Baidu Maps

Baidu Maps
Screenshot of the SimCity-like style that Baidu Maps offers for the city of Shanghai, China.
Native name
百度地图
Type of site
Web mapping
Available inChinese
OwnerBaidu
URLBaidu Maps
CommercialYes
RegistrationNone
Launched2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Current statusActive

Baidu Maps is a desktop and mobile web mapping service application and technology provided by Baidu, offering satellite imagery, street maps, street view (which is called "Panorama" – zh:百度全景) and indoor view perspectives,[1] as well as functions such as a route planner for traveling by foot, car, or with public transport. Android and iOS applications are available.

Baidu Maps is available only in the Chinese language and, before 2016, it offered only maps of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with the rest of the world appearing unexplored.[2] Currently, Baidu Maps also offers maps of various other countries.[citation needed] It was reported that more than 150 countries would be supported by the end of 2016.[3] Baidu uses map data supplied by NavInfo, MapKing, Here, LocalKing and OpenStreetMap.[4]

In 2016, it was reported that Baidu Maps had over 348 million monthly active users.[5]

  1. ^ "Indoor view of Chinese restaurant". Baidu Maps. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Why do Baidu and Tencent QQ Map(s) only show China, and blank for the rest of the world?". 5 April 2015.
  3. ^ "百度地图宣布国际化战略 年底覆盖150个国家". 百度. 2016-04-22. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  4. ^ Lee, Mark (6 July 2012). "Apple Shares Google China Map Partner in Win for AutoNavi: Tech". Bloomberg.
  5. ^ Smith, Craig (June 2, 2021). "Baidu Statistics, User Counts and Facts (2021)". Retrieved December 4, 2021.