Talk:Chagee

Edit request

CHAGEE is not a bubble tea brand - they do not offer toppings commonly associated with bubble tea. This was a point reiterated by the current GM of CHAGEE Singapore in this article: CHAGEE execs spill the tea on the brand's return to Singapore

Chageelover (talk) 01:54, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

Note: Is there a specific request you have here? Likeanechointheforest (talk) 21:15, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

Not done for now: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. The article does not call Chagee a bubble tea brand as it stands, simply noting that its founder worked at a bubble tea shop. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 08:08, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

Could i need add the criticism in Chagee

Chagee are having a criticism in Vietnam because of these terriorial distupe. Do i need to add them ? NaughtyCentralSouthAmericanVu123🐑 08:34, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Updating infobox with FY2025 numbers

Hello! Chagee just released its fourth quarter and annual earnings for FY2025, and so I thought I would offer an up-to-date count of the current number of locations for the infobox. According to the 6-K they are as follows:

• Number of locations: 7,453 (2025)

References

Thanks, Hillaryjbrown (talk) 18:03, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Done DiscoursesonLivvy (talk · contribs) 03:50, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, User:DiscoursesonLivvy! If you're around, I hope you'll be able to look at my future requests, too. Hillaryjbrown (talk) 23:45, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Expanding the History section

Hello! I'm a Chagee employee looking to make improvements to this article. For this request, I'd like to ask for a few updates to the History section. The section is pretty well sourced, but it's missing quite a bit about the company's international expansion and related media coverage. I've put together a History draft that adds more information about this expansion, improves sourcing for a few claims, and reorganizes existing information into APAC expansion and US expansion subsections when appropriate.

Here is the draft:

Proposed History draft

Founder Zhang Junjie never attended higher education, but worked as a bubble tea store apprentice during his youth. He later gained experience in corporate governance while working at a Shanghai-based startup. After witnessing the opening of a Hey Tea store, in 2017 he started Chagee in Kunming. In 2021, Chagee moved its headquarters to Chengdu from Kunming. In 2024, the company adopted a dual-headquarters arrangement, with the general headquarters remaining in Chengdu and the overseas business management office located in Shanghai.

During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Chagee operated a pop-up store in Paris.

Media outlets estimated Chagee's annual revenue to be RMB 500 million in 2022. In 2023 the company opened 2,317 new outlets, reaching RMB 10.8 billion in revenue. In December 2025, there were over 7,000 Chagee stores worldwide, of which 200 were in overseas markets, and the company reported a net revenue of RMB 12.91 billion (US $1,845.7 million) for 2025.

APAC expansion

In 2019 the company opened stores in Singapore and Malaysia, its first stores outside of China. Chagee first entered the Singapore market under a franchise partnership model, expanding to twelve outlets island-wide by 2021. In early 2024, Chagee withdrew its franchise operations in Singapore as part of a decision to transition to company-owned outlets. It re-opened in Singapore in August 2024 with store locations at Orchard Gateway, Plaza Singapura, and Raffles Place. In May 2025, Chagee opened its first sign language store in Singapore at the National University of Singapore (NUS). As of 2024, Singapore served as Chagee's Southeast Asia headquarters.

Chagee opened its first location in Malaysia in the capital of Kuala Lumpur in August 2019 under the name BaWangChaJi. The company changed the name to Chagee Malaysia in 2021. By 2024, Chagee operated over 100 stores in Malaysia.

Chagee's first store in Thailand opened in 2022. By 2025, Chagee had opened additional stores in Thailand, including one on the 74th floor of the King Power Mahanakhon skyscraper in Bangkok.

In 2025, Chagee opened new locations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, including its first pet-friendly store in the Philippines. Chagee operated 207 company-owned and 138 franchised teahouses outside of China as of December 2025.

In May 2026, the Chagee opened its first three stores in South Korea.

US expansion

On April 17, 2025, Chagee raised $411 million through its initial public offering in the United States. On its Nasdaq debut the same day, Chagee stock closed at $33.75 per share, bringing the company's valuation to $6.2 billion.

Chagee opened its first US location in April 2025 at the Westfield Century City mall in Los Angeles. The company's US headquarters are located in Irvine, California. As of February 2026, Chagee operated six US stores, all located in Southern California: Brea, Culver City, Del Amo, Long Beach, Mission Viejo, and Torrance. For its US locations, Chagee launched an evening tea service in 2025 that includes a tea sommelier and a flight of several types of tea.

References

And here is a side-by-side comparison, so that folks can easily discern all the changes and additions I'm suggesting:

Current vs Proposed History draft

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Founder Zhang Junjie never attended higher education, but worked as a [[bubble tea]] store apprentice during his youth. He later gained experience in [[corporate governance]] while working at a Shanghai-based startup. After witnessing the opening of a [[Hey Tea]] store, in 2017 he started Chagee in [[Kunming]]. In 2021 the headquarters moved to [[Chengdu]] from Kunming. In 2019 the company opened its first store in Malaysia as well as in Singapore. In 2022 its first store in Thailand opened. During the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], Chagee operated a [[Pop-up retail|pop-up store]] in Paris. As of 2024, the majority of its 100 overseas stores are located in Malaysia. In 2024, the company adopted a dual-headquarters arrangement, with the general headquarters remaining in Chengdu and the overseas business management office located in Shanghai. Media outlets estimated the revenue to be RMB 500 million in 2022. In 2023 the company opened 2,317 new outlets, reaching RMB 10.8 billion in revenue. By 2025 there were over 7,000 Chagee stores worldwide, of which 200 are in overseas markets. On April 17, 2025, Chagee raised $411 million in its [[initial public offering]] in the United States; it became a listed company on the American [[Nasdaq]].In May 2026, the Chagee opened its first three stores in South Korea.=== Singapore ===Chagee first entered the Singapore market in 2019 under a franchise partnership model, expanding to twelve outlets island-wide by 2021. The brand withdrew its franchise operations in early 2024 as part of a decision to transition to company-owned outlets. It made its Singapore comeback on 2 August 2024 at [[Orchard Gateway]], followed by new outlets at [[Plaza Singapura]] and [[Raffles Place]].<sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i>[[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable sources|<span title="Citation is the company's own website, which may not be entirely objective. (January 2026)">better source needed</span>]]</i>]</sup> Singapore also serves as Chagee's Southeast Asia headquarters. In May 2025, Chagee opened its first [[sign language]] store in Singapore at the [[National University of Singapore]] (NUS).

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Founder Zhang Junjie never attended higher education, but worked as a bubble tea store apprentice during his youth. He later gained experience in [[corporate governance]] while working at a Shanghai-based startup. After witnessing the opening of a [[Hey Tea]] store, in 2017 he started Chagee in [[Kunming]].In 2021, Chagee moved its headquarters to [[Chengdu]] from Kunming. In 2024, the company adopted a dual-headquarters arrangement, with the general headquarters remaining in Chengdu and the overseas business management office located in Shanghai.During the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], Chagee operated a [[Pop-up retail|pop-up store]] in Paris.Media outlets estimated Chagee's annual revenue to be RMB 500 million in 2022. In 2023 the company opened 2,317 new outlets, reaching RMB 10.8 billion in revenue. In December 2025, there were over 7,000 Chagee stores worldwide, of which 200 were in overseas markets, and the company reported a net revenue of RMB 12.91 billion (US $1,845.7 million) for 2025.=== APAC expansion ===In 2019 the company opened stores in Singapore and Malaysia, its first stores outside of China. Chagee first entered the Singapore market under a franchise partnership model, expanding to twelve outlets island-wide by 2021. In early 2024, Chagee withdrew its franchise operations in Singapore as part of a decision to transition to company-owned outlets. It re-opened in Singapore in August 2024 with store locations at [[Orchard Gateway]], [[Plaza Singapura]], and [[Raffles Place]]. In May 2025, Chagee opened its first [[sign language]] store in Singapore at the [[National University of Singapore]] (NUS). As of 2024, Singapore served as Chagee's Southeast Asia headquarters. Chagee opened its first location in Malaysia in the capital of [[Kuala Lumpur]] in August 2019 under the name BaWangChaJi. The company changed the name to Chagee Malaysia in 2021. By 2024, Chagee operated over 100 stores in Malaysia.Chagee's first store in Thailand opened in 2022. By 2025, Chagee had opened additional stores in Thailand, including one on the 74th floor of the [[King Power Mahanakhon]] skyscraper in Bangkok.In 2025, Chagee opened new locations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, including its first pet-friendly store in the Philippines. Chagee operated 207 company-owned and 138 franchised teahouses outside of China as of December 2025.In May 2026, the Chagee opened its first three stores in South Korea.=== US expansion ===On April 17, 2025, Chagee raised $411 million through its [[initial public offering]] in the United States. On its [[Nasdaq]] debut the same day, Chagee stock closed at $33.75 per share, bringing the company's valuation to $6.2 billion.Chagee opened its first US location in April 2025 at the [[Westfield Century City]] mall in Los Angeles. The company's US headquarters are located in Irvine, California. As of February 2026, Chagee operated six US stores, all located in Southern California: Brea, Culver City, Del Amo, Long Beach, Mission Viejo, and Torrance. For its US locations, Chagee launched an evening tea service in 2025 that includes a tea sommelier and a flight of several types of tea.

References

If anyone has feedback on my draft, please leave me a note below and I'll do my best to address your concerns. Thank you! Hillaryjbrown (talk) 18:03, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you again for your help with my earlier infobox request, DiscoursesonLivvy. Would you be able to review this update request for the History? Hillaryjbrown (talk) 20:25, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia community— I have adjusted my request above to account for some recent edits to the article. Thanks! Hillaryjbrown (talk) 17:45, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia community— Just a note that I’m closing this request due to inactivity and proposing a new, fuller History section request below. Thanks! Hillaryjbrown (talk) 15:26, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Revised request to update the History section

Hello! I'm Hillary—I'm a Chagee employee back on this page to suggest a new, more complete update to the History section. The current version on the page is accurate and decently sourced, but it's missing a lot of information about Chagee's expansion beyond China, Singapore, and South Korea. The proposed History draft below adds information about the company's international expansion and founding, and reorganizes information into APAC expansion and US expansion subsections.

Here is the updated draft:

Proposed History draft

History

Founder Zhang Junjie was born into poverty in Kunming, Yunnan and became an orphan at age 10. He never attended higher education, and started working as a milk tea store apprentice when he was 17. Within 5 years, Zhang was promoted to the level of regional supervisor and became a franchise partner of the milk tea brand. He later gained experience in corporate governance while working at a Shanghai-based startup. After witnessing the opening of a Hey Tea store, in 2017 he started Chagee in Kunming.

In 2021, Chagee moved its headquarters to Chengdu from Kunming. In 2024, the company adopted a dual-headquarters arrangement, with the general headquarters remaining in Chengdu and the overseas business management office located in Shanghai.

During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Chagee operated a pop-up store in Paris.

Media outlets estimated Chagee's annual revenue to be RMB 500 million in 2022. In 2023 the company opened 2,317 new outlets, reaching RMB 10.8 billion in revenue. In December 2025, there were over 7,000 Chagee stores worldwide, of which 200 were in overseas markets, and the company reported a net revenue of RMB 12.91 billion (US $1,845.7 million) for 2025.

APAC expansion

In 2019 the company opened stores in Singapore and Malaysia, its first stores outside of China. Chagee first entered the Singapore market under a franchise partnership model, expanding to twelve outlets island-wide by 2021. In early 2024, Chagee withdrew its franchise operations in Singapore as part of a decision to transition to company-owned outlets. It re-opened in Singapore in August 2024 with store locations at Orchard Gateway, Plaza Singapura, and Raffles Place. In May 2025, Chagee opened its first sign language store in Singapore at the National University of Singapore (NUS). As of 2024, Singapore served as Chagee's Southeast Asia headquarters.

Chagee opened its first location in Malaysia in the capital of Kuala Lumpur in August 2019 under the name BaWangChaJi. The company changed the name to Chagee Malaysia in 2021. By 2024, Chagee operated over 100 stores in Malaysia.

Chagee's first store in Thailand opened in 2022. By 2025, Chagee had opened additional stores in Thailand, including one on the 74th floor of the King Power Mahanakhon skyscraper in Bangkok.

In 2025, Chagee opened new locations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, including its first pet-friendly store in the Philippines. Chagee operated 207 company-owned and 138 franchised teahouses outside of China as of December 2025.

In May 2026, the Chagee opened its first three stores in South Korea.

US expansion

On April 17, 2025, Chagee raised $411 million through its initial public offering in the United States. On its Nasdaq debut the same day, Chagee stock closed at $33.75 per share, bringing the company's valuation to $6.2 billion.

Chagee opened its first US location in April 2025 at the Westfield Century City mall in Los Angeles. The company's US headquarters are located in Irvine, California. As of February 2026, Chagee operated six US stores, all located in Southern California: Brea, Culver City, Del Amo, Long Beach, Mission Viejo, and Torrance. For its US locations, Chagee launched an evening tea service in 2025 that includes a tea sommelier and a flight of several types of tea.

References

Here is a side-by-side comparison to highlight the changes I'm suggesting:

Current vs Proposed History draft

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<div class="fake-heading h2">History</div>Founder Zhang Junjie never attended higher education, but worked as a [[bubble tea]] store apprentice during his youth. He later gained experience in [[corporate governance]] while working at a Shanghai-based startup. After witnessing the opening of a [[Hey Tea]] store, in 2017 he started Chagee in [[Kunming]]. In 2021 the headquarters moved to [[Chengdu]] from Kunming. In 2019 the company opened its first store in Malaysia as well as in Singapore. In 2022 its first store in Thailand opened. During the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], Chagee operated a [[Pop-up retail|pop-up store]] in Paris. As of 2024, the majority of its 100 overseas stores are located in Malaysia. In 2024, the company adopted a dual-headquarters arrangement, with the general headquarters remaining in Chengdu and the overseas business management office located in Shanghai. Media outlets estimated the revenue to be RMB 500 million in 2022. In 2023 the company opened 2,317 new outlets, reaching RMB 10.8 billion in revenue. By 2025 there were over 7,000 Chagee stores worldwide, of which 200 are in overseas markets. On April 17, 2025, Chagee raised $411 million in its [[initial public offering]] in the United States; it became a listed company on the American [[Nasdaq]]. In May 2026, the Chagee opened its first three stores in South Korea. <div class="fake-heading h3">Singapore</div>Chagee first entered the Singapore market in 2019 under a franchise partnership model, expanding to twelve outlets island-wide by 2021. The brand withdrew its franchise operations in early 2024 as part of a decision to transition to company-owned outlets. It made its Singapore comeback on 2 August 2024 at [[Orchard Gateway]], followed by new outlets at [[Plaza Singapura]] and [[Raffles Place]].<sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i>[[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable sources|<span title="Citation is the company's own website, which may not be entirely objective. (January 2026)">better source needed</span>]]</i>]</sup> Singapore also serves as Chagee's Southeast Asia headquarters. In May 2025, Chagee opened its first [[sign language]] store in Singapore at the [[National University of Singapore]] (NUS).

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<div class="fake-heading h2">History</div>Founder Zhang Junjie was born into poverty in [[Kunming|Kunming, Yunnan]] and became an orphan at age 10. He never attended higher education, and started working as a milk tea store apprentice when he was 17. Within 5 years, Zhang was promoted to the level of regional supervisor and became a franchise partner of the milk tea brand. He later gained experience in [[corporate governance]] while working at a Shanghai-based startup. After witnessing the opening of a [[Hey Tea]] store, in 2017 he started Chagee in Kunming. During the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], Chagee operated a [[Pop-up retail|pop-up store]] in Paris.Media outlets estimated Chagee's annual revenue to be RMB 500 million in 2022. In 2023 the company opened 2,317 new outlets, reaching RMB 10.8 billion in revenue. In December 2025, there were over 7,000 Chagee stores worldwide, of which 200 were in overseas markets, and the company reported a net revenue of RMB 12.91 billion (US $1,845.7 million) for 2025.<div class="fake-heading h3">APAC expansion</div>In 2019 the company opened stores in Singapore and Malaysia, its first stores outside of China. Chagee first entered the Singapore market under a franchise partnership model, expanding to twelve outlets island-wide by 2021. In early 2024, Chagee withdrew its franchise operations in Singapore as part of a decision to transition to company-owned outlets. It re-opened in Singapore in August 2024 with store locations at [[Orchard Gateway]], [[Plaza Singapura]], and [[Raffles Place]]. In May 2025, Chagee opened its first [[sign language]] store in Singapore at the [[National University of Singapore]] (NUS). As of 2024, Singapore served as Chagee's Southeast Asia headquarters. Chagee opened its first location in Malaysia in the capital of [[Kuala Lumpur]] in August 2019 under the name BaWangChaJi. The company changed the name to Chagee Malaysia in 2021. By 2024, Chagee operated over 100 stores in Malaysia.Chagee's first store in Thailand opened in 2022. By 2025, Chagee had opened additional stores in Thailand, including one on the 74th floor of the [[King Power Mahanakhon]] skyscraper in Bangkok.In 2025, Chagee opened new locations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, including its first pet-friendly store in the Philippines. Chagee operated 207 company-owned and 138 franchised teahouses outside of China as of December 2025. In May 2026, the Chagee opened its first three stores in South Korea. <div class="fake-heading h3">US expansion</div>On April 17, 2025, Chagee raised $411 million through its [[initial public offering]] in the United States. On its [[Nasdaq]] debut the same day, Chagee stock closed at $33.75 per share, bringing the company's valuation to $6.2 billion.Chagee opened its first US location in April 2025 at the [[Westfield Century City]] mall in Los Angeles. The company's US headquarters are located in Irvine, California. As of February 2026, Chagee operated six US stores, all located in Southern California: Brea, Culver City, Del Amo, Long Beach, Mission Viejo, and Torrance. For its US locations, Chagee launched an evening tea service in 2025 that includes a tea sommelier and a flight of several types of tea.

References

I'm happy to answer any questions or take feedback on this draft. Thank you! Hillaryjbrown (talk) 16:42, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Looks fine to me. I've edited the article as requested, with a couple of adjustments to the sources. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 14:37, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

User:Mx. Granger: Thanks for your help on my request! If you have another minute or two, I just realized my draft had a minor grammatical error in the “APAC expansion” subsection. Might you be able to remove the erroneous the in the last sentence of that subsection (so that it reads: In May 2026, Chagee opened its first three stores in South Korea.)? My sincerest apologies for the oversight. Other than that, the updates look great! Thank you, again, for your help. Hillaryjbrown (talk) 01:33, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

I missed it too. Now fixed. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 04:00, 23 June 2026 (UTC)