Testing Knowledge Base SDK

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Company Profile

Baidu is a leading AI company with a strong Internet foundation. With the mission of "to make the complex world simpler through technology," it is committed to innovation and striving to become "a global top-tier tech company that best understands users and helps them grow". 1111

Baidu was founded on January 1, 2000, in Zhongguancun. Its founder, Robin Li, holds the patent for "Hyperlink Analysis" technology, making China one of only four countries globally—alongside the United States, Russia, and South Korea—to possess core search engine technology. Baidu processes billions of search requests daily from over 100 countries and regions, serving as the primary gateway for Chinese-language information and services to 1 billion Internet users.

Built upon search engines, Baidu has developed AI technologies including speech, image, knowledge graph, and NLP. Over the past decade, sustained investments in deep learning, conversational AI OS, autonomous driving, and AI chips have established Baidu as a leading AI company with robust Internet infrastructure. The IT technology stack in the AI era comprises four layers: "chip-framework-model-application". Baidu is one of the few AI companies globally with full-stack deployment across all these four layers. From high-end Kunlun chips to the PaddlePaddle deep learning framework, the ERNIE pre-trained large model, to applications such search, intelligent cloud, autonomous driving, and Xiaodu, each layer features industry-leading self-developed technologies. Leading at every layer enables end-to-end optimization, thereby significantly improving efficiency. At the model layer, ERNIE, Baidu's self-developed industrial-scale knowledge-enhanced large model system, features both knowledge enhancement and industrial-grade capabilities. Currently, the ERNIE large model has been widely applied to Internet products such as search, information feeds, and smart speakers. Through PaddlePaddle's open-source deep learning platform and Baidu AI Cloud, it empowers industries such as manufacturing, energy, finance, telecommunications, media, and education.

In October 2023, ERNIE 4.0 was officially launched. This is the most advanced ERNIE model so far, featuring a comprehensive foundational model upgrade with substantial enhancements in areas like understanding, generation, logical reasoning, and memory capabilities. Its overall performance is described as "comparable to GPT-4."

Corporate Philosophy

Baidu is a continuously innovative high-tech company with the mission of "to make the complex world simpler through technology". Baidu Mission: To make the complex world simpler through technology mission：Make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu Vision: To be a global top-tier tech company that best understands users and helps them grow [3] vision：To be a top global technology company which best understands users’needs and enables their growth. Baidu core values: Simple and Reliable

Financial Report Data

Q4 2015 financial reports show Baidu's revenue reached RMB 18.699 billion, a 33.1% year-on-year increase, with mobile revenue share rising to 56%; full-year 2015 revenue totaled RMB 66.382 billion, up 35.3%, going beyond Wall Street expectations. Baidu's stock surged 11.24% after hours, closing at USD 176. [5] Q4 and Full Year 2016 Unaudited Financial Report. Excluding impact by Qunar's performance, Baidu's Q4 revenue was RMB 18.212 billion (approximately USD 2.623 billion), flat YoY, with mobile revenue accounting for 65%. Full-year 2016 revenue reached RMB 70.549 billion (approximately USD 10.161 billion), up 11.9% YoY. Baidu's Q4 2016 performance was in line with Wall Street expectations. [6] Q4 2017 Baidu revenue was RMB23.6 billion (~USD 3.62 billion), up 29% YoY, with mobile revenue share rising to 76%. Baidu's full-year 2017 revenue reached RMB 84.8 billion (~USD 13.03 billion), a 20% year-on-year increase. Both Q4 2017 and full-year results went beyond Wall Street expectations. Excluding impacts from Baidu Mobile Games and Baidu Takeout, Baidu anticipated a total net revenue for Q1 2018 between RMB19.86 billion (~USD 3.05 billion) and RMB20.97 billion (~USD 3.22 billion), representing 29% to 36% year-on-year growth. This Metric also exceeded Wall Street expectations. [7] Q4 and Full Year 2018 Unaudited Financial Report. Data shows Baidu's revenue this quarter reached RMB 27.2 billion (~USD 3.96 billion), a 22% YoY increase, surpassing Wall Street expectations; net profit was RMB 2.1 billion (~USD 303 million). Total 2018 revenue reached RMB 102.3 billion (~USD 14.88 billion). [8] Q4 and Full Year 2019 Unaudited Financial Report. In Q4, Baidu achieved revenue of RMB 28.9 billion, with net profit attributable to Baidu reaching RMB 9.2 billion (non-GAAP), a 95% year-on-year increase. Annual revenue for 2019 was RMB 107.4 billion. [9] Q1 2020 Unaudited Financial Report. According to the data, Baidu revenue for Q1 reached RMB22.5 billion with non-GAAP net profit of RMB3.1 billion, a 219% year-on-year increase. [10] In 2020, Baidu's revenue reached RMB 107.1 billion, with a non-GAAP net profit of RMB 22 billion. In Q4 2020, Baidu achieved revenue of RMB 30.3 billion, with non-GAAP net profit attributable to Baidu reaching RMB 6.9 billion, going beyond market expectations for four consecutive quarters. [119] In 2021, Baidu's revenue reached RMB 124.5 billion, a 16% year-on-year increase. In Q4 2021, Baidu achieved revenue of RMB 33.1 billion, with non-GAAP net profit attributable to Baidu reaching RMB 4.1 billion, going beyond market expectations for four consecutive quarters of 2021. [120] In 2022, Baidu reported revenue of RMB 123.675 billion, with net profit attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP) reaching RMB 20.68 billion, a 10% year-on-year increase. In Q4 2022, Baidu reported revenue of RMB 33.077 billion, with net profit attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP) reaching RMB 5.371 billion, a 32% year-on-year increase.

Chairman

Robin Li

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Baidu * * Robin Li Robin Li, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Baidu, oversees the strategic planning and operational management of the Company. Robin Li graduated from Peking University in 1991 with a degree in Information Management, then he pursued a Master's Degree in Computer Science at the State University of New York at Buffalo. As one of the earliest search engine technology researchers and top engineers globally, he served as a senior consultant at Dow Jones, designer of the real-time financial information system for the online edition of The Wall Street Journal, and senior engineer at the internationally renowned internet company Infoseek. Robin Li's technology patent of "Hyperlink Analysis” is one of the foundational inventions that established the development trajectory of modern search engines. In January 2000, Robin Li returned from Silicon Valley to his homeland and founded Baidu. After over a decade of development, under Robin Li's leadership, Baidu has grown into the world's second-largest independent search engine and the largest Chinese-language search engine. In 2003, Baidu Tieba was launched, marking Baidu's global leadership in pioneering the Web 2.0 era of user-generated content. From the introduction of the Box Computing technology concept in 2009, to the subsequent launches of "Data Open Platform" and "Application Open Platform", until the release of "Baidu New Homepage" in 2011, Robin Li has further refined the theoretical system of China's internet science and drove the entire IT industry technology to continuously progress towards the future. Baidu's success has positioned China as one of only four countries globally—alongside the U.S., Russia, and South Korea—to possess core search engine technologies. Robin Li In 2005, Baidu was successfully listed on the NASDAQ in the United States, becoming the first Chinese company to be included in the NASDAQ-100 index. Nowadays, Baidu has become one of China's most valuable brands. The UK's Financial Times listed Baidu among "China's Top Ten World-Class Brands," making it the youngest and only Internet company on the list. As a pioneer and leader in China's Internet industry, Robin Li has garnered widespread recognition for his great achievements. In 2013, Robin Li was elected as Member to the 12th CPPCC National Committee while serving as Vice Chairman of the 11th All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and 8th Beijing Association for Science and Technology. Additionally, he has been honored with titles such as "CCTV China Economic Person of the Year", "Top 10 IT Influencers", and "30 Notable Figures of 30 Years of Reform and Opening-up." In Forbes' "2012 China's Best CEO" ranking, Robin Li topped the list and was the sole entrepreneur from the Chinese Mainland featured in the "World's Most Influential People" for three consecutive years. Magazines such as TIME and Businessweek have repeatedly named him among "World's Most Influential Figures" and "China's Most Influential Business Leaders”.