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Didi Chuxing company history timeline

2012

In November 2012, Tencent invested $15 million in the company.

2014

AutoNavi, which was acquired by the Jack Ma-run Alibaba Group in 2014, also provides mapping data for Apple Maps.

In 2014, when the city of Beijing banned the use of private cars for ride-hailing businesses, Mr.

2015

In February 2015 the companies merged to form Didi Kuaidi.

The July 2015 fundraise is ranked as the world's largest single fundraising round by any private company, as well as the largest fundraising round for a Chinese mobile internet company at that time.

2016

Since 2016, the Transportation Ministry had been asking ride-hailing companies to upload real-time data about drivers, cars and trips to a central platform.

2017

“Is there really any need to give real-time data to regulators?” the company’s chief development officer at the time, Li Jianhua, told a reporter in 2017. “If our user information is leaked by a government department, who is responsible then?”

2018

In January 2018, DiDi acquired 99, a Brazilian ride hailing app.

The company’s return on invested capital (ROIC) remains negative and has fallen from -12.4% in 2018 to -12.6% TTM.

Cheng had told the BBC in 2018. “If you can’t guarantee data security, that’s going to be totally destructive for the business.”

In 2018, the company launched its "Red Flag Steering Wheel" program in which verified Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members would be visible as drivers.

2019

In April 2019, Uber released a public version of its S-1 filing ahead of its planned initial public offering.

A Didi Chuxing IPO was also discussed as early as 2019 but the company postponed it until two years later.

2021

On 9 July 2021, Chinese authorities ordered all app stores in China to remove 25 apps owned and operated by DiDi, including Didi Chuxing Enterprise Edition, Uber China, and D-Chat.

2022

On 21 February 2022, DiDi announced that they would be suspending services in Russia and Kazakhstan due to financial losses in both regions.

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2012
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Wei Cheng,Bob Bo Zhang,Jean Qing Liu,Rui Wu
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Didi Chuxing may also be known as or be related to Beijing Xiaoju Technology Co Ltd, DiDi, Didi Chuxing and Didi Kuaidi (Feb 2015 – Sept 2015) Didi Dache, Kuaidi Dache (pre-Feb 2015).