Alibaba is not China's top e-commerce company anymore. The giant shopping site's place was taken by Pinduoduo, which is also the competitor of JD.com, another e-commerce company. 

Pinduoduo Beats Alibaba as China's Top Shopping Site-- It is Now Working on a New Logistics Platform
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According to The Wall Street Journal, Pinduoduo is a five-year-old application that turned discount shopping into an online game. Because of its unique service, it was able to beat Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as China's most popular internet shopping site. 

Its success started in 2020 after it reached more than 780 million users. On the other hand, The Star reported that Pinduoduo's success was also made possible by Colin Huang, the company's founder who stepped down as the chairman of the board of directors. 

Thanks to his efforts, Pinduoduo was able to gather millions of followers, surpassing Alibaba's 779 million users, and JD.com's 471 million active buyers. Aside from this, the company's latest earnings and revenues also blew past analyst estimates. 

"We are proud that we have become the world's largest e-commerce platform by user numbers," said Chen Lei, Pinduoduo's new CEO, via The Star"We will work hard to deliver even better results in the years to come," he added. 

How Pinduoduo became China's number one shopping site

Pinduoduo started out by popularizing social e-commerce in China. Because of the company's efforts, many users were able to get lower prices by inviting friends on social media to purchase the same products they are buying. 

Pinduoduo Beats Alibaba as China's Top Shopping Site-- It is Now Working on a New Logistics Platform
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The e-commerce company is now one of many platforms using community group buying to attract users with lower prices, which became more popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, Pinduoduo also moved aggressively to the grocery area.  

Pinduoduo's next plans 

As it rises in the e-commerce market, Pinduoduo now plans to build a new logistics infrastructure plaform that will lower costs, speed up the delivery of agricultural producst, and reduce waste. Aside from this, the company will also focus its investments in related technologies for food safety, alternative proteins, and precision farming. If you want to know more about the new innovations of Pinduoduo, all you need to do is click here

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