Robin Li

Robin Li
李彦宏
Li in 2020
Born (1968-11-17) 17 November 1968 (age 55)
EducationPeking University (BMgt)
University at Buffalo (MS)
Occupation(s)Software engineer, internet entrepreneur
TitleCo-founder and CEO of Baidu
Chairman of iQIYI
Board member ofEducation & Technology Group Inc.
SpouseDongmin Ma
Children4
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese李彦宏
Traditional Chinese李彥宏

Robin Li Yanhong (Chinese: 李彦宏; pinyin: Lǐ Yànhóng; born 17 November 1968) is a Chinese software engineer and billionaire internet entrepreneur who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Chinese multinational technology company Baidu.[1] As of June 2023, his net worth was estimated at US$8.6 billion by Forbes.[2]

Li studied information management at Peking University and computer science at the University at Buffalo. In 1996, he created RankDex.[3] In 2000, he founded Baidu with Eric Xu. Li has been CEO of Baidu since January 2004. The company was listed on NASDAQ on August 5, 2005.[4][5]

Li is a member of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[6]

During his tenure as CEO of Baidu, Li has been criticized for a number of controversies, including the death of Wei Zexi, advertising of unqualified hospitals on Tieba, and ad fraud.[7]

  1. ^ Campbell, Charlie (2023-09-07). "Robin Li CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder, Baidu". Time. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ "Forbes profile: Robin Li". Forbes. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ "About: RankDex", rankdex.com; accessed 3 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Baidu mesmerizes Wall Street - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 7 August 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. ^ "The Ultimate List Of 15 Asian Scientists To Watch – Robin Li". AsianScientist.com. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  6. ^ 政协委员李彦宏:高薪挖著名教授成为不了优秀大学. China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Huang, Zheping (2016-05-02). "Baidu, China's version of Google, is "evil," a growing number of users say". Quartz. Retrieved 2023-06-10.

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