DiDi provides app-based transportation services, including taxi hailing, private car hailing, social ride-sharing, and bike sharing; on-demand delivery services; and automobile services, including sales, leasing, financing, maintenance, fleet operation, electric vehicle charging, and co-development of vehicles with automakers.
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DiDi added other features to complement its basic taxi-calling function such as new premium vehicle services, functions for carpool and designated driver transportation modes and enhanced accessibility functions for passengers with disabilities.
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On 28 April 2017, DiDi announced it closed a new financing round of over US$5.
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DiDi pledged to hire 1, 000 CCP members as part of its safety drive.
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Since 2015, DiDi has invested in Grab, Lyft, Ola, Uber, 99, Bolt and Careem, and expanded into Latin America, Australia and Japan.
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On 10 June 2021, DiDi filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange hoping to raise $10 billion, making it the second largest Chinese share offering in the US since Alibaba.
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On 4 July 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered app stores to remove DiDi, after citing violations on the company's collection and usage of personal information.
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Three weeks later, on 28 December 2021, DiDi blocked employees from selling shares indefinitely.
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In February 2022, DiDi began laying off employees due to regulatory issues and tighter competition.
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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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On 8 April 2022, DiDi announced it had shut down its operations in South Africa.
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On 3 May 2022, DiDi revealed that it was under investigation by the SEC in regards to its IPO.
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On 23 May 2022, DiDi formally announced that they will delist from the New York Stock Exchange in June, with plans to re-list its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange once the Chinese cybersecurity review is completed.
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DiDi serves 550 million users across over 400 cities with products including Taxi, Express, Premier, Luxe, Bus, Designated Driving, Enterprise Solutions, Bike Sharing, E-bike Sharing, Car Rental and sharing, and food delivery.
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DiDi Taxi: Launched in September 2012, the service provides intelligent request-dispatching system for taxi companies to enhance driver efficiency and user experience.
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DiDi Express: Launched in May 2015, the service matches riders traveling in the same direction with an available shared car.
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DiDi Bus: Launched initially in Beijing and Shenzhen in 2015, the platform offers a wide range of products and systems, including a real-time minibus pooling service, customized bus services (Youdian Bus), data-based intelligent bus dispatching service and real-time bus service inquiry service.
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In 2018, DiDi launched an intermodal transportation recommendation function allowing users to search and book public transportation, online car-hailing and bike-sharing services in a single smartphone screen.
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DiDi Luxe: Launched in May 2017, the service offers professional chauffeurs and mid-to-high end premium luxury cars.
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On 17 January 2018, DiDi launched its own bike-sharing platform, which integrates companies like Ofo, Bluegogo and DiDi-branded bikes and e-bikes.
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Big data operation: DiDi is building a cloud platform to integrate anonymized data from sensors on vehicles, static information and real-time events from roads with anonymized platform data including pick-up and drop-off, trips and carrying capacity information.
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DiDi formed a strategic partnership with Careem, a transportation network company operating in the Middle East and North Africa.
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November 2019: DiDi scheduled to commence ride sharing services in Perth, Western Australia.
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DiDi will be the third major player to enter the West Australian ride share market alongside Uber and Ola.
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January 2020: DiDi started hiring staff to start its business in Russia.
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May 2021: DiDi launched services in Kazakhstan, its fourth country in the Eurasian market.
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September 2021: DiDi launched services in Egypt, its second country on the African continent.
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March 2022: DiDi suspended services in Kazakhstan, citing "market changes and other challenges".
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April 2022: DiDi suspended services in South Africa, which it launched in March of the previous year.
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In 2017, DiDi launched a female career development plan and established the "DiDi Women's Network".
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