DiDi - About the company
DiDi is a public company based in Beijing (China), founded in 2012 by Will Wei Cheng and Liu Qing. It operates as an AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services. DiDi has raised $20.8B in funding from investors like Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund and Tencent. The company has 1233 active competitors, including 57 funded and 38 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Lyft, Blacklane and 99.
Sectors and market segments that DiDi operate in
DiDi serves in the Travel and Hospitality Tech, Auto Tech, Transportation and Logistics Tech market segments.The primary business model of DiDi are:Company Details
AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services. The platform enables various services for ride-hailing, food delivery, bike-sharing, payment solutions, and more. It also offers various solutions including autonomous driving, traffic management, driver safety management, and more.
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
Beijing, China
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$20.8B in 18 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
2nd among 1233 active competitors
Employee Count
35,759 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with DiDi
DiDi is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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DIDI CORPORATION CIN: 823608085 , Belgium, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 1 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
DiDi's IPO details
DiDi got listed on Jun 30, 2021.
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DiDi's funding and investors
DiDi has raised a total funding of $20.8B over 18 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 2012. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Oct 12, 2023 for an undisclosed amount. 1 investor participated in its latest round. DiDi has 98 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of DiDi:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Oct 12, 2023 | Undisclosed | Post IPO | - | - | - | |
Apr 09, 2021 | $1.5B | Conventional Debt | - | - | - | |
Jan 26, 2021 | $300M | Series I | - | - |
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DiDi's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of DiDi are Will Wei Cheng and Liu Qing. Will Wei Cheng and Evgeny Shkolun are the CEOs of DiDi.
Here are the details of DiDi's key team members:
- Will Wei Cheng: Co-Founder & CEO of DiDi and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Liu Qing: Co-Founder of DiDi.
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DiDi's employee count trend
DiDi has 35,759 employees as of Sep 26. Here is DiDi's employee count trend over the years:
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DiDi's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of DiDi include Lyft, Blacklane and 99. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of DiDi, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Lyft 2007, San Francisco (United States), Public | Network facilitating on-demand transportation and ride scheduling services for individuals | $5.02B | 88/100 | |
2nd | AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services | $20.8B | 88/100 | ||
3rd | Provider of chauffeur services including airport transfers and city-to-city rides | $127M | 79/100 | ||
4th | Operator of a network providing ride and delivery services | $380M | 75/100 | ||
5th |  HopSkipDrive 2014, South Pasadena (United States), Series D | Platform offering digital healthcare transportation management tool for kids | $106M | 74/100 | |
6th | Provider of ride-hailing, taxi, and delivery services via a mobile application | $517M | 73/100 | ||
7th | Curb 1992, Long Island City (United States), Acquired | Connecting riders and drivers with seamless taxi booking and payment | $20.7M | 67/100 | |
8th | App-based ride-hailing platform | $15M | 66/100 | ||
9th | Uzurv 2015, Richmond (United States), Series C | App-based platform offering ride-hailing services for diffrently-abeled | $42.6M | - | 67/100 |
10th | _1559553106145.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Didachuxing 2015, Chaoyang (China), Acquired | Operator of a platform for shared rides and taxi services | $100M | 60/100 |
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DiDi's Investments and acquisitions
DiDi has made 44 investments in companies including Feimo Technology and DeepMind Intelligent. DiDi has also acquired 4 companies including Hi service and Bluegogo.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Oct 12, 2026 | Investments | - | ||
Jun 16, 2026 | Investments | - | ||
Jun 16, 2026 | Investments | - |
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Reports related to DiDi
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News related to DiDi
Filter this listMedia has covered DiDi for a total of 32 events in the last 1 year, 12 of them have been about company updates and 4 about partnerships.
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ByteDance's Anew Labs Secures $290 Million Funding for AI Drug DiscoveryInside AI News•Sep 16, 2026•ByteDance, Hillhouse, IDG Capital, Hesai Technology and 2 others
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DiDi Autonomous Driving Trials Next-Gen Robotaxi R2 for Fully Driverless ServicePR Newswire•Aug 31, 2026•DiDi
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Didi Swings to Quarterly Profit, but Overseas Push Weighs on First-Half ResultsCaixin Global•Aug 14, 2026•DiDi
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Simple AI Completes Hundreds of Millions in Pre-A Round Financing, Source Code Capital Continues to InvestSina•Jun 16, 2026•Source Code Capital, DiDi, MSA Capital, Sinovation Ventures and 10 others
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German startup FINN hits €1B valuation in seven years by building on the belief Europeans would stop buying carsReadhub•Jun 16, 2026•DeepMind Intelligent, Genesis Capital, Keli Sensing Technology, DiDi and 2 others
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The Bull Case For DiDi Global (DIDI.Y) Could Change Following A Swing To Q1 Losses Amid Global Expansion Investments - Learn WhySimply Wall St•Jun 03, 2026•DiDi
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