Baidu's Hong Kong-listed shares rose over 6% amid reports that its AI chip unit Kunlunxin is targeting a $50 billion initial public offering in the city.

Kunlunxin asked IPO investors to also commit to purchasing its AI chips, The Information reported. Hong Kong raised nearly $44 billion in share sales in H1 2026.

In China, chip companies may have found a new clientele for their semiconductors: IPO investors. Kunlunxin Technology, an AI chip firm majority owned by search engine company…