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Baidu

(百度)

Baidu

百度

Baidu operates the largest and most widely used search engine in China. It also offers maps, translation and e-commerce and operates a music-streaming service and a mobile app market. Baidu owns a majority stake in iQIYI, dubbed China’s answer to Netflix. The company also invests heavily in autonomous driving and artificial intelligence.

Chairman / President

Robin Li

CFO / Finance Director

Rong Luo

Industry

Internet

Website

baidu.com

Headquarters address

Beijing, China

Stock Code

NASDAQ: BIDU
SEHK:9988

Year founded

2000

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