Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABAF) company profile
Close on Oct 19, 2026Market cap $251.00BP/E 16.3Yield –
About Alibaba
Services-Business Services, NEC, SIC 7389
Alibaba Group operates as an online commercial, cloud computing, and digital service enterprise. The company conducts business through primary segments comprising domestic e-commerce, international digital commerce, cloud intelligence, logistics via Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, local services, and digital media and entertainment. Its offerings encompass retail and wholesale platforms, customer management solutions, marketplace software technology services, direct merchandise sales, and cloud computing. Through these businesses, the group serves retail consumers, merchant sellers, enterprise clients, and institutional partners across diverse sectors.
The enterprise maintains widespread operations and business entities across multiple jurisdictions, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Turkey. The group's corporate and operational structure connects activities across mainland China, the Cayman Islands, and global markets, supporting broad domestic and international commerce networks. Alibaba Group coordinates its global business activities through its established principal administrative centers and corporate entities.
Summary of the business section of Alibaba's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
- Address
- 26/F Tower One, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street 00000
- Phone
- 852-2215-5100
- Website
- alibabagroup.com
- Employees
- 4,000,000, Mar 31, 2019
- Industry
- Services-Business Services, NEC
- Incorporated in
- K3
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP, Shanghai, the Peoples Republic of China
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BABAF
- Other tickers
- BABA, BBAAY
- Exchange
- OTC
- IPO date
- Sep 22, 2014
- Shares outstanding
- 1.86B, Mar 31, 2026
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 8-for-1, Jul 30, 2019
- SEC CIK
- 1577552
- CUSIP
- 01609W102
- ISIN
- US01609W1027
- FIGI
- BBG00QZ8C244
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001T5DBT4
- LEI
- 5493001NTNQJDH60PM02
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Yongming Wu | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 14,153,752 |
| J. Michael Evans | President, Director | 55,008 |
| Fang Jiang | Chief People Officer | 27,795,961 |
| Siying Yu | General Counsel | 4,420,226 |
| Hong Xu | Chief Financial Officer | 957,066 |
| Fan (FJ) Jiang | CEO of Business Group | 563,945 |
| Joseph C. Tsai | Director | 117,095,240 |
| Wan Ling Martello | Director | 392,000 |
| Irene Yun-Lien Lee | Director | 170,600 |
| Maggie Wei Wu | Director | 10,886,160 |
| Kong Ping Albert Ng | Director | 165,600 |
| Jerry Yang | Director | 517,072 |
| Kabir Misra | Director | 560,800 |
| Weijian Shan | Director | 176,800 |
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Sep 22, 2014
- Offer price
- $68.00
- Securities offered
- 320,106,100
- Gross proceeds
- $21.77B
- Exchange
- NYSE
- First trading day
- Sep 19, 2014
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Mar 18, 2015
“The initial public offering price of the ADSs is US$68.00 per ADS.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2025 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Aug 26, 2015 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Sep 22, 2014 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Sep 8, 2014 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
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