Baidu

Chinese web services company

Baidu, Inc. (/ˈbd/ BY-doo; Chinese: ; pinyin: Bǎidù, meaning "hundred times") is a Chinese technology company. They offer services like their Internet search engine, which is similar to that of Google, maps, anti-virus softwares, and an online encyclopedia.[2]

Baidu, Inc.
Company typePublic
NASDAQBIDU
SEHK9888
IndustryInternet
Artificial intelligence
Cloud computing
FoundedJanuary 18, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01-18)
FounderRobin Li
Eric Xu
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Robin Li (co-founder & CEO)[1]
Products
Revenue17,931,000,000 United States dollar (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
2,307,000,000 United States dollar (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
1,096,000,000 United States dollar (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.baidu.com

Since Google is not available in China because of Chinese regulations, Baidu's search engine became popular among Chinese Internet users. Google is only available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.[2]

Baidu's competitors are Google Hong Kong, Yahoo! China, Microsoft Bing, and other local search engines.[2]

The name Baidu comes from Mandarin 百 (which means "100") and 度 (which means "times"). The literal meaning is 100 times.[3]

History

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Baidu was made in 2000 by Robert Li and Eric Xu. It is headquartered in Beijing. It was the first Chinese company to be in the Nasdaq-100 index in 2007.[3][2]

References

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  1. "Baidu – Investors – Management". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Baidu: What It Is, What It Does, History, Stock, Vs. Google". Investopedia. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "What is Baidu? | Definition from TechTarget". WhatIs. Retrieved 2024-01-20.