According to Baidu's (BIDU.US) strategy of “unlocking the AI-powered businesses”, Baidu announced plans to spin off its non-wholly owned subsidiary Kunlunxin and separately list it on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Haitong International said in its report.Now is the optimal time for the spin-off and separate listing of Kunlunxin, in the broker’s view, as it can ride the wave of IPOs by GPU suppliers such as METAX (688802.SH) +4.850 (+0.670%) and BIREN TECH (06082.HK) +2.080 (+4.444%) Short selling $16.44M; Ratio 5.757% . METAX and BIREN TECH are now valued at RMB232.1 billion (relative to RMB740 million revenue in 2024) or USD33.2 billion, and HKD822 billion (relative to RMB360 million revenue in 2024) or USD11.8 billion, respectively.Related News Daiwa Cuts BIDU-SW (09888.HK) TP to HKD170; Strong AI Cloud and GPU Cloud PerformanceBased on 2024 shipment volumes cited by IDC, Kunlunxin ranked third with 69,000 units, toppling CAMBRICON (688256.SH) -4.900 (-0.380%) with 26,000 units and METAX with 24,000 units. In terms of market size, the size of China's AI chip market is expected to grow from RMB142.5 billion in 2025 to RMB1,336.8 billion by 2029 according to Frost & Sullivan forecasts, at a CAGR of 53.7%.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-22 16:25.) (A Shares quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)
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