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 6th amongst 140 active competitors, of which 7 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Yandex, which secured an undisclosed amount in May, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Baidu?

Baidu's top competitors include Sohu.com, Ask and Yandex. Among them, Yandex secured the most recent funding round in May, 2025.

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 140 active competitors, including 7 funded and 17 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Sohu.com, Ask and Yandex.

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

6^th among 140 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024

Employee Count

45,887 as on Dec 31, 2018

Investment & Acquisitions

Kling AI & 118 more

Similar Companies

Sohu.com & 173 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	Documents
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	3144165	Post IPO	9034316	3604037	7814054	4500746
Feb 26, 2010	8712646	Post IPO	7540299	4674153	8206819	Providence Equity Partners
Jun 18, 2004	1811291	Series C	9017715	1266529	6869431	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 Sohu.com, Ask and Yandex. 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	Sohu.com 1996, Beijing (China), Public	Online media, search and game service company	$159K	IDG Capital, Chiratae Ventures & 6 others	76/100
2nd	Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired	Ask.com: Your go-to source for answers, news, culture, and lifestyle	$25M	Kepha Partners, The Roda Group & 5 others	74/100
3rd	Yandex 1997, Moscow (Russia), Acquired	Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	-	Taaleri, Invesco Mutual Fund & 12 others	74/100
4th	Yahoo 1994, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of a search engine, news aggregation, and communication tools	$6.8M	SoftBank Capital, 7queensland.com.au & 12 others	72/100
5th	Naver 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Funding Raised	Provider of a keyword based search engine platform	-	Shield Investment, Partners Investment & 8 others	71/100
6th	Baidu 2000, Beijing (China), Public	AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	$101M	Bondeinvest.com, Princeville Capital & 25 others	68/100
7th	Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Unfunded	Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services	-	CP Software Group	64/100
8th	VK 1998, Moscow (Russia), Public	Provider of software development, cloud solutions, digital marketing, and other services	-	DST Global	62/100
9th	Ecosia 2009, Berlin (Germany), Seed	Berlin based internet search engine for planting trees	$15K	TS Ventures	58/100
10th	Sogou 2004, Beijing (China), Acquired	Provider of an AI-driven keyword-based search engine	$448M	Tencent, Yunfeng Capital & 2 others	56/100

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Baidu has made 99 investments in companies including Kling AI and Humanoid Innovation Center. Baidu has also acquired 20 companies including GBI and Huanju Times Group.

Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 03, 2026	Investments	Kling AI	2024	Singapore (Singapore)
Feb 03, 2026	Investments	Humanoid Innovation Center	2023	Beijing (China)
Nov 12, 2024	Investments	INFIMIND	2017	Haidian (China)