Pinduoduo’s early team-purchase loop
Product · 2015 · Niche
Group discounts encouraged invitations as quarterly average app users reached 195 million.
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- Milestone date
- Jun 30 ’18
- Sep 2015 to Jun 30 ’18
- Platforms
- 2
- Started on Open web
- Origin
- Mixed
- Retail
Mechanics
How it spread
Trace the originPinduoduo made a lower purchase price conditional on forming a shopping team. Invitations circulated through existing social contacts, while WeChat access reduced friction. Its early expansion also involved a merger and marketing, so user growth is not a referral-only result.
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September 2015
July 2016
The Beijing News / Xinhua press · Jul 26 ’16
Reported the company’s claim that group purchasing had driven its early customer recruitment.[3]
September 2016
Pinduoduo and Pinhaohuo commercial · Sep 13 ’16
Announced a merger while initially retaining separate apps and WeChat storefronts.[2]
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