VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★

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Monday, December 29, 2025

Stock Comparison

Booking Holdings Inc. vs PDD Holdings Inc.

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Booking Holdings Inc.

BKNG · NASDAQ Global Select Market

Market cap (USD)$175.6B
SectorConsumer
CountryUS
Data as of2025-12-25
Moat score
77/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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PDD Holdings Inc.

PDD · NASDAQ

Market cap (USD)$161.7B
SectorConsumer
CountryKY
Data as of2025-12-29
Moat score
44/ 100

Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Booking Holdings Inc. leads (77 / 100 vs 44 / 100 for PDD Holdings Inc.).
  • Segment focus: Booking Holdings Inc. has 2 segments (95.5% in OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)); PDD Holdings Inc. has 2 segments.
  • Moat breadth: Booking Holdings Inc. has 5 moat types across 4 domains; PDD Holdings Inc. has 4 across 4.

Primary market context

Booking Holdings Inc.

OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)

Market

Online travel agency (OTA) reservation platforms

Geography

Global

Customer

Two-sided: travelers (B2C) and travel service providers (B2B)

Role

Intermediary / marketplace

Revenue share

95.5%

PDD Holdings Inc.

Pinduoduo China marketplace

Market

China online retail marketplace (value-for-money focus)

Geography

China

Customer

Consumers & third-party merchants

Role

Online marketplace platform

Side-by-side metrics

Booking Holdings Inc.
PDD Holdings Inc.
Ticker / Exchange
BKNG - NASDAQ Global Select Market
PDD - NASDAQ
Market cap (USD)
$175.6B
$161.7B
Sector
Consumer
Consumer
HQ country
US
KY
Primary segment
OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
Pinduoduo China marketplace
Market structure
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
23%-31% (implied)
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
77 / 100
44 / 100
Moat domains
Network, Demand, Supply, Financial
Network, Supply, Financial, Legal
Last update
2025-12-25
2025-12-29

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Two Sided NetworkFloat Prepayment

Booking Holdings Inc. strengths

Brand TrustHabit DefaultScope Economies

PDD Holdings Inc. strengths

Scale Economies Unit CostCompliance Advantage

Segment mix

Booking Holdings Inc. segments

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OTC online travel reservations (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)

Oligopoly

95.5%

Metasearch & restaurant reservations (KAYAK, OpenTable)

Competitive

4.5%

PDD Holdings Inc. segments

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Pinduoduo China marketplace

Oligopoly

n/a

Temu international marketplace

Competitive

n/a

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Curation & Accuracy

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