China’s cloud infrastructure service spending reached $9.4 billion in the second quarter of 2024, marking an 8% year-on-year growth, according to the latest data from Canalys. The country’s leading cloud providers—Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Tencent Cloud—dominate the market, collectively holding a 71% share. Despite broader macroeconomic conditions slowing growth in some sectors, cloud service […]
Baidu (Search Engine)
Baidu is China's dominant search engine, owned by Baidu Inc and used by hundreds of millions of China internet users.
The monthly active users of Baidu Mini Program users have exceeded 500 million as of May 2020. It has over 420,000 mini programs on its ecosystem, 220 of which have exceeded 1-million MAU.
China’s Cloud Market Enters a New AI Era
The landscape of China’s cloud services industry is undergoing a seismic shift, propelled by the burgeoning applications of artificial intelligence (AI). As the sector moves beyond the intense competition over large-scale AI models that characterized last year, this year marks the rise of AI-driven applications as the new battleground. This evolution signals a transformative phase […]
Baidu Fights with AI to Retain Dominance in Search
Baidu, China’s leading search engine, is under increasing pressure from emerging competitors as it strives to maintain its dominance in the search market. With new players leveraging AI technology to enhance their search capabilities, Baidu is pivoting towards AI to stay ahead. Rising Competition in the Search Market The search market has become a battleground […]
China’s Top 50 Global Brands for 2024
The latest report from Kantar BrandZ, “2024 China’s Top 50 Global Brands,” highlights the dynamic growth and global reach of Chinese brands. The study, which has been conducted annually, provides valuable insights into the leading Chinese brands that have made significant impacts in international markets.
Baidu Reports Q1 2024 Results, Highlights Developments in AI and Cloud Services
Baidu announced its unaudited financial results for Q1 2024, reflecting the company’s operational performance and key developments.
AI Patent Landscape in China
As China cements its position as a global technology leader, recent data highlights its prowess in artificial intelligence (AI). A new report by IPRdaily, a global intellectual property information service provider, has unveiled the top companies dominating the AI patent scene in China, showcasing the competitive edge and innovative capabilities of these tech giants. Dominance […]
Baidu’s ChatGPT Rival Users Reached 200M
Robin Li, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Baidu, revealed at the Create 2024 Baidu AI Developer Conference that since its launch on March 16 of last year, Ernie Bot, a.k.a. Wenxin Yiyen in China, has reached a milestone of one year and one month on 16 April 2024.
China Digital Landscape 2024 – Ride-hailing
By December 2023, China’s ride-hailing user base reached 528 million people, an increase of 90.57 million from December 2022, accounting for 48.3% of China internet users, according to data from CNNIC.
Baidu Unveils China’s First 24/7 Robotaxi Service
Baidu, Inc., a trailblazer in AI and internet technologies, has launched a pioneering 24/7 robotaxi service through Apollo Go in Wuhan, marking a significant advancement in China’s autonomous driving sector.
Baidu’s XuanYuan Outperforms GPT4 and LLaMA2 in Financial LLMs
Du Xiaoman, previously known as Baidu Finance, is a leading AI-powered financial services platform in China. It recently announced the release of 12 new financial large models (FLMs) under its “XuanYuan” series. The new models, with parameters ranging from 6B to 13B and 70B, are open-sourced and have demonstrated outstanding financial performance in a variety […]
Baidu AI Cloud and Samsung’s Strategic AI Partnership for Galaxy S24
Samsung Electronics China and Baidu AI Cloud have joined forces to integrate Baidu’s advanced ERNIE AI model into the Galaxy S24 Series.
China’s Video Cloud Market Navigates Through Slowdown: Insights from IDC’s 2023 Mid-Year Report
IDC has released its mid-year report, “China Video Cloud Market Tracker, First Half of 2023,” outlining current trends and projections within the industry. In a market contending with a post-pandemic deceleration in consumer entertainment demand and reduced IT expenditure from industry clients, China’s video cloud market faced a 7.0% year-on-year decline, reaching $4.62 billion. The […]
Decoding China’s Search Engine Market: A Glimpse into User Behavior and Industry Trends
China’s search engine sector has been thoroughly dissected in a comprehensive study conducted by CTR Market Research. Concurrently, the size of China’s internet user base has been growing, coupled with a gradual resurgence of search engine usage rates over the recent years. The research identified Baidu, 360 Search, and Sogou as the top three traditional search […]
China cloud computing market in 2021; top 4 have 80% market share
China’s cloud infrastructure services market grew by 45% to US$27.4 billion in 2021 according to Canalys.
Top mobile app download sources in China
Mobile app download channels integrated with users’ lifestyle use case scenarios have gradually become the focus of mobile app vendors, shortening the download process and improving the user experience. The top download sources of mobile apps in June 2022 in China are Huawei App Store (909 million downloads), App Store (729M), and Oppo App Store […]