Pinduoduo PDD
Chinese "group buying" app — invite friends to buy the same thing ⇒ discount. Founded 2015, surpassed Alibaba's valuation within 5 years. Parent of Temu.
Colin Huang (ex-Google) founded it. Aggressive cashback + game mechanics. 2023 scandal: Google Play removed the app after malware was found that escalated privileges. Internally: 996 culture (9-9, 6 days/wk) celebrated and criticised. Spinoff Temu attacks the Western market.