- Business
- H World Group Limited is a leading multi-brand hotel operator and franchisor primarily engaged in the development, leasing, manachising, and franchising of hotels across economy, midscale, upper midscale, upscale, and luxury segments; its core offerings include owned and leased hotels, franchised properties, and management services under an extensive portfolio of over 30 brands such as HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, Elan Hotel, Hi Inn Hotel, Joya Hotel, Blossom House, Manxin Hotel, Madison Hotel, CitiGO Hotel, Starway Hotel, NiHao Hotel, CJIA Apartment, Suisse Place, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Steigenberger Icons, MAXX by Steigenberger, IntercityHotel, and Zleep Hotels, alongside franchise partnerships with Accor brands including Ibis, Novotel, and Mercure. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Shanghai's Jiading District, China, the company operates predominantly in the People's Republic of China with a growing international footprint in Europe, Singapore, and other regions through its Legacy Huazhu and Legacy DH segments, managing over 12,700 hotels with more than 1.2 million rooms as of September 2025. Recent developments include accelerated network expansion with over 2,400 new hotels opened by Legacy-Huazhu in 2024 exceeding initial targets, a 42% year-over-year increase in new Chinese hotel openings during Q3 2024 to 774 properties, completion of the full acquisition of Deutsche Hospitality in January 2020 for integration of its European brands, a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in September 2020 under ticker 1179.HK, a name change from Huazhu Hotels Group to H World Group Limited in 2022 to reflect its global identity, and a milestone achievement of 10,000 hotels in 2024 supported by a light-asset franchise model that now constitutes approximately 90% of its portfolio, alongside total shareholder returns of US$767 million in 2024 through dividends and share repurchases.