On the evening of May 30th, Time magazine announced the "TIME100 Most Influential Companies" for 2024, and Baidu was named a global leader, making it the only Chinese company to be selected in this category. In addition, Chinese companies such as Pinduoduo, Xiaomi, Huawei, and BYD have also been included in the list.
According to Time magazine, Baidu has a "solid infrastructure" and is "the most popular search engine enterprise in China, having invested more than a decade in artificial intelligence.". Meanwhile, "Baidu is one of the few companies in the world that implements a full stack layout on AI, covering software, chips, cloud servers, basic models, and applications."
The Time magazine's "Top 100 Most Influential Enterprises in the World" list is selected once a year and is the most read and referenced enterprise list in the world, aiming to recognize enterprises with extraordinary influence and representing future development trends worldwide. Artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI and Mistral AI were also included in the 2024 list.