Baidu Inc.
Company Snapshot
Company Overview
Incorporated in January 2000, Baidu Inc. is a Chinese language internet search provider. The company offers a Chinese language search platform on its Baidu.com website that enables users to find information online, including Webpages, news, images, documents, and multimedia files, through links provided on its website.
Baidu operates through two segments
- Baidu Core mainly provides search-based, feed-based and other online marketing services, as well as products and services from the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives. The product and services offerings via this segment are categorized as Mobile Ecosystem, Baidu AI Cloud and Intelligent Driving & Other Growth Initiatives.
- iQIYI is an online entertainment service provider that offers original, professionally produced and partner-generated content on its platform.
Baidu has established several research labs in China and the United States to enhance its research and development capabilities, including AI, quantum computing and other areas. The company has dedicated labs and research centers for quantum computing
The Institute for Quantum Computing at Baidu aims at building full-stack quantum software and hardware solutions, and focuses on the breakthrough in fundamental Quantum research, the construction of autonomous and controllable quantum Infrastructure, the acceleration in practical quantum frontier Applications, and the development of industrial quantum Network, which altogether form its QIAN strategy. In building an open and sustainable quantum ecosystem, it strives to achieve the vision that “Everyone Can Quantum.”
Financial Highlights (FY 2024)
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Baidu Inc. In News
Company's Business Segments
- Baidu Core : P4P online marketing services, Other online marketing services, including display advertisement and based on performance criteria other than CPC, Cloud Services, Smart devices and services, Non-marketing Consumer-facing services such as membership, Intelligent driving.
- iQIYI : iQIYI is a provider of online entertainment video services in mainland China. It provides its users various products and services, including online video, games, online literature, animations, and others. iQIYI derives most of its revenues from membership and online marketing services.
Applications/End User Industries
- Small to Medium Enterprise (SEM)
