Now Didi-Kuaidi has turned eyes to the global market. It recently made a massive investment in Lyft, Uber’s rival in the U.S.. Didi Kuaidi and Lyft will enable visitors to hail rides in each other’s country. The company has also participated in the latest funding round in Indian ride-sharing service Ola.
Obviously the Didi-Kuaidi merger has inspired the Chinese internet companies who are competing fiercely for market share. The combination of 58.com and Ganji.com is estimated to have a share of over 70% in China’s classified ad market. The only other player in this space is Baixing.com.
明らかに、Didi-Kuaidi合併は、激しく市場占有率を争っている中国のインターネット会社を刺激を与えた。58.comとGanji.comが一つになると、中国の項目別広告市場に70%以上のシェアを持つと推定される。ここに入れる唯一のプレーヤーは、Baixing.com.だけだ。
Didi-Kuaidiが中国の市場シェアのために熾烈な戦いをしているインターネット企業を活気づけているのは明らかである。中国のクラシファイド市場では58.comとGanji.comを合わせるとその市場の70%を超えるシェアを占めると見込まれている。その市場での他の競争相手はBaixing.comのただ一つだけだ。
In May there were rumors that Youku-Tudou and iQiyi, major players in China’s online video space, were also in talks of a merger. Youku-Tudou was the result of the combination of Youku and Tudou, the then largest online video sites. Commenting on the rumors, Victor Koo, CEO of Youku-Tudou, said he believed video industry consolidation would continue (source in Chinese). Gong Yu, CEO of the Baidu-backed iQiyi, later said that they would still push for an IPO regardless (source in Chinese).