Alibaba Group Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 194,320

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • 09988

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 410

  • Share Price
  • $17.44
  • (As of Thursday Closing)

Alibaba Group General Information

Description

Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). The China commerce retail division is the most valuable cash flow-generating business at Alibaba. Additional revenue sources include China commerce wholesale, international commerce retail/wholesale, local consumer services, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment platforms, Cainiao logistics services, and innovation initiatives/other.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 969 West Wen Yi Road
  • Yu Hang District
  • Hangzhou, Zhejaing 311121
  • China
+86 0571
Primary Industry
Holding Companies
Other Industries
Logistics
Systems and Information Management
Stock Exchange
HKG
Corporate Office
  • 969 West Wen Yi Road
  • Yu Hang District
  • Hangzhou, Zhejaing 311121
  • China
+86 0571

Alibaba Group Timeline

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Alibaba Group Stock Performance

As of 20-Mar-2025, Alibaba Group’s stock price is $17.44. Its current market cap is $331B with 19B shares.

(As of Thursday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$17.44 $18.16 $8.40 - $18.77 $331B 19B 119M $0.89

Alibaba Group Financials Summary

As of 31-Dec-2024, Alibaba Group has a trailing 12-month revenue of $137B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Dec-2024 FY 2024 31-Mar-2024 FY 2023 31-Mar-2023 FY 2022 31-Mar-2022
EV 191,569,146 134,842,587 232,053,993 275,057,754
Revenue 136,822,865 131,621,948 126,711,107 132,782,009
EBITDA 19,666,892 22,936,869 22,333,696 19,958,814
Net Income 16,851,184 11,189,225 10,616,499 9,689,269
Total Assets 254,101,177 247,998,118 254,732,559 266,692,829
Total Debt 31,715,730 28,893,386 28,417,879 27,776,869
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Alibaba Group Valuation & Funding

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Post-Val Status Debt

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Alibaba Group Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates C
Holding Companies
Hangzhou, China
194,320 As of 2024

Beijing, China
 

Seattle, WA
 
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Alibaba Group Competitors (6)

One of Alibaba Group’s 6 competitors is JD.com, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Beijing, China.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
JD.com Formerly VC-backed Beijing, China
Amazon.com Formerly VC-backed Seattle, WA
Tencent Holdings Corporation Shenzhen, China
Baidu Formerly VC-backed Beijing, China
Pinduoduo Formerly VC-backed Shanghai, China
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Alibaba Group Patents

Alibaba Group Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240177216-A1 Digital avatar recommendation method and recommendation system Pending 25-Nov-2022
US-20240220837-A1 Dynamically decoupled driven controlled-z gate Pending 13-Apr-2021
US-20220279176-A1 Directional cross component filter for video coding Pending 26-Feb-2021
US-20240054006-A1 Virtualization processing system, method and apparatus, and device Pending 26-Feb-2021
US-20230161479-A1 Zero skipping techniques for reducing data movement Active 25-Feb-2021 G06F17/16
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Alibaba Group Signals

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Alibaba Group Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Alibaba Group Investments & Acquisitions (410)

Alibaba Group’s most recent deal was a Early Stage VC with Limx Dynamics (Shenzhen). The deal was made on 05-Mar-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Limx Dynamics (Shenzhen) 05-Mar-2025 Early Stage VC Computers, Parts and Peripherals
DeepSeek 07-Feb-2025 Early Stage VC Automation/Workflow Software
E-Commerce Company (Alibaba / E-Mart) 26-Dec-2024 Joint Venture Internet Retail
Connectly 12-Dec-2024 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
Particle Network 18-Nov-2024 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
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Alibaba Group ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated February, 28, 2025

19.08 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

Global

Covered Companies

of 14,946

Rank

Percentile

Software & Services

Industry

of 950

Rank

Percentile

Internet Software and Services

Subindustry

of 216

Rank

Percentile

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Alibaba Group Exits (86)

Alibaba Group’s most recent exit was on 29-Apr-2022 from Bangniao Technology. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Bangniao Technology 29-Apr-2022 Completed
OmniVis 14-Dec-2021 Completed
Aidite (Qinhuangdao) Technology 07-Sep-2021 Completed
GoTo Group (Application Software) 26-Jul-2021 Completed
  • 31 buyers
Gojek 10-May-2021 Later Stage VC Completed
  • 9 buyers
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Alibaba Group Affiliates

Subsidiaries (43)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Haoyue Enterprise Management Hangzhou, China 2023
Pingtouge Semiconductor Hangzhou, China 2018
SourceBrella Shenzhen, China 2016
Alisports Shanghai, China 2015
MYbank CN Hangzhou, China 2015
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Alibaba Group FAQs

  • When was Alibaba Group founded?

    Alibaba Group was founded in 1999.

  • Where is Alibaba Group headquartered?

    Alibaba Group is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

  • What is the size of Alibaba Group?

    Alibaba Group has 194,320 total employees.

  • What industry is Alibaba Group in?

    Alibaba Group’s primary industry is Holding Companies.

  • Is Alibaba Group a private or public company?

    Alibaba Group is a Public company.

  • What is Alibaba Group’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Alibaba Group is 09988.

  • What is the current stock price of Alibaba Group?

    As of 20-Mar-2025 the stock price of Alibaba Group is $17.44.

  • What is the current market cap of Alibaba Group?

    The current market capitalization of Alibaba Group is $331B.

  • What is Alibaba Group’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Alibaba Group is $137B.

  • Who are Alibaba Group’s competitors?

    JD.com, Amazon.com, Tencent Holdings, Baidu, and Pinduoduo are some of the 6 competitors of Alibaba Group.

  • What is Alibaba Group’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Alibaba Group’s EPS for 12 months was $0.89.

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