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Baidu

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Baidu
Baidu
百度
Baidu operates the largest and most widely used search engine in China. It also offers maps, translation and e-commerce and operates a music-streaming service and a mobile app market. Baidu owns a majority stake in iQIYI, dubbed China’s answer to Netflix. The company also invests heavily in autonomous driving and artificial intelligence.
Chairman / President
Robin Li
CFO / Finance Director
Rong Luo
Industry
Internet
Website
baidu.com
Headquarters address
Beijing, China
Stock Code
NASDAQ: BIDU
SEHK:9988
Year founded
2000
A view of Exchange Square in Central on December 30, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung
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People walk through Exchange Square in Central, home to the city’s bourse operator, on December 30, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung
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The Baidu logo is pictured at the company’s headquarters in Beijing, March 16, 2023. Photo: Reuters
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People walk past Exchange Square in Central, home of Hong Kong’s bourse operator, on March 28, 2025. Photo: Matthew Miller
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Chipmaker SMIC leads the gainers in Wednesday’s trading session. Photo: Shutterstock
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Hong Kong stock market

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Stock market trading will be limited this week due to the Christmas holiday. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Hong Kong stock market

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China’s retail sales growth slumped in November, missing forecasts and highlighting prolonged challenges in the world’s second-largest economy. Photo: AFP
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Hong Kong stock market

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Hong Kong stocks rally in the afternoon. Photo: Shutterstock
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Alibaba has been driving the adoption and commercialisation of the Qwen series over the past two years amid the global AI surge. Photo: Reuters
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