TikTok rival Kuaishou takes market cap crown among new IPOs

Chinese names take nine of top 10 spots in Asia, with Coupang sole exception

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Beijing-based Kuaishou leads among recent IPOs in market value despite withering competition from ByteDance's Douyin. (Source photos by AP)  © AP

NATSUKO KATSUKI, TOKIO MURAKAMI and HIROMI SATO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Chinese viral video platform Kuaishou Technology ranks as the most valuable company that listed in the past year, with a market capitalization of roughly $110 billion despite a 30% drop since its initial public offering, Nikkei research shows.

That makes Kuaishou more valuable than Airbnb, which leads newly listed U.S. and European companies at around $92 billion. Data warehousing provider Snowflake, online game platform Roblox and food delivery service DoorDash also trail the TikTok rival.

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