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Alibaba Group

Alibaba Group

Alibaba Group is a Hangzhou-based group of e-commerce businesses founded in 1999 by Jack Ma, Joseph Tsai, Lucy Peng, and Shan Dai.

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Overview

Alibaba Group is a China-based company that specializes in commerce. It was founded in 1999 and has the stated mission to make it easy to do business anywhere. It has grown into a varied business ecosystem with websites, software, digital media, and more. In addition to its headquarters in China, the company has offices in Singapore and the United States. Furthermore, it has data centers in other locations including Australia, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Products

Alibaba Group has three strategic areas in which it develops businesses: consumption, cloud, and logistics.

Consumption

The consumption branch of Alibaba's ecosystem is by far the largest for the company. It includes subsidiaries that involved in domestic and international commerce. It also includes subsidiaries that are in the digital media and entertainment industries.

Cloud

The cloud branch of the company develops technology infrastructure for digitization. It includes subsidiaries such as Alibaba Cloud and DingTalk, a cloud communication platform for workplaces.

Logistics

The logistics branch of Alibaba Group consists of subsidiaries and organizations that are focused on developing logistics infrastructure in China as well as at an international level. One of Alibaba Group's logistics subsidiaries is Cainiao, which operates a global fulfillment network for merchants and consumers.

Restructuring

In April 2023, Alibaba Group announced that it was restructuring the group and dividing it into six separate business clusters:

  1. Cloud Intelligence Group
  2. Taobao Tmall Commerce Group
  3. Local Services Group
  4. Cainiao Smart Logistics
  5. Global Digital Commerce Group
  6. Digital Media and Entertainment Group

Alibaba Group stated that this decision was made in order to unlock shareholder value and increase its competitiveness with other similar companies in the market.

Timeline

Funding Rounds

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Products

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Acquisitions

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SBIR/STTR Awards

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Patents

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Further Resources

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Author
Link
Type
Date

How Alibaba's Cloud Technology is Addressing Broadcasters' Pain Points at Olympic Games

https://youtu.be/5rDFL4HF95E

Web

March 10, 2022

The Alibaba Story | Inside China

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAh__GGYJHw

Web

September 17, 2014

References

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Company attributes

Industry
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
E-commerce
E-commerce
Smart speaker
Smart speaker
Electric bicycle and scooter charging
Electric bicycle and scooter charging
Electric vehicle charging
Electric vehicle charging
Electric vehicle charging location search
Electric vehicle charging location search
Electric vehicle charging service
Electric vehicle charging service
Electric vehicle manufacturing
Electric vehicle manufacturing
...
Location
United States
United States
-1
China
China
-1
B2X
B2C
B2C
CEO
Daniel Zhang (executive)
Daniel Zhang (executive)
Founder
Joseph Tsai
Joseph Tsai
Lucy Peng
Lucy Peng
Shan Dai
Shan Dai
-1
Jack Ma
Jack Ma
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles.../42530-05
Legal Name
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Subsidiary
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Youku Tudou
Ali Cloud
Ali Cloud
-1
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fliggy
-1
DingTalk
DingTalk
-1
Daraz.pk
Daraz.pk
-1
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1688
-1
ELEME Inc.
ELEME Inc.
-1
Alipay
Alipay
-1
...
Legal classification
Joint-stock company
Joint-stock company
Date Incorporated
June 28, 1999
Number of Employees (Ranges)
10,001+
Full Address
969 West Wen Yi Road Yu Hang District Hangzhou, Zhejaing 311121 China
CIK Number
1,577,552
Place of Incorporation
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
-1
Investors
Trendyol group
Trendyol group
-1
Glade Brook Capital Partners
Glade Brook Capital Partners
-1
Dragoneer Investment Group
Dragoneer Investment Group
-1
blisce/
blisce/
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Venture TDF
-1
Mosaic Ventures
Mosaic Ventures
-1
ICONIQ Capital
ICONIQ Capital
-1
Alpha Wave Global
Alpha Wave Global
-1
...
Founded Date
1999
-1
Phone Number
+85222155100
+8657185022088
+886266029888
Fax Number
(+86) 571-8376-8429
Total Funding Amount (USD)
4,827,000,000
Latest Funding Round Date
August 1, 2014
Competitors
Pinduoduo
Pinduoduo
JD.com
JD.com
Meituan
Meituan
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform
Poshmark
Poshmark
Joom
Joom
Faire (company)
Faire (company)
Baidu
Baidu
...
Business Model
Commerce
Stock Symbol
BABA (NYSE)
9988.HK
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Glassdoor ID
225974
CFO
Toby Xu
Toby Xu
-1
Former CEO
Jack Ma
Jack Ma
-1
Key People
Daniel Zhang (executive)
Daniel Zhang (executive)
Latest Funding Type
Private equity
Private equity
Patents Assigned (Count)
1
Legal Entity Identifier
5493001NTNQJDH60PM02-1
Wellfound ID
alibaba

Other attributes

Company Operating Status
Active
Strategic Partnerships
LINKS Token
LINKS Token
Shanghai Media Group
Shanghai Media Group
-1
Country
China
China
Latest Funding Round Amount (USD)
2,000,000,000
Market Capitalization
220,912,205,824
Named After
Ali Baba
Ali Baba
Owner
SoftBank
SoftBank
SoftBank Group
SoftBank Group
Owner of
ELEME Inc.
ELEME Inc.
Weibo (company)
Weibo (company)
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Koubei
Huayi Brothers
Huayi Brothers
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Alibaba Pictures
Meizu
Meizu
Magic Leap
Magic Leap
Singapore Post
Singapore Post
...
Ticker Symbol
BABA
TikTok URL
tiktok.com/@alibaba.com_smallbiz

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