When was Baike founded?

Baike was founded in 2005 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Baike located?

Baike is headquartered in Beijing, China.

How many employees does Baike have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Baike is 201 - 500.

Is Baike a funded company?

Baike is a funded company, having raised a total of $96.9M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series B round, raised on 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Baike?

Baike's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Mar 01, 2019, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Baike rank among its competitors?

Baike ranks 2nd amongst 51 active competitors, of which 3 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Mawdoo3, which secured an undisclosed amount in Nov, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Baike?

Baike's top competitors include Wikipedia, Mawdoo3 and FD Zaih. Among them, Mawdoo3 secured the most recent funding round in November, 2024.

Baike - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Baike.com (formerly Hudong) is a social network in China for encyclopedia/news discussions by members. Is a wiki and lets its users edit and contribute material. Frequent users may accumulate credits redeemable for gifts. Has over 8 million articles, 50 thousand categories and more than 2.5 million volunteers, as of January 2013. Baike.com, developed its own wiki software platform, called HDWiki, as a rival to MediaWiki. The system has some social networking-like interactive features, such as user profile, friends and groups.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2005

Location

Beijing, China

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$96.9M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Mar 01, 2019, $*****

Investors

DCM Ventures & 7 more

Ranked

2^nd among 51 active competitors

Employee Count

201 - 500 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Wikipedia & 60 more

Exit Details

Acquired by ByteDance (Aug 27, 2019)

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Baike got acquired by ByteDance on Aug 27, 2019.

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Baike has raised a total funding of $96.9M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Mar 01, 2019 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Baike has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Baike:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 01, 2019	5327267	Series C	8272557	5909246	4770291	5125833
Jun 13, 2012	2794778	Series C	9551280	2351847	7367735	8290608
Aug 22, 2011	4132253	Series B	4933830	7509828	4198279	3217913

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The founders of Baike is Pan Haidong.

Here are the details of Baike's key team members:

Pan Haidong: Founder & CEO of Baike.

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Baike's employee count trend

Baike has 201 - 500 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Baike's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Baike include Wikipedia, Mawdoo3 and FD Zaih. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Baike, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Wikipedia 2001, Ireland, Funding Raised	Online encyclopedia providing open-source, collaborative, and multilingual knowledge resources	-	United States Department of Agriculture	59/100
2nd	Baike 2005, Beijing (China), Acquired	Chinese social networking platform for news discussions	$96.9M	Draper Dragon, Grains Valley Venture Capital ... & 6 others	49/100
3rd	Mawdoo3 2010, Amman (Jordan), Series B	Provider of articles covering diverse topics including cooking, health, and technology	$25M	Kingsway Capital, Endeavor & 4 others	44/100
4th	FD Zaih 2015, Beijing (China), Series A	Online platform offering content on multiple categories	$25M	Sequoia Capital, Vision Capital & 1 others	35/100
5th	Elephant Talk 1991, United Kingdom, Public	Offering newsletter distributed by electronic mail	-	-	34/100
6th	Similar Worlds 2016, Unfunded	Provider of an online community platform for sharing experiences and connecting with like-minded individuals	-	-	30/100
7th	Changjiang Publishing and Media 2015, Wuhan (China), Unfunded	Platform offering a range of literature,education and cultural content	-	-	28/100
8th	RuCompromat 2013, United States, Unfunded	Online encyclopedia of companies and persons	-	-	28/100
9th	myWebRoom 2011, San Francisco (United States), Deadpooled	Personalized content discovery platform	$5.64M	-	27/100
10th	Science Media 2013, Lorrach (Germany), Funding Raised	Digital platform providing content on multiple categories	-	Startbase, Europa	27/100