INTRODUCTION

BlaBlaCar is the world's largest long-distance ridesharing community. Conceived in December

2003 by Frdric Mazzella, and founded in 2006, BlaBlaCar connects drivers and passengers
willing to travel together between cities and share the cost of the journey. BlaBlaCar has more
than 600 employees and more than 35 million members across 22 countries.

INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION

Fig: Availability of BlaBlaCar in the world as of December

2016

BlaBlaCar expanded into Spain in 2009

BlaBlaCar launched in the UK in June 2011

BlaBlaCar launched in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Poland, and Portugal in

October 2012

BlaBlaCar launched in Italy in March 2012 by acquiring PostoinAuto.it

BlaBlaCar launched in Germany in April 2013

BlaBlaCar expanded into Ukraine and Russia in January 2014 by acquiring Podorozhniki

BlaBlaCar launches in Turkey in September 2014

BlaBlaCar launches in India in January 2015

BlaBlaCar launches in Mexico by buying Aventones in April 2015

BlaBlaCar expands into Hungary, Croatia, Romania, and Serbia through acquiring Auto Hop

In April 2015 BlaBlaCar acquired Carpooling.com

BlaBlaCar launches in Brazil

In 2016 BlaBlaCar expands into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.