Five Chinese companies won spots in a list of the world's top 10 AI enterprises, with Baidu ranking fourth, following Microsoft, Google and Facebook, according to a report published by the Chinese Academy of Science.

The key laboratory of big data mining and knowledge management at the Chinese Academy of Science released on Jan 10, the "2019 AI Development White Paper", which analyzes key technologies and industrial applications of artificial intelligence in various sub-sectors in the world's AI industry in 2019.

The white paper said key technologies in AI lie in computer vision, natural language processing, intelligent chips and eight other prominent areas, while typical application scenarios of AI include safeguarding, finance, sales, transportation and health fields.

The white paper noted that Baidu's global influence continuously grew in recent years, making itself a powerful competitor in AI innovation, especially in fields like machine learning, computer vision and nature language processing.

Besides Baidu, Chinese AI enterprises DJI-Innovations, Sensetime, Megvii and iFlytek also entered the top 10 list.

China has huge potential and advantages in AI development, according to the white paper. China's open market environment, massive data resources, strong strategic guidance and rich application scenarios continue to promote its AI industry and add significant leverage to China's AI competitiveness for global market.

Let's look at the top 10 AI companies in the world.