A rare look at Gojek’s confidential numbers

Dear readers,

Numbers tell a story, and as Grab and Gojek jostle in Southeast Asia, numbers become a tool to shape public perception.

Last week, we broke down Gojek’s huge growth figures, obtained from a confidential slide shown to investors.

The article analyzes how the company derives its transaction figures and how it presents those numbers to the public.

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