AMD, McDonald’s China, Starbucks, Yuewen Group, and Cernet Corporation to join WIC as new members

The sixth meeting of the first Council of the World Internet Conference (WIC) adopted the List of New WIC Members, seeing more members join the WIC organization.

Here is the introduction of new WIC members:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) 

Founded in Silicon Valley in 1969, AMD is a leading American semiconductor multinational company with its headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Specializing in CPUs, GPUs, and motherboard chips, AMD provides cutting-edge computing solutions for gaming, AI, and cloud computing. With a comprehensive portfolio of training and inference computing engine products, AMD fosters an open AI ecosystem, collaborating with partners to innovate. AMD has secured its position as a top semiconductor manufacturer globally, ranking eighth among global semiconductor manufacturers in 2024.

McDonald's China 

Established in Chicago，USA in 1955, McDonald's is a global fast-food giant with nearly 40,000 restaurants across over 100 countries, serving more than 68 million customers daily. Consistently ranking in the top 10 of BrandZ's Most Valuable Global Brands, McDonald's China stands as the brand's second-largest market worldwide. Leveraging big data, AI, and IoT, McDonald's China continues to develop localized new retail solutions, enhancing operational efficiency and customer experience through in-house innovations in internet operations, marketing tools, restaurant opening tools, and efficiency diagnostics.

Starbucks Coffee Company 

Starbucks, founded in the United States of America in 1971 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington in 1971, is the world's largest coffee roaster and retailer, and a Fortune Global 500 company in 2024. Since entering the Chinese market in 1999, China has become Starbucks' fastest-growing and largest overseas market. Employing advanced digital technology, Starbucks offers a seamless online and offline consumption experience through mobile app ordering, personalized recommendations, and optimized supply chain management, propelling its global expansion and efficient operations.

Yuewen Group 

Established in China in 2015 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2017, Yuewen Group is a comprehensive culture and entertainment conglomerate that nurtures IP through digital reading. With a vision to build the most valuable IP eco-chain for authors, Yuewen owns industry-leading brands like QQ Reading, Qidian, New Classics Media, and Tencent Animation & Comics. Serving tens of millions of creators and a vast user base, Yuewen has successfully exported numerous online literature IPs for adaptation into animation, film, television, games, and other multi-industry products.

Cernet Corporation 

Founded in 2000, Cernet Corporation operates the China Education and Research Network (CERNET). Focused on education and scientific research, Cernet Corporation has developed five business systems: network service, security service, technical service, industrial service, and information service. Prioritizing technical services and innovation, Cernet Corporation is deeply involved in the digitalization of China's education sector, actively promotes cybersecurity service innovation, supports next-generation Internet technology, and has been instrumental in the large-scale deployment and industrial incubation of China's IPv6.

The WIC upholds the principles of openness and inclusivity, welcoming leading companies, authoritative institutions, industry organizations, and top experts and scholars in the global internet sector to join the WIC organization.