Baidu.com Company Description
Baidu.com wants to increase Web search results success one hundred times over. Baidu, which means a "hundred times," is a leading Chinese-language Internet search engine, with more than 60% of the local search market. It hosts a series of services, including news, MP3, and image search. Baidu earns nearly all of its revenues through online advertising services. The company also operates Baidu Union, a network of third-party Web sites, and Baidu Post Bar, a query-based searchable online community. Baidu entered the Japanese market with the 2008 launch of Baidu Japan, its Japanese-language search service. Chairman and CEO Robin Li holds 22% of the company.
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