Baidu Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 45,500

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • 09888

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 172

  • Share Price
  • $11.00
  • (As of Wednesday Closing)

Baidu General Information

Description

Baidu is the largest internet search engine in China with over 50% share of the search engine market in 2024 per web analytics firm, Statcounter. The firm generated 72% of core revenue from online marketing services from its search engine in 2023. Outside its search engine, Baidu is a technology-driven company and its other major growth initiatives are artificial intelligence cloud, video streaming services, voice recognition technology, and autonomous driving.

Contact Information

Website
ir.baidu.com
Formerly Known As
Baidu.Com, Inc.
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • Number. 10, Shangdi 10th Street
  • Haidian District
  • Beijing, 100085
  • China
+86 010
Primary Industry
Internet Software
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Stock Exchange
HKG
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • Number. 10, Shangdi 10th Street
  • Haidian District
  • Beijing, 100085
  • China
+86 010

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Baidu Stock Performance

As of 21-May-2025, Baidu’s stock price is $11.00. Its current market cap is $30.2B with 2.75B shares.

(As of Wednesday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$11.00 $11.23 $9.43 - $15.36 $30.2B 2.75B 13.6M $1.27

Baidu Financials Summary

As of 31-Mar-2025, Baidu has a trailing 12-month revenue of $18.6B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Mar-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 27,948,954 24,760,927 29,848,489 30,594,921
Revenue 18,606,665 18,552,817 19,024,775 18,364,283
EBITDA 3,499,020 6,132,708 5,921,514 3,988,988
Net Income 3,612,550 3,311,286 2,871,427 1,122,423
Total Assets 62,499,243 58,599,197 57,382,135 56,668,503
Total Debt 14,049,533 10,866,153 11,933,950 13,241,053
Public Fundamental Data provided by Morningstar, Inc. disclaimer

Baidu Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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Baidu Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Baidu is the largest internet search engine in China with over 50% share of the search engine market in 2024 per web ana
Internet Software
Beijing, China
45,500 As of 2023

Salt Lake City, UT
 

Cambridge, MA
 
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Baidu Competitors (19)

One of Baidu’s 19 competitors is Quotient Technology, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Salt Lake City, UT.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Quotient Technology Private Equity-Backed Salt Lake City, UT
HubSpot Formerly VC-backed Cambridge, MA
GoodData Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Cheetah Mobile Formerly VC-backed Beijing, China
Bitauto Holdings Venture Capital-Backed Beijing, China
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Baidu Patents

Baidu Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20250092387-A1 Method and apparatus for optimizing mrna sequence, mrna molecule, pharmaceutical composition and uses thereof Pending 30-Sep-2024
US-20250094802-A1 Model training method, model reasoning method, electronic device, and storage medium Pending 23-Sep-2024
US-20250104817-A1 Training method and apparatus for full atomic structure prediction model, and electronic device Pending 23-Sep-2024
US-20250103963-A1 Method for processing query-response information, method for training model, electronic device and medium Pending 20-Sep-2024
US-20250103802-A1 Method and apparatus for optimizing content generated by large model, electronic device and storage medium Pending 19-Sep-2024 G06F40/20
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Baidu Signals

Growth Rate

Weekly
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Weekly Growth

Size Multiple

Median
Size Multiple

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

Majestic Referring Domains

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Baidu Investments & Acquisitions (172)

Baidu’s most recent deal was a Later Stage VC with Infimind for . The deal was made on 25-Feb-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Infimind 25-Feb-2025 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
JOYY 25-Feb-2025 Merger/Acquisition Social/Platform Software
YY Live 25-Feb-2025 Merger/Acquisition Entertainment Software
Small Design 08-Nov-2024 Early Stage VC Multimedia and Design Software
Horizon Robotics 24-Oct-2024 IPO Application Specific Semiconductors
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Baidu ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated March, 25, 2025

18.31 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Covered Companies

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Industry

of 939

Rank

Percentile

Internet Software and Services

Subindustry

of 212

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Percentile

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Baidu Exits (48)

Baidu’s most recent exit was on 21-Sep-2021 from Oculii. The exit was categorized as with 14 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Oculii 21-Sep-2021 Completed
  • 14 buyers
Yaoshibang 15-Jun-2021 Completed
  • 5 buyers
Velodyne Lidar 02-Jul-2020 Completed
  • 2 buyers
Avail Medsystems 14-Jan-2020 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Zhihu 12-Aug-2019 Later Stage VC Completed
  • 5 buyers
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Baidu Affiliates

Subsidiaries (13)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Yingfei Network Beijing, China 2022
The Linux Foundation (China) Hong Kong, Hong Kong 2018
Xiaodu Technology Beijing, China 2018
Baidu Ventures Beijing, China 2016
Baidu Video Beijing, China 2016
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Baidu FAQs

  • When was Baidu founded?

    Baidu was founded in 2000.

  • Where is Baidu headquartered?

    Baidu is headquartered in Beijing, China.

  • What is the size of Baidu?

    Baidu has 45,500 total employees.

  • What industry is Baidu in?

    Baidu’s primary industry is Internet Software.

  • Is Baidu a private or public company?

    Baidu is a Public company.

  • What is Baidu’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Baidu is 09888.

  • What is the current stock price of Baidu?

    As of 21-May-2025 the stock price of Baidu is $11.00.

  • What is the current market cap of Baidu?

    The current market capitalization of Baidu is $30.2B.

  • What is Baidu’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Baidu is $18.6B.

  • Who are Baidu’s competitors?

    Quotient Technology, HubSpot, GoodData, Cheetah Mobile, and Bitauto Holdings are some of the 19 competitors of Baidu.

  • What is Baidu’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Baidu’s EPS for 12 months was $1.27.

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