What is Baidu and how to get started

Baidu, also known as 百度, is China's dominating search engine, with about 70% market share in China's search engine market.

About Baidu

Baidu, also known as 百度, is China’s dominating search engine, with about 70% market share in China’s search engine market.

Incorporated in 2000, Baidu held a 76.05% market share in China’s search engine market and has the second largest search engine worldwide. In 2007, Baidu became the first Chinese company to be included in the NASDAQ-100 index. It is currently the sixth largest website and one of the world’s most significant AI and Internet companies.

Besides a Chinese search engine, Baidu offers various services, such as a mapping service called Baidu Maps, a Cloud Storage service called Baidu Wangpan, and a query-based search community called Baidu Baike (akin to Wikipedia), etc.

How To Get Started On Baidu

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and SEM (Search Engine Marketing) in China are very different from those in the rest of the world, especially the technical and legal requirements. Because Google is completely blocked in China due to its reluctance to comply with the Chinese government’s regulations regarding censorship, 75% of all local searches are done on Baidu, the leading Chinese search engine, and other local China-specific search engines.

To develop an SEO or SEM strategy for China, you can read our previous article about SEO in China.

Do not have a Chinese entity, Chinese phone number or Chinese ID? We can help!

If you do not have a Chinese entity, Chinese ID, or Chinese phone number, which is essential to get started on Baidu, 21YunBox is here to help.

We can provide the necessary supporting documents to get started on Baidu and walk you through the process. Meanwhile, we will also bring your company, product, and service into full compliance with Chinese law.