Dianping
Technology, Information and InternetShanghai, China1001-5000 Employees
Dianping is a Chinese online urban city guide that helps people discover places to eat, shop, beautify, exercise, rest, and play. Founded in Shanghai in 2003, it established itself as an early independent third-party review platform and a notable player in China’s Web 2.0 landscape. The service maintains a substantial local merchant database and serves a large, predominantly white-collar user base, offering merchants targeted online marketing options such as electronic coupons, sponsored listings, group buying, loyalty programs, and location-based services like check-ins.