Robin Li

Robin Li
李彦宏
Li in 2020
Born (1968-11-17) 17 November 1968 (age 56)
EducationPeking University (BMgt)
University at Buffalo (MS)
Occupation(s)Software engineer, internet entrepreneur
TitleCo-founder and CEO of Baidu
Chairman of iQIYI
Board member ofNew Oriental
SpouseMa Dongmin (马东敏)
Children4
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese李彦宏
Traditional Chinese李彥宏
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Yànhóng
Gwoyeu RomatzyhLii Yannhorng
Wade–GilesLi Yenhung
IPA[lì jɛ̂nxʊ̌ŋ]

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 was a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2013 to 2018.[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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