The Top 50 Chinese Global Brand Builders report reaches a milestone this year. 2021 is the fifth year Google and Kantar have analyzed Chinese global brands. The Top 50 continued rise year-over-year in consumer awareness in the developed markets they surveyed.
Meituan Dianping
Meituan Dianping (Meituan), founded in March 2010 and China’s leading e-commerce platform for local lifestyle services, went IPO in 2018 on Hong Kong Exchanges.
Meituan has developed into an all-rounded company providing a wide selection of daily-life services to consumers, such as food delivery, reviews, hotel & travel services, transportation, new initiatives and other, which was just a simply group-buying website eight years ago.
Meituan Active Paying Users & Total Merchants
Meituan's Core Businesses
It operates the mobile apps Meituan, China’s leading online marketplace for delivery and lifestyle services by Gross Transaction Volume, and Dianping, China’s leading online destination for discovering lifestyle services by monthly active users, according to iResearch.
In addition, it owns the Meituan Waimai brand for on-demand food and other delivery services and the Mobike brand for bike-sharing services.
Meituan focuses on mass-market, essential, and high-frequency service categories and has established market leadership in these core categories.
It is the world’s largest on-demand food delivery service provider and China’s largest e-commerce platform for in-store dining services, according to iResearch.
It offers merchants a wide range of solutions. Our solutions include targeted online marketing tools, cost-effective on-demand delivery infrastructure, cloud-based ERP systems, integrated payment systems, and supply chain and financing solutions.
Continue reading below for statistics, trends, and insights related to Meituan Dianping.
Meituan revenues up 121% in Q1 2021, reaching 569 million paying users
In Q1 2021, GTV of Meituan food delivery business increased by 99.6% year over year. The daily average number of food delivery transactions increased by 113.5% year over year to 32.3 million.
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The war is on between Alibaba and Meituan
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Meituan-bakced EV Li Auto to raise US$950M in US IPO
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China’s market for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) for at-home consumption remained robust in 2018, despite general concerns about a slowdown. Total spending on FMCG rose 5.2%, a slight increase over last year’s 4.7% gain. Overall, the two-speed growth scenario Kantar identified in 2016 has continued to evolve, with home care and personal care categories growing […]
China online accommodation market in Q4 2018; top 3 accounted 73%
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65% China urban families purchased FMCG online in 2018
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China online travel agency (OTA) market shares in Q3 2018
The online travel market in China grew by 9.3% to US$39.25 billion in Q3 2018, driven by the summer vacation and the mid-autumn festival holiday. 68.6% of transactions are generated from online transportation booking. Ctrip (37.6%), Qunar (19.78%), and Fliggy (16.46%) combined accounted for 73.84% of air ticket booking transactions. Ctrip led online accommodation with a share […]
WeChat testing Nearby Restaurants feature with top level entry path
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Meet Meituan, another China’s everyday app
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China online food delivery market in Q4 2017, led by Ele.me & Baidu Waimai
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