
Yan Hong Li
Chief Executive Officer at BAIDU, INC.
Net worth: 5 703 M $ as of 2025-01-30
Profile
Robin Li was born in the north-eastern of China, from working class family; he is the fourth of five children and the only boy. During high school, he became keen on computer, at the point to take part in programming competitions. In 1987, at final exam, he obtained the best score of his city. Then he entered at Peking University and four years later, he went to Buffalo for his PhD in computer science. In 1994, he interrupted it in order to get his MSc.
In the same year, Li joined the informatics department of IDD, a New Jersey division of Dow Jones & Company. There, he participated in software development for the on-line edition of The Wall Street Journal, and in the same time he worked on the algorithms of search engines. He took advantage from this partnership with the prestigious journal to learn the fundamentals in the economic and financial field. He developed the website Rank Dex, specialized in web pages ranking, and he obtained a patent for this technology, which he will use later for his own search engine, Baidu. In 1997, he left IDD in order to join Silicon Valley and Infoseek, publisher of a search engine.
In 2000, rich of experience, Robin Li came back to his origin and with Eric Xu, doctor in biochemistry he founded his own search engine: Baidu. In August 2004, he became head of the company and one year later he introduced it in the Nasdaq, and in few hours the share price rocketed more than 350%, from $27 to $122. In December 2007, Baidu is the first Chinese company presents on the Nasdaq-100.
His knowledge of Chinese culture and his technology skills allow him to offer a perfect search engine for Chinese market. In 2010, Baidu is quickly became the number one in China, doubling his revenues. Robin Li became billionaire with a fortune of $3.5 billion.
The company counts more than 10 000 employees, focusing on domestic market, in fact nearly 80% of searching in China are done with Baidu. Its database currently covers more than 740 million web pages, 80 million images and 10 million multimedia files.
In 2007, Robin Li was ranked among the 50 people most important in the world, according to CNN, and in 2010 was also considered one of the most influential people in the world by Times. In 2011 he became the richest man in China.
Known holdings in public companies
Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
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BAIDU, INC.
78.44% | 2024-01-30 | 439,200,000 ( 78.44% ) | 4 950 M $ | 2025-01-30 |
BAIDU, INC. CLASS A
2.96% | 2024-01-30 | 66,813,856 ( 2.96% ) | 753 M $ | 2025-01-30 |
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Yan Hong Li active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. | Director/Board Member | 2006-09-05 |
BAIDU, INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2004-01-31 |
Internet Society of China
![]() Internet Society of China Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications The Internet Society of China provides internet services. The non-profit company is based in Beijing, China. The CEO of the Chinese company is Sheng Chen. | Director/Board Member | - |
All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce Hardware | Director/Board Member | 2012-11-30 |
Baidu Holdings Ltd.
![]() Baidu Holdings Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Baidu Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company. The firm provides research and other services to users and operate platforms that allow businesses to reach customers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Island. | Director/Board Member | - |
Baidu Ventures
![]() Baidu Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Baidu Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Beijing, China. The firm was established in 2016. | Chairman | 2016-09-12 |
Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
![]() Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co., Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co. Ltd. engages in the operation of an internet search engine. Its business scope includes technology transfer and promotion; technical consultation, service, and training; design, development, and sales of computer software; economic information consulting; use the website to advertise; advertising design, production, and agency; and import and export of goods and technology. The company was founded on June 5, 2001 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Director/Board Member | - |
Gogobot, Inc.
![]() Gogobot, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Gogobot, Inc. provides online services for travel. It develops social interactive travel website. The firm provides personalized recommendations for places to stay, eat, and play. The company was founded by Katz Travis and Ori Zaltzman in November 2010 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Yan Hong Li
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TRIP.COM GROUP LIMITED | Director/Board Member | 2023-07-19 |
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Training of Yan Hong Li
Peking University | Undergraduate Degree |
State University of New York at Buffalo | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
Listed companies | 4 |
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NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. | Consumer Services |
BAIDU, INC. | Technology Services |
TRIP.COM GROUP LIMITED | Consumer Services |
IQIYI, INC. | Technology Services |
Private companies | 7 |
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Internet Society of China
![]() Internet Society of China Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications The Internet Society of China provides internet services. The non-profit company is based in Beijing, China. The CEO of the Chinese company is Sheng Chen. | Communications |
All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce Hardware | |
Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd.
![]() Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. engages in the provision of travel and tourism services through an online commerce platform. Its business line includes flight tickets, hotels, vacation packages, and attraction tickets. The company also offers display advertising, train tickets, car services, tour guides, and other services. The company was founded by Chen Chao Zhuang, Douglas Khoo Kok Hui and Frederick Michael Demopoulos on February 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Technology Services |
Baidu Holdings Ltd.
![]() Baidu Holdings Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Baidu Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company. The firm provides research and other services to users and operate platforms that allow businesses to reach customers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Road Town, British Virgin Island. | Technology Services |
Baidu Ventures
![]() Baidu Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Baidu Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Beijing, China. The firm was established in 2016. | Finance |
Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
![]() Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co., Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co. Ltd. engages in the operation of an internet search engine. Its business scope includes technology transfer and promotion; technical consultation, service, and training; design, development, and sales of computer software; economic information consulting; use the website to advertise; advertising design, production, and agency; and import and export of goods and technology. The company was founded on June 5, 2001 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. | Communications |
Gogobot, Inc.
![]() Gogobot, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Gogobot, Inc. provides online services for travel. It develops social interactive travel website. The firm provides personalized recommendations for places to stay, eat, and play. The company was founded by Katz Travis and Ori Zaltzman in November 2010 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Consumer Services |
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