Baidu, Inc. (HKEX: 9888) operates as a leading AI cloud and internet services company in China, providing search-based, feed-based, and other online marketing services; AI-powered cloud computing solutions; autonomous driving technologies including Baidu Apollo auto solutions, Apollo Go ride-hailing, and related AI chips; smart assistant platforms such as DuerOS; mapping and location services via Baidu Maps; knowledge products like Baidu Wiki, Baidu Knows, Baidu Experience, and Baidu Post; and the ERNIE Bot large language model family. The iQIYI segment delivers an online video entertainment platform featuring original, professionally produced, and user-generated content. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Beijing's Haidian District, Baidu primarily serves consumers, advertisers, enterprises, and developers across China with expanding global initiatives in AI applications.
Baidu recently unveiled its natively omni-modal ERNIE 5.0 foundation model at Baidu World 2025, capable of processing text, images, audio, and video; introduced upgrades to digital human technology, no-code builders Miaoda and MeDo, AI agent GenFlow 3.0, self-evolving agent Famou, and one-stop AI workspace Oreate, with select products rolling out to international markets including Brazil, the U.S., Southeast Asia, and platforms like Shopee and Lazada; announced new AI processors including Kunlun M100 and M300 chips for 2026-2027 alongside Tianchi Super Node supercomputing products; formed a strategic AI partnership with China Merchants Group focused on large language models, AI agents, and digital employees for industrial applications; entered a partnership with Lyft, Inc. to deploy Apollo Go autonomous vehicles; and completed a CNY 4.4 billion offshore bond offering to fund AI expansion.