{"id":10768,"date":"2025-11-18T19:39:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/chinas-baidu-posts-50-rise-in-ai-revenue-despite-third-quarter-slump\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:39:25","slug":"chinas-baidu-posts-50-rise-in-ai-revenue-despite-third-quarter-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/chinas-baidu-posts-50-rise-in-ai-revenue-despite-third-quarter-slump\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Baidu posts 50% rise in AI revenue despite third-quarter slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"9.390243902439\">Chinese <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">internet<\/span> search giant <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Baidu<\/span> on Tuesday reported a 50 per cent increase in <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">artificial intelligence<\/span>-related revenue in the three months ended September from a year ago, which was the bright spot to an otherwise lacklustre financial quarter.<\/div>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"10.677824267782\">The <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Beijing<\/span>-based company&rsquo;s third-quarter revenue declined 7 per cent year on year to 31.2 billion yuan (US$4.4 billion), owing to sluggish demand in its advertising business, while its net loss hit 11.2 billion yuan on asset writedowns.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">While its core advertising business struggled, the company said sales at its AI-related cloud infrastructure, applications and marketing services rose to 10 billion yuan, which laid &ldquo;a solid foundation for sustainable long-term growth&rdquo;, according to Baidu chief financial officer He Haijian.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">This marked the first time that Baidu disclosed its AI businesses&rsquo; revenue growth in detail, which was expected to help investors get a better understanding of the scale of its AI operations and how investment in the technology was driving growth.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">Baidu co-founder, chairman and CEO Robin Li Yanhong speaks at a company event in Beijing. 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