Baidu, Inc. ( ; , meaning "hundred times") is a Chinese multinational
technology company
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specializing in Internet-related services and products and
artificial intelligence
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(AI), headquartered in
Beijing
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's
Haidian District
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It is 431 square km in a ...
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It is one of the largest AI and Internet companies in the world. The holding company of the group is incorporated in the
Cayman Islands
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Baidu was incorporated in January 2000 by
Robin Li
Robin Li Yanhong (; born 17 November 1968) is a Chinese software engineer and billionaire internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of the search engine Baidu. As of March 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$8.5 billion.
Li studied inform ...
and
Eric Xu
Eric Xu Yong (; born 1964) is a Chinese entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as co-founder of Baidu, the largest Chinese search engine.
Dr. Xu is founder and chairman of Yifang Capital, an investment holding company engag ...
. The Baidu
search engine
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is currently the