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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. engages in providing online and mobile marketplaces in retail and wholesale trade. It operates through the following business segments: Core Commerce; Cloud Computing; Digital Media and Entertainment; and Innovation Initiatives and Others. The Core Commerce segment comprises of platforms operating in retail and wholesale. The Cloud Computing segment consists of Alibaba Cloud, which offers elastic computing, database, storage and content delivery network, large scale computing, security, management and application, big data analytics, a machine learning platform, and o... Read More
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. engages in providing online and mobile marketplaces in retail and wholesale trade. It operates through the following business segments: Core Commerce; Cloud Computing; Digital Media and Entertainment; and Innovation Initiatives and Others. The Core Commerce segment comprises of platforms operating in retail and wholesale. The Cloud Computing segment consists of Alibaba Cloud, which offers elastic computing, database, storage and content delivery network, large scale computing, security, management and application, big data analytics, a machine learning platform, and other services provide for enterprises of different sizes across various industries. The Digital Media and Entertainment segment relates to the Youko Tudou and UC Browser business. The Innovation Initiatives and Others segment includes businesses such as AutoNavi, DingTalk, Tmall Genie, and others. The company was founded by Chung Tsai and Yun Ma on June 28, 1999 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Read Less
Alibaba Group Company Stats
As of October 2023
- Industry
- IT, Internet, Software & Services
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- Hangzhou
- Country/Territory
- China
- Chief Executive Officer
- Yong Zhang
- Employees
- 235,216
Forbes Lists
#108
World's Best Employers (2023)
#54
Global 2000 (2023)
#59 - SALES
#236 - PROFITS
#162 - ASSETS
#42 - MARKET VALUE
#11
Top 100 Digital Companies (2019)
#65
Top Regarded Companies (2019)
Asia's 200 Best Over A Billion (2019)
Internet
Asia's Fab 50 Companies (2018)
Retailing
#39
Growth Champions (2018)
Alibaba Group Financial Summary
Select list year
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Revenue
$128.3B
Assets
$254.9B
Profits
$4.5B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$129.8B
Assets
$276.2B
Profits
$10.2B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$93.8B
Assets
$250.1B
Profits
$23.3B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$70.6B
Assets
$189.4B
Profits
$24.7B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Revenue
$51.9B
Assets
$133.7B
Profits
$10.3B
Revenue
$37.9B
Assets
$114B
Profits
$9.6B
Revenue
$21.5B
Assets
$70.7B
Profits
$5.7B
Revenue
$15.9B
Revenue
$11.5B
Assets
$43.6B
Profits
$4.4B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.
Related People & Companies
Jack Ma
Company Stakeholder
Information Builders
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HKUST Business School
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