D  
Common Stock 12/28/2012   S4 80 D $ 45.53 702,527 D  
Common Stock 12/28/2012   S4 8,175 D $ 45.12 694,352 D  
Common Stock 01/04/2013   S4 4,086 D $ 47.57 690,266 D  
Common Stock 10/30/2014   G5 646,566 (1) D $ 0 43,700 D  
Common Stock 10/30/2014   G5 646,566 (1) A $ 0 7,722,820 I By Photon Group Limited (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 0.001             (3) 02/16/2025 Common Stock
300,000
  300,000
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ZHANG CHARLES
LEVEL 18, SOHU.COM MEDIA PLAZA
BLOCK 3, NO. 2 KEXUEYUAN SOUTH ROAD
BEIJING, F4 100190		   X   X   CEO  

Signatures

/s/ Charles Zhang 04/10/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Reporting Person transferred 646,566 shares of Common Stock to Photon Group Limited ("Photon") without consideration, for estate planning purposes.
(2) 7,722,820 shares of Common Stock are held of record by Photon. The Reporting Person is one of the Directors of Photon and may be deemed to beneficially own such 7,722,820 shares. The Reporting Person shares with the other Directors of Photon the power to vote and dispose of or direct the disposition of such shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares.
(3) Consists of (i) options for the purchase of 150,000 shares of Common Stock that are fully vested as of the date of this Form and (ii) options for the purchase of 150,000 shares of Common Stock that are subject to vesting in two equal annual installments commencing February 7, 2018.

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