Baidu

Baidu, Inc. ( ; , meaning "hundred times") is a Chinese technology company. They offer services like their Internet search engine, which is similar to that of Google, maps, anti-virus softwares, and an online encyclopedia. 

Since Google is not available in China because of Chinese regulations, Baidu's search engine became popular among Chinese Internet users. Google is only available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. 

Baidu's competitors are Google Hong Kong, Yahoo! China, Microsoft Bing, and other local search engines.

Name
The name Baidu comes from Mandarin 百 (which means "100") and 度 (which means "times"). The literal meaning is 100 times.

History
Baidu was made in 2000 by Robert Li and Eric Xu. It is headquartered in Beijing. It was the first Chinese company to be in the Nasdaq-100 index in 2007.

References

Category:2000 establishments in Asia
Category:2000s establishments in China
Category:Technology companies of the People's Republic of China
Category:Companies based in Beijing