Can China's ride-hailing company Didi change the world?

A Chinese mobile phone user uses the taxi-hailing and car-service app Didi Chuxing on his Apple iPhone smartphone in Jinan city, east China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2015. [Photo/IC]

Do you know Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing? And do you believe it can change the world? Maybe someone will tell you: why not!

United States-based Fortune magazine published a '2016 Change the World' list of the top 50 global companies on August 18, in a move to highlight those who address major social problems as a core part of their business strategy.

A screenshot shows the top 10 companies on Fortune magazine's '2016 Change the World' list. [Photo/CRIENGLISH.com]

Among the list, British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline ranked in the top position, followed by Israeli water desalination firm IDE Technologies in second, as well as American multinational conglomerate General Electric in third.

As the only Chinese mainland company on the list, ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing ranked 30th, while Hong Kong-based apparel manufacturer Crystal Group was listed 17th.

A screenshot shows Didi Chuxing in 30th position on Fortune magazine's '2016 Change the World' list. [Photo/CRIENGLISH.com]

A total of 22 US companies were included in the list, including Coca-Cola, Nike, Intel, Walmart, and Bank of America. Surprisingly, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are absent.

Fortune magazine published its first 'Change the World' list in August last year which included 51 companies. China's e-commerce giant Alibaba and domestic automaker BYD were featured on that list.