Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Financial Statement Balances and Amounts of VIEs and Subsidiaries Included in Consolidating Financial Statements After Elimination of Intercompany Balances and Transactions Among VIEs and Subsidiaries within Group [Abstract]

Summary of Balance Sheet of Variable Interest Entity

The following tables set forth the financial statement balances and amounts of the VIEs and their subsidiaries included in the consolidating financial statements after the elimination of intercompany balances and transactions among VIEs and their subsidiaries within the Group.

	As of December 31,
	2023		2024		2024
	RMB		RMB		US$
	(In millions)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		4,838		1,991		273
Short-term investments, net		5,055		5,473		750
Accounts receivable, net		7,642		7,131		977
Others		8,286		11,200		1,534
Total current assets		25,821		25,795		3,534
Fixed assets, net		9,084		12,583		1,724
Intangible assets, net		835		721		99
Licensed copyrights, net		1,951		1,657		227
Produced content, net		12,349		13,418		1,838
Long-term investments, net		17,428		16,410		2,248
Long-term time deposits and held-to-maturity investments		330		3,384		464
Operating lease right-of-use assets		6,241		6,435		882
Others		11,266		19,575		2,681
Total non-current assets		59,484		74,183		10,163
Total		85,305		99,978		13,697
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		16,385		18,527		2,538
Customer deposits and deferred revenue		8,007		8,751		1,199
Operating lease liabilities		2,883		3,160		433
Others		6,781		9,273		1,270
Total current third-party liabilities		34,056		39,711		5,440
Operating lease liabilities		4,920		4,847		664
Others		1,833		2,505		343
Total non-current third-party liabilities		6,753		7,352		1,007
Amounts due to the other entities within Baidu (i)		13,985		20,316		2,784
Total		54,794		67,379		9,231

Note:

(i) It represents the elimination of intercompany balances among Baidu, Inc., its subsidiaries and the VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries.

Summary of Income Statement and Cash Flow of Variable Interest Entity

	For the years ended December 31,
	2022			2023			2024			2024
	RMB			RMB			RMB			US$
	(In millions)
Total revenues		62,121			67,001			66,755			9,145
Net income		212			4,202			2,625			360
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities		2,938			5,328			(7,363	)		(1,009	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,898	)		(2,381	)		(7,584	)		(1,039	)
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities		(64	)		(1,998	)		12,098			1,657