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Who is Alibaba?

Alibaba Group is a China-based technology and commerce company that operates global B2B and B2C digital marketplaces, cloud computing services, and related digital infrastructure for enterprises and merchants.

  • Global B2B and B2C e-commerce marketplaces connecting buyers and suppliers across multiple regions and industries.
  • Public cloud computing platform (cloud infrastructure and platform services) for compute, storage, networking, and database workloads.
  • Digital payments and transaction support services integrated with its commerce and services ecosystem.
  • Logistics and supply chain enablement services that support cross-border and domestic e-commerce fulfillment.
  • Data analytics and AI-based capabilities (data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms) embedded in commerce and cloud offerings for enterprises and merchants.
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Alibaba Group operates an integrated suite of commerce and technology platforms used by enterprises, wholesalers, retailers, and developers to conduct digital trade, deploy applications, and manage data-centric workloads. Its flagship B2B marketplace Alibaba.com enables global sourcing and procurement, with manufacturers, distributors, and trading companies listing products that enterprise buyers can evaluate, negotiate on, and purchase through online tools. This marketplace model supports supply-chain digitization for organizations that source components, finished goods, or private-label products from cross-border suppliers.

On the technology side, Alibaba provides a public cloud computing platform (cloud infrastructure and platform services) that offers elastic compute, object and block storage, virtual networking, load balancing, managed databases, container services, and developer services. These capabilities support enterprise architectures such as microservices, containerized applications, web and mobile backends, and data processing pipelines. Standard internet and cloud protocols such as HTTP/HTTPS, Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networking, and common database interfaces are supported to integrate workloads and connect hybrid or multi-cloud environments.

Enterprises use Alibaba’s cloud and marketplace offerings in several patterns. Multinational companies and regional brands use Alibaba.com for supplier discovery, RFQ management, and ongoing sourcing relationships, often integrating procurement workflows with internal ERP or spend-management systems. Technology teams deploy workloads on Alibaba Cloud regions to serve users in Asia and other supported geographies, using services that map to enterprise IT categories such as compute (IaaS), container orchestration (containers and Kubernetes services), relational and NoSQL databases (data management), object storage (backup and content delivery origins), and security controls including identity, access management, and network protection (cloud security).

Alibaba also operates digital payment and financial services that integrate with its commerce platforms, supporting escrow-style trade assurance models, cross-border settlement, and merchant tools for invoicing and reconciliation. Logistics and supply chain services connect merchants to warehousing, shipping, and last-mile partners, which allows enterprises to coordinate fulfillment from suppliers to distribution centers or directly to customers. Data analytics and AI-related capabilities (data and AI platforms) are embedded in the ecosystem, enabling merchants and enterprises to analyze traffic, orders, and operational data for demand planning, merchandising, and risk monitoring.

For directory and taxonomy purposes, Alibaba Group aligns to multiple enterprise categories: global B2B e-commerce marketplaces, B2C digital retail platforms, cloud infrastructure and platform services, data and AI platforms, digital payments and transaction services, and logistics and supply chain enablement. This multi-domain structure allows technical stakeholders to treat Alibaba simultaneously as a sourcing and commerce environment, a public cloud provider for application workloads, and a digital operations platform tied to trade, payments, and logistics.

Our description of Alibaba. Updated December 2025.

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  • Information Technology / Software & Services / IT Services / Internet Services & Infrastructure

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