Alibaba, the famous buy-and-sell marketplace was founded by 18 people, led by a former English teacher from Hangzhou, China. On April 4, 1999, Jack Ma had a vision that took off and has provided employment for thousands of people since then. Check out our infographic, “Alibaba In Numbers – Statistics And Trends” for an in-depth look at this revolutionary online marketplace. You’ll get to understand how many people Alibaba employs, how many people use Alibaba on a daily basis and what kind of revenue Alibaba enjoys. Curious?
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| Number of employees | 26,845 (As of June, 2014) |
| Estimated number of active buyers | 279 million |
| Number of annual active sellers | 8.5 million |
| Gross merchandise value of Alibaba's retail marketplace | $270 billion |
| Estimated number of annual orders in Alibaba's marketplace | 12.7 billion |
| Estimated number of packages delivered from Alibaba China retail marketplace transactions | 5 billion |
| Estimated Number of Alibaba's mobile Monthly Active Users (MAU) | 163 million |
More Facts
- Mobile-based transactions account for an estimated 19.7% of the total GMV for Alibaba
- Alibaba accounted for 76.2% of the total mobile retail GMV in China last year.
- Alibaba’s active buyers make 52 purchases per year on average.
- Alibaba’s total sales on Singles’ Day 11/11 reached a record $9.3 billion in 2014. 42.6% of these sales came from customers using mobile devices.
- In 2014, a record number of orders (278 million) were placed, nearly twice the number of orders for 2013.
- Alibaba’s online payment platform,AliPay, accounts for roughly half of China’s online payment market.
- An estimated 54% of AliPay’s transactions during 2014’s first 10 months were from mobile devices, as compared to 22% of all payments in 2013.
- Alibaba’s sale of advertising on its marketplaces accounts for 17.3% of China’s online advertising market share in Q1, 2014.
Major Businesses Belonging To The Alibaba Group
| Business name | Date Launched | Description |
| Alibaba.com | April 1999 | Leading platform for global wholesale trade |
| 1688.com | April 1999 | Leading online wholesale marketplace in China |
| Taobao.com | May 2003 | China's largest online shopping destination |
| Alimama.com | Nov 2007 | Online marketing technology platform |
| Tmall.com | April 2008 | China's largest third-party platform for brands and retailers |
| Aliyun.com | Sept 2009 | Developer of platforms for cloud computing and data management |
| Juhuasuan.com | March 2010 | Online group buying marketplace in China |
| AliExpress | April 2010 | Global retail marketplace targeted at consumers worldwide |
| Ant Financial Services Group / AliPay | Formally established in October 2014 | AliPay is an online payment services provider. |
| China Smart Logistic Network | May 2013 | A logistic platform to accelerate e-commerce deliveries in China |
