Chinese Baidu Baike
Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
|---|---|
| Available in | Standard Chinese |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , China |
| Owner | Baidu |
| Created by | Robin Li |
| Website | https://baike.baidu.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional (required to edit pages) |
| Users | +8.03 million (2026) |
| Current status | Active |
The Chinese Baidu Baike, or Baidu Baike Chinese, is the Chinese-language edition of Baidu Baike, an online encyclopedia. It was created by Baidu founder Robin Li, and was released to the public in April 2006, as a replacement of Wikipedia in China. Before multilingual BaiduWiki was launched in January 2026, Chinese Baidu Baike was the only language edition of Baidu Baike.[1][2][3][4][5]
History
Baidu Baike was created in the Chinese language by Baidu founder Robin Li, and was released to the public as a replacement of Wikipedia in China around 20 April 2006, following the Chinese government's decision to censor Wikipedia in 2005.[1][2][3] After 20 days, it had more than 300,000 registered users and more than 100,000 articles, surpassing the number in Chinese Wikipedia.[3]
During the conference WWW2008 of the World Wide Web Consortium, Baidu's William Chang said, "There is, in fact, no reason for China to use Wikipedia ... It's very natural for China to make its own products."[6] The Chinese government has, through the Great Firewall, blocked access to all editions of Wikipedia since 2019.[7][8][9]
Baidu Baike reached 30 million articles in 2025.[10] In the mid-2020s, Baidu Baike faced challenges from Large Language Model-based AI assistants supplanting the need for users to consult Baidu Baike for information.[11][9][12]
On January 30, 2026, Baidu launched BaiduWiki, an international version of Baidu Baike available in English, Japanese, French, Spanish, and Russian. The articles were translated from the Chinese version Baidu Baike with help of AI tools. The launch of BaiduWiki marks Baidu Baike's official transition from a Chinese knowledge platform to a global knowledge service. It also marks the expansion of Baidu's single-language version to a Chinese version and an international multilingual version.[4][13][12][14]
See also
- BaiduWiki
- Baidu Baike
- Wikipedia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "百度百科四周年倒计时 不知者百度之！" [Baidu Baike's fourth anniversary countdown is here! If you don't know, just search it on Baidu!]. Xinhua News Agency. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014 – via 163.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shariza Baranyanka (2018-03-21). "Baidu, l'anti-Google: comment Robin Li a créé un monopole chinois". www.numerama.com (in français). Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Baidu desafía a la Wikipedia en China con su nueva enciclopedia 'on line'" [Baidu challenges Wikipedia in China with its new online encyclopedia]. El Mundo (in español). EFE. 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ben Jiangin (12 Feb 2026). "China's Baidu unveils AI-driven Wikipedia challenger in bid for international users". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ "BaiduWiki". Baidu Baike. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
- ↑ Webster, Graham (2008-04-22). "Baidu's William Chang: 'No reason for China to use Wikipedia'". CNET News. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Eva Woo (2007-11-13). "Baidu's Censored Answer to Wikipedia". Business Week. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ↑ "Wikipedia blocked in China in all languages". BBC. 2019-05-14. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Simran Mishra (12 Feb 2026). "Baidu Launches AI-Powered BaiduWiki to Compete With Wikipedia in Global Markets". Analytics insight.
- ↑ "百度百科词条总量突破3000万，联合《大学科普》等多机构推出科普专刊" [Baidu Baike has surpassed 30 million entries and launched a special science popularization issue in conjunction with "University Science Popularization" and other organizations.]. CCIDnet. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via sina.com.cn.
- ↑ "AI冲击之下，百度百科也要寻求改变 _ 东方财富网" [Under the impact of AI, Baidu Encyclopedia also needs to seek change.]. Jiemian News. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-14 – via finance.eastmoney.com.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "百度百科推出国际版 BaiduWiki，首批上线100万词条 (Baidu Encyclopedia launches international version BaiduWiki, with 1 million entries initially available)". China Daily (in 中文). 2026-02-10.
- ↑ "Baidu Expands Global AI Footprint With Apollo Go And BaiduWiki Launches". Yahoo. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "百度推全球搜及百度百科国际版BaiduWiki (Baidu launches global search and Baidu Wiki (international version))". Hong Kong Economic Journal (in 中文). 2026-02-10.
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