Not long after Facebook’s Hangzhou subsidiary launch, Google was reported to be planning a launch of a censored search engine in China. A poll was created on Weibo asking “if Google returns to China, which will you choose between Google and Baidu?”. 72.8% voted for Google.
Baidu News, Stats and Search Engine Marketing Insights
Baidu is China's dominant search engine, used by hundreds of millions of China internet users. Find out news and statistics on Baidu as well as Baidu advertising and marketing tips and insights.
Baidu search exhibiting robust revenue growth driven by AI in Q2 2018
Baidu had a stronger quarter in Q2 2018 with search exhibiting robust revenue growth driven by AI-powered monetization capabilities and Baidu feed continuing strong traffic, according to its financial results. The newly launched Xiaodu series speakers and the adoption of DuerOS handled over 400 million queries in June 2018, almost doubling the workload again over […]
China search engine market in Q1 2018; 79% driven by mobile search [UPDATED]
The revenue of search engine market in China totaled 20.374 billion yuan (US$3.2017 billion) in Q1 2018, an increase of 29.21% year-on-year, led by Baidu, Sogou, and 360 search. In Q1 2018, Baidu continues to lead China’s search engines market with a market share of 80.09% by revenues, followed by Sogou (6.63%) and 360 (3.27%). Baidu’s […]
Baidu revenues per customers up 19% to $5,800 in Q1 2018
Baidu’s total revenues reached RMB 20.9 billion ($3.33 billion) in Q1 2018, increasing 31% year over year. Mobile revenue represented 78% of total net revenues, compared to 70% in Q1 2017.
BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands Report 2018
Brands pursue the ‘Chinese Dream’, growing total brand value by a record 23% to US$683.9 billion. Technology giant Tencent has retained the coveted title of China’s most valuable brand for a fourth consecutive year, achieving a brand value of US$132.2 billion, a 25% year-on-year increase, according to WPP and Kantar Millward Brown’s 2018 BrandZ™ Top […]
Top smartphone, technology brands in China 2018
The top smartphone brands in China are Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung and OPPO according to Tencent’s Penguin Intelligence research. The top internet/technology brands are Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, and Jingdong (JD.com). Tencent’s research also revealed the top high-end automobile brands, led by Benz, BMW, and Audi. Chinese brands are mostly purchased among 86.1% consumers, followed by […]
Baidu total revenues grew by 20% in 2017, 73% from mobile
Baidu’s total revenues reached RMB 23.6 billion ($3.62 billion) in Q4 2017, increasing 29% year over year. Mobile revenue represented 76% of total revenues, compared to 65% for the fourth quarter of 2016. Total revenues totaled RMB 84.8 billion ($13.03 billion) in 2017, increasing 20% from 2016. Mobile revenue represented 73% of total revenues, compared […]
Baidu net income grew by 156% in Q3 2017
Baidu delivered solid financial results in the third quarter of 2017 with top line increasing 29% year over year and operating profit growing 69% year over year.
China search engine market overview Q2 2017
China’s search engine market totaled 23.57 billion yuan (US$3.47 billion) in Q2 2017 with an increase of 25.6% QoQ or 12.2% YoY according to Analysis. Baidu has 77.2% market share in China’s search engines market by total revenues, followed by Google China (9.66%) and Sogou (8.69%). Baidu remains dominant in China’s search engine market and has […]
Mobile accounted for 72% of Baidu total revenues in Q2 2017
Baidu’s total revenues in the second quarter of 2017 were 20.874 billion yuan ($3.079 billion), a 14.3% increase YoY. Mobile revenue represented 72% of total revenues for Q2 2017, compared to 62% in Q2 2016.
China online advertising market overview Q1 2017
China online advertising market reached 62.89 billion yuan (US$9.23 bn) in the first quarter of 2017 with an increase of 15.9% YoY or -10.5% QoQ, led by Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent.
China mobile search market overview for Q1 2017
Baidu has 78.2% share of China’s mobile search market by the total number of mobile search queries in the first quarter of 2017.