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.

Where does Baidu rank among its competitors?

Baidu ranks 5th amongst 122 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 Yandex, Sohu.com and Naver. Among them, Yandex secured the most recent funding round in May, 2025.

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

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

5^th among 122 active competitors

Employee Count

45,887 as on Dec 31, 2018

Investment & Acquisitions

Humanoid Innovation Center & 117 more

Similar Companies

Yandex & 155 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	$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 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	2181379	Post IPO	3362854	7741247	9065863	8617360
Feb 26, 2010	5316573	Post IPO	4022087	6363820	4194569	Providence Equity Partners
Jun 18, 2004	4451935	Series C	1330595	4461806	9204529	DFJ & 4 more

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The founders of Baidu are Robin Yanhong Li 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
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 Yandex, Sohu.com and Naver. 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	Yandex 1997, Moscow (Russia), Acquired	Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	-	Fidelity Investments, Capital Group & 12 others	78/100
2nd	Sohu.com 1996, Beijing (China), Public	Online media, search and game service company	$159K	Puhua Capital, Hypothesis & 6 others	76/100
3rd	Naver 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Funding Raised	Provider of a keyword based search engine platform	-	Shield Investment, Partners Investment & 8 others	74/100
4th	Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired	Ask.com: Your go-to source for answers, news, culture, and lifestyle	$25M	Kepha Partners, IVP & 5 others	73/100
5th	Baidu 2000, Beijing (China), Public	AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	$101M	Bondeinvest.com, Hillhouse & 25 others	72/100
6th	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
7th	Sogou 2004, Beijing (China), Acquired	Provider of an AI-driven keyword-based search engine	$448M	Tencent, Yunfeng Capital & 2 others	67/100
8th	Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Unfunded	Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services	-	CP Software Group	64/100
9th	VK 1998, Moscow (Russia), Public	Provider of software development, cloud solutions, digital marketing, and other services	-	DST Global	62/100
10th	Youdao 2006, Beijing (China), Public	Online platform offering keyword-based search engine	-	TH EDU Capital, VMS Asset Management & 1 others	61/100

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Baidu has made 98 investments in companies including Humanoid Innovation Center and INFIMIND. 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
Feb 03, 2026	Investments	Humanoid Innovation Center		Beijing (China)
Nov 12, 2024	Investments	INFIMIND	2017	Haidian (China)
Dec 08, 2023	Investments	Infinigence	2023	Xuhui (China)