30 Facts About Mobike

Mobike, known as Meituanbike, founded by Beijing Mobike Technology Co.

In June 2017, Mobike raised $600 million in Series E funding led by Tencent, bringing the firm's fund raising in 2017 alone to nearly US$1 billion.

Mobike operates in Chinese cities include but are not limited to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Lanzhou, Ningbo, Xiamen, Foshan, Zhuhai, Changsha, Hefei, Shantou, Haikou, Deyang, Nanning, Guiyang, Xi'an, Wenzhou, and Wuhan.

On 21 March 2017, Mobike started operations in Singapore, the company's first overseas market.

Mobike Japan was launched on 22 June 2017, Fukuoka being its first recipient.

Related searches

In Osaka, to gain traction for its e-bike business, Panasonic partnered with Chinese Mobike to explore the possibilities of an electric-bike-sharing service in Japan.

On 31 August 2017, Mobike announced its official launch in Thailand with its partnership with AIS, Central Pattana and Kasertsat University.

Mobike's launch is directly in line with the city government's "Non-Motorised Transport" initiative, which focuses on promoting ecotourism through the development of a sustainable urban transport system.

On 6 September 2017, Mobike officially launched in Malaysia, with the first bikes being rolled out in Setia Alam and Cyberjaya just a month later.

In November 2017 and February 2018, Mobike launched its service in Sydney and the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia respectively.

In May 2018, Mobike launched its operations in Israel in cities including Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Givatayim, Rehovot and Kiryat Bialik.

On 11 March 2019, Mobike requested to surrender its bicycle sharing license and cease all operation in Singapore.

In September 2017, Mobike extended its service to London, quickly followed by launching in Newcastle.

In September 2018, Mobike announced that it was to suspend its operations in Manchester.

Mobike said that it had suffered increased bike losses dues to theft and vandalism in the city.

Mobike extended its service in the Netherlands in June 2018 with the launch of Mobike in Delft.

In Germany, Mobike launched its operations on 21 November 2017 by deploying 700 bicycles in Berlin, making it the 200th city worldwide with Mobike's bicycle sharing operations.

Mobike quickly expanded in Germany by launching in Dusseldorf in May 2018, followed by Cologne in July 2018 and Hannover in September 2018.

In September 2018, Mobike entered the l'Hospitalet de Llobregat thanks to an agreement with the city council.

On 26 September 2018, Mobike launched in Zaragoza, becoming the company's third city in Spain.

In February 2019, Mobike was awarded permission to launch electronic scooters in Madrid.

Mobike launched in Charlotte, North Carolina on 22 December 2017 and in San Diego on 23 February 2018.

In February 2018, Mobike launched its operations in Mexico City and Santiago, Chile.

Similar to Call a Bike in Germany, every Mobike bicycle comes with an internet-controlled electronic wheel lock that automatically unlocks but requires manual locking after use.

Mobike bicycles are powered by a small generator installed on the rear wheel hub to power the lock, or by a PV panel in some bike models.

Related searches

Mobike has partnered with Qualcomm and Gemalto for the use of NB-IoT technologies to provide connection for the bikes.

Mobike bicycles come in two versions, both of which requires a scan of a unique QR-code to unlock:.

Mobike Lite comes with a net-like metal basket and has a solar panel that powers the QR lock and GPS tracker.

Colour scheme of the second generation Mobike Lite is changed to orange for the inner rim, and reverts to black for the tyre.

Access to Mobike bicycles requires the Mobike application, which takes a minimum deposit of one unit of country-specific currency to ensure the user supplied payment details are correct.