It was founded in Zhongguancun, Beijing in January 2000 by Robin Li and Xu Yong.
At the end of 1999, Robin Li, who was in Silicon Valley in the United States, saw the huge development potential of China's Internet and Chinese search engine services. With the dream of changing the world with technology, he resolutely quit his high-paying job in Silicon Valley and took the search engine with him. Patented technology, he returned to China with Xu Yong and founded Baidu China Company in Zhongguancun on January 1, 2000. Registered in the Cayman Islands, UK. From the initial development of less than 10 people, the number of employees exceeds 10,000. Today, Baidu has become the most popular and influential Chinese website in China.