DiDi has a total of 121 patents globally, out of which 7 have been granted. Of these 121 patents, more than 10% patents are active. China is where DiDi has filed the maximum number of patents, it has generated an annual revenue of $25.37 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D centre of DiDi.
DiDi was founded in the year 2012 by Cheng Wei, Liu Qing, Zhang Bo and Wu Rui. The Company provides mobility solutions, cloud computing, and other application based services. As of October 2022, DiDi has a market cap of $8.25 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of DiDi which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find DiDi patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over DiDi patent portfolio.
How many patents does DiDi have?
DiDi has a total of 121 patents globally. These patents belong to 108 unique patent families. Out of 121 patents, 13 patents are active.
How Many Patents did DiDi File Every Year?

Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
Year of Patents Filing or Grant | DiDi Applications Filed | DiDi Patents Granted |
2015 | 8 | 1 |
2016 | 4 | 3 |
2017 | – | 1 |
2018 | 98 | – |
2019 | 9 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | |
2021 | – | 1 |
How many DiDi patents are Alive/Dead?

How Many Patents did DiDi File in Different Countries?
Of the 121 patents, 16 are filed in China.
Where are Research Centres of DiDi Patents Located?

10 Best DiDi Patents
CN105608886A is the most popular patent in the DiDi portfolio. It has received 22 citations so far from companies like Beijing Didi Infinity Technology.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of DiDi:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
CN105608886A | 22 |
CN107015988A | 7 |
WO2020139355A1 | 6 |
CN205344826U | 5 |
CN204539205U | 5 |
WO2020139400A1 | 5 |
WO2020139357A1 | 5 |
CN111340230A | 4 |
WO2020139373A1 | 4 |
WO2020139356A1 | 3 |