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alibaba.com

Logo: Alibaba Group, Logo, via Wikipedia3

Alibaba.com is a B2B website owned by Alibaba Group based in Hangzhou, founded in 1999.1 It was founded by Jack Ma.1

Alibaba.com (chinesisch 阿里巴巴, Pinyin ālǐbābā) ist eine Handels- und Kommunikationsplattform für Unternehmen (B2B). Die Verwaltung von Alibaba.com liegt in Hangzhou (Volksrepublik China) und das Unternehmen gehört zur Alibaba Group.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1
  • Industrye-commerce1
  • HeadquartersHangzhou1
  • Websitewww.alibaba.com
  • Slogan“Global trade starts here”1

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Alibaba group Headquarters
Photo: Thomas LOMBARD , designed by HASSELL (architects) [ 1 ], CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Corporate structure

alibaba.com is part of a group headed by Alibaba Group. 48 entities, 12 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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The story

Founded by Jack Ma in 1999.1

Leadership

Who has led alibaba.com, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded1

Sources

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