Indonesia Ride App Go-Jek to Add 4 Southeast Asian Nations

Photo: Dino Adyansyah / Flickr
Photo: Dino Adyansyah / Flickr

JAKARTA — Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek says it will expand into Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines in the next few months, vying with rival Grab for Southeast Asian customers.

Go-Jek, which currently only operates in Indonesia, said Thursday it will spend USD$500 million on the regional expansion.

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The move comes after Uber agreed in March to sell its failing business in Southeast Asia to Singapore-based Grab.

Go-Jek said its overseas businesses will initially focus on ride-hailing but eventually expand to other services such as food delivery.

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It said it wants to replicate the dominance it has achieved in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s most populous nation and biggest economy.