Baidu is a Chinese technology company that was founded in 2000 and has headquarters in Beijing. It is one of the largest internet-based companies in the world, operating the second most popular search engine, Baidu.com, which has more than a 75% market share in China. The company also specialises in artificial intelligence (AI), as well as offering mapping services, an online encyclopaedia, cloud storage services and community forums. Baidu owns a number of subsidiaries within the technology and entertainment industries, including Raven Tech and iQiyi, which is one of the world’s largest online video sites. Baidu.com consistently ranks within the top five most popularly visited websites each year. Baidu is dual-listed on the Nasdaq and Hong Kong stock exchanges and is a constituent of the Nasdaq 100 index. Spread bet or trade CFDs on our Baidu share price.