Baidu - About the company
Baidu is a public company based in Beijing (China), founded in 2000 by Robin Yanhong Li and Eric Xu. It operates as an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine. Baidu has raised $101M in funding from Integrity Partners. The company has 117 active competitors, including 7 funded and 16 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Yandex, Sohu.com and Naver.
Company Details
AI-enabled keyword-based search engine. The platform gathers user behaviors into account and provides search results listing. Users can search for various information like web pages, news, weather, images, and more. It also offers products like Baidu PostBar which offers a community-based interactive knowledge-sharing platform, Baidu Encyclopedia which offers a chinese language encyclopedia, and more.
- Website
- www.baidu.com/
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2000
Location
Beijing, China
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$101M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
5th among 117 active competitors
Employee Count
45,887 as on Dec 31, 2018
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Baidu
Baidu is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Beijing Baidu Netcom Technology Co., Ltd. CIN: 91110000802100433B , China, Active | Jan 18, 2000 | $18.5B (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | - |
BAIDU INDIA INTERNET PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72300HR2016FTC058661 , India, Active | Mar 22, 2016 | $616K (As on Mar 31, 2024) | - |
Baidu's IPO details
Baidu got listed on Aug 12, 2005.
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Baidu's funding and investors
Baidu has raised a total funding of $101M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 2000. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Mar 15, 2021 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Baidu has 27 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Baidu:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Mar 15, 2021 | 1377210 | Post IPO | 5927459 | 3944712 | 5513546 | 6549652 |
Feb 26, 2010 | 7704111 | Post IPO | 3392782 | 6882128 | 6941411 | |
Jun 18, 2004 | 2046619 | Series C | 2364268 | 2759692 | 4499923 |
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Baidu's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Baidu's key team members:
- Robin Yanhong Li: Co-Founder & CEO of Baidu and founder of 2 other companies, ERNIE 3 0 Titan and ERNIE 4 0. Contact Info: 1 phone number
- Eric Xu: Co-Founder of Baidu.
- Da Shabi: CEO of Baidu.
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Baidu's employee count trend
Baidu has 45,887 employees as of Dec 18. The total employee count is 9.0% more than what it was in Dec 17. Here is Baidu's employee count trend over the years:
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Baidu's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Baidu include Yandex, Sohu.com and Naver. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Baidu, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine | - | 76/100 | ||
2nd | Online media, search and game service company | $159K | 76/100 | ||
3rd | Naver 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Funding Raised | Provider of a keyword based search engine platform | - | 74/100 | |
4th | Yahoo 1994, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of news, finance, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle related content | $6.8M | 72/100 | |
5th | AI-enabled keyword-based search engine | $101M | 72/100 | ||
6th | Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired | Ask.com: Your go-to source for answers, news, culture, and lifestyle | $25M | 71/100 | |
7th | Provider of an AI-driven keyword-based search engine | $448M | 67/100 | ||
8th |  Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Unfunded | Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services | - | 64/100 | |
9th | Berlin based internet search engine for planting trees | $15K | 61/100 | ||
10th | Provider of software development, cloud solutions, digital marketing, and other services | - | 60/100 |
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Baidu's Investments and acquisitions
Baidu has made 98 investments in companies including Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center and INFIMIND. Baidu has also acquired 20 companies including GBI and Huanju Times Group.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Feb 03, 2026 | Investments | 2024 | Beijing (China) | |
Nov 12, 2024 | Investments | 2017 | Haidian (China) | |
Dec 08, 2023 | Investments | 2023 | Xuhui (China) |
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News related to Baidu
Filter this listMedia has covered Baidu for a total of 179 events in the last 1 year, 104 of them have been about company updates and 28 about partnerships.
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Cloud Providers Seen Pushing Up AI Service RatesChina Daily•Mar 20, 2026•Baidu, Alibaba Group, Alibaba
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Earnest Partners LLC Acquires 146,992 Shares of Baidu, Inc. $BIDUMarketBeat•Mar 15, 2026•EARNEST Partners, Baidu
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Layla Secures 7-Figure Investment to Expand AI Travel Planning PlatformGlobeNewswire•Mar 13, 2026•United Airlines Ventures, INCE Capital, Baidu, Layla
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Baidu Smart Cloud and Bear Electric Appliance Sign AI Strategic Cooperation DealChina Daily•Mar 12, 2026•Baidu
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RoboSense Wins Design Contract for Baidu's Apollo Go RobotaxiThe Tribune•Mar 12, 2026•RoboSense, Baidu
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Baidu Launches DuClaw To Simplify Deployment Of OpenClaw AI AgentsBenzinga•Mar 11, 2026•Baidu, Huawei
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