Analysis of Baidu's AI Patent Quantity Industry Ranking

According to the latest authoritative reports and data, Baidu is in a leading position globally in terms of AI patent quantity, especially maintaining a leading position in the Chinese market. The following is the detailed ranking situation:

Baidu’s artificial intelligence full-field patent quantity has , showing sustained and stable innovation strength [1].

• Large model field:
  Baidu’s generative AI patent applications centered on large models reach
  2,950, with 1,371 authorized
  , leading domestic innovation entities [2]
• First place in multiple fields:
  In multiple core fields such as large models, software frameworks, intelligent agents, smart documents, industry, and finance, the patent application and authorization quantities all
  rank first in the industry
  [2]
• Comprehensive ranking first:
  In the AI patent high-quality development evaluation index system, Baidu
  ranks first
  in the three major indicators of breakthrough innovation, industrial application, and ecological support [2]

According to the Questel 2024 Patent Landscape Report, Baidu applied for , which is more than three times that of the second-place company, [3].

Baidu in global patent applications [3].

Baidu is in high-level autonomous driving patent families [1].

Baidu not only focuses on patent quantity but also attaches great importance to patent quality and industrial application:

• The Artificial Intelligence (Large Model) Industry Intellectual Property Operation Center built by Baidu
  was selected into the first batch of industry intellectual property operation centers list of the State Intellectual Property Office
  [2]
• In the first quarter of 2025, Baidu’s large model commercialization achievements are remarkable, with the number and amount of winning projects
  both topping the industry first
  [2]
• Over
  60% of central state-owned enterprises have cooperated with Baidu
  to carry out industry innovation based on large models [2]

Baidu shows

in the AI patent field, with deep accumulation from underlying computing power, software frameworks, model research and development to application implementation. Its patents not only lead in quantity but, more importantly, achieve high-quality development and industrial transformation, providing strong support for the technological self-reliance and self-improvement of China’s AI industry.

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[1] Science and Technology Daily - Baidu Releases 2025 Top 10 Frontier Tech Inventions (https://www.stdaily.com/web/gdxw/2025-11/03/content_425980.html)

[2] Science and Technology Daily - Latest Report Shows: Baidu Leads Generative AI Technology Patents (https://www.stdaily.com/web/gdxw/2025-04/10/content_322596.html)

[3] LinkedIn - Making the World a Better Place with AI (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/making-world-better-place-ai-baidu-inc-d13wc)