When was Baidu founded?

Baidu was founded in 2000 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Baidu located?

Baidu is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Who is the current CEO of Baidu?

Robin Yanhong Li and Da Shabi s of Baidu. Robin Yanhong Li has also founded 3 companies.

How many employees does Baidu have?

As of Dec 31, 2018, the latest employee count at Baidu is 45887.

Is Baidu a funded company?

Baidu is a funded company, having raised a total of $101M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Feb 2000.

When was the latest funding round of Baidu?

Baidu's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Mar 15, 2021, with participation from 4 investors.

What is the annual revenue of Baidu?

Annual revenue of Baidu is more than $1B as on Dec 31, 2024

Where does Baidu rank among its competitors?

Baidu ranks 9th amongst 198 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Naver, which secured $1B in Oct, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Baidu?

Baidu's top competitors include DuckDuckGo, Naver and Sohu.com. Among them, Naver secured the most recent funding round in October, 2026.

Baidu - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Baidu is a public company based in Beijing (China), founded in 2000 by Robin Yanhong Li, Clinton Cimring 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 198 active competitors, including 14 funded and 20 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like DuckDuckGo, Naver and Sohu.com.

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.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2000

Location

Beijing, China

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$101M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Mar 15, 2021, $*****

Investors

Integrity Partners & 26 more

Ranked

9^th among 198 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024

Employee Count

45,887 as on Dec 31, 2018

Investment & Acquisitions

Infinigence AI & 119 more

Similar Companies

Naver & 185 more

Exit Details

Public

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Baidu is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Beijing Baidu Netcom Technology Co., Ltd. CIN: 91110000802100433B , China, Active	Jan 18, 2000	$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-	-
BAIDU INDIA INTERNET PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72300HR2016FTC058661 , India, Active	Mar 22, 2016	0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2024)	-

Baidu got listed on Aug 12, 2005.

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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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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 15, 2021	2036106	Post IPO	6375402	4831777	1334521	1747554
Feb 26, 2010	6804315	Post IPO	4652691	2307175	6893938	Providence Equity Partners
Jun 18, 2004	8064776	Series C	2081114	2686250	8431605	DFJ & 4 more

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The founders of Baidu are Robin Yanhong Li, Clinton Cimring and Eric Xu. Robin Yanhong Li is the CEO of Baidu.

Here 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
Clinton Cimring: Co Founder of Baidu and founder of 1 other company.
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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Top competitors of Baidu include DuckDuckGo, Naver and Sohu.com. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Baidu, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	DuckDuckGo 2008, Paoli (United States), Series B	Developer of a search engine and browser focused on privacy	$113M	GP Bullhound, Union Square Ventures & 16 others	80/100
2nd	Naver 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Series D	Provider of a keyword based search engine platform	$1B	Nvidia, Shield Investment & 9 others	77/100
3rd	Sohu.com 1996, Beijing (China), Public	Online media, search and game service company	$159K	Chiratae Ventures, 5Y Capital & 6 others	76/100
4th	Brave 2015, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Developer of a browser and search engine focused on privacy	$7M	Foundation Capital, Founders Fund & 24 others	76/100
5th	Yahoo 1994, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of a search engine, news aggregation, and communication tools	$6.8M	SoftBank Capital, http://7queensland.com.au ... & 14 others	75/100
6th	Yandex 1997, Moscow (Russia), Acquired	Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	-	Taaleri, Fidelity Investments & 12 others	74/100
7th	Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired	Ask.com: Your go-to source for answers, news, culture, and lifestyle	$25M	Kepha Partners, Redpoint Ventures & 5 others	74/100
8th	Qwant 2013, Paris (France), Acquired	Provider of a data security search engine to filter results	$57.3M	European Investment Bank, Axel Springer & 7 others	71/100
9th	Baidu 2000, Beijing (China), Public	AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	$101M	Bondeinvest.com, Princeville Capital & 25 others	68/100
10th	Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services	-	Par Equity, CP Software Group	68/100

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Baidu has made 100 investments in companies including Infinigence AI and Kling AI. Baidu has also acquired 20 companies including GBI and Huanju Times Group.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Oct 12, 2026	Investments	Infinigence AI	2023	Haidian (China)
Jul 03, 2026	Investments	Kling AI	2011	Singapore (Singapore)
Feb 03, 2026	Investments	Humanoid Innovation Center	2023	Beijing (China)