--- description: Find out why DiDi Chuxing was selected for the inaugural list title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2021: DiDi Chuxing image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt359f977ed859a36d/698a18e1db29874b132667d8/didi-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 26, 2021 # DiDi Chuxing Driving the future of mobility by [Charlie Campbell](/author/charlie-campbell/) ## Charlie Campbell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Editor at Large  The Yan'an Elevated Road in Shanghai on Aug. 20, 2020. The Yan'an Elevated Road in Shanghai on Aug. 20, 2020.VCG/Getty Images DiDi Chuxing’s nickname, China’s Uber, is a little unfair considering that the Beijing-based firm has surpassed 60 million daily trips—around twice the number of its U.S. rival. [DiDi](https://time.com/4329135/didi-chuxing-apple-uber-investment-aapl-china/ "undefined") hit a nadir in mid-2018 after a flurry of attacks on female passengers, including two murders in three months. Since then, the company has undergone a thorough reckoning on safety—as well as the sacking of two executives—that resulted in extensive driver background checks, compulsory in-trip audio recordings and upgraded emergency alerts. It now operates in 10 foreign markets, has driverless taxis roaming the streets of Shanghai and recently expanded into mobile payments in Latin America. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5953751/didi-chuxing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5953751/didi-chuxing/"},"headline":"DiDi Chuxing","datePublished":"2021-04-26T16:25:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:48:56.992Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5953751/didi-chuxing/","keywords":["Lists","franchise","TIME100 Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt359f977ed859a36d/698a18e1db29874b132667d8/didi-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlie Campbell","jobTitle":"Editor at Large","url":"https://time.com/author/charlie-campbell/"}],"creator":"Charlie Campbell","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt359f977ed859a36d/698a18e1db29874b132667d8/didi-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5953751/didi-chuxing/","name":"DiDi Chuxing"}}]}] ```