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Didi Chuxing
DiDi operates the dominant ride-hailing app in China and operates elsewhere in Asia-Pacific as well as in Latin America and other regions. It offers other mobility-related services including taxi-hailing, chauffeur-rental, carpooling, bike-sharing as well as food and freight delivery. The company conducted an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 amid concerns over national security by the government, which was followed by an order by Chinese regulators for its apps to be removed from app stores in China. In early 2023, the apps returned to app stores after the company delisted itself from the NYSE the previous year.
Chairman / President
Cheng Wei
CEO / Managing Director
Cheng Wei
CFO / Finance Director
Jean Liu
Industry
IT / Tech / Telecoms
Website
didiglobal.com
Headquarters address
12/F, Building 8, No. 8 Dongbeiwang West Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Stock Code
DIDI
Year founded
2012
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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