# Baidu's artificial intelligence-related businesses saw revenue grow to 13.6 billion yuan, a 49 per cent year-on-year increase.

*genai · news · 2026-05-18 · South China Morning Post*

## Key points

- Baidu's AI businesses became its primary revenue driver for the first time this quarter.
- AI-related revenue reached 13.6 billion yuan, marking a 49 per cent year-on-year increase.
- Baidu's AI cloud revenue rose 79 per cent year-on-year to 8.8 billion yuan.
- AI-powered business surpassed half of Baidu's general business revenue for the first time.

**Companies:** Baidu
**Countries:** China

[Read the full story on South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3353928/baidu-says-ai-now-primary-revenue-driver-despite-2-drop-first-quarter-revenue)

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