Alibaba Group

Summary

Alibaba Group is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,894 views/month, #89 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alibaba Group was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[3].
• Alibaba Group was a member of CVE Numbering Authority^[4].
• Alibaba Group was a member of FIDO Alliance^[5].
• Alibaba Group was a member of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector^[6].
• Alibaba Group is in the country of People's Republic of China^[7].
• Alibaba Group is in the country of United Kingdom^[8].
• Alibaba Group is in the country of Hong Kong^[9].
• Alibaba Group is in the country of Singapore^[10].
• Alibaba Group's instance of is recorded as business^[11].
• Alibaba Group's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[12].
• Alibaba Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[13].
• Alibaba Group's instance of is recorded as organization^[14].
• Alibaba Group's instance of is recorded as website^[15].
• Alibaba Group's founder is recorded as Jack Ma^[16].
• Alibaba Group's founder is recorded as Joseph Tsai^[17].
• Alibaba Group is owned by Jack Ma^[18].
• Alibaba Group is owned by SoftBank Group^[19].
• Alibaba Group is owned by Altaba^[20].
• Alibaba Group is owned by Joseph Tsai^[21].
• Ali Baba is named after Alibaba Group^[22].
• Alibaba Group's headquarters location is recorded as Binjiang District^[23].
• Alibaba Group's headquarters location is recorded as Hangzhou^[24].
• Alibaba Group's headquarters location is recorded as George Town^[25].
• Alibaba Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Joseph Tsai^[26].
• Alibaba Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Lazada Group^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493001NTNQJDH60PM02^[28]

• Registered legal name: Alibaba Group Holding Limited^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: KY^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): UE3G^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1999-06-28^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-07-12^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-04-28^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-06-27^[38]

• Managing LOU: 529900T8BM49AURSDO55^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000086^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 90722^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Founders include Jack Ma^[16] and Joseph Tsai^[17]. June 28, 1999 marks the founding of Alibaba Group^[43]. Its location of formation is recorded as Hangzhou^[44].

Leadership

Alibaba Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Joseph Tsai^[26].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Binjiang District^[23], a district of China^[45], in People's Republic of China^[46]; Hangzhou^[24], a sub-province-level division^[47], in People's Republic of China^[48]; and George Town^[25], a city^[49], in Cayman Islands^[50]. Subsidiaries include Lazada Group^[27], a business^[51], in Singapore^[52], founded in 2012^[53], headquartered in Singapore^[54]; AutoNavi Holdings Limited^[55], a business^[56], in People's Republic of China^[57], founded in 2001^[58], headquartered in Wangjing subdistrict^[59]; UCWeb^[60], a business^[61], in People's Republic of China^[62], founded in 2004^[63], headquartered in Guangzhou^[64]; AGTech Holdings Limited^[65], a business^[66]; South China Morning Post^[67], a daily newspaper^[68], in People's Republic of China^[69], founded in 1903^[70], headquartered in Hong Kong^[71]; and alibaba.com^[72], a mobile app^[73], founded in 1999^[74], headquartered in Hangzhou^[75].

Industry

Alibaba Group's industry is recorded as e-commerce^[76].

Ownership

Owners include Jack Ma^[18], an entrepreneur^[77], b. 1964^[78], of People's Republic of China^[79], awarded the Pioneer of Reform^[80], specialised in entrepreneur^[81]; SoftBank Group^[19], a business^[82], in Japan^[83], founded in 1981^[84], headquartered in Minato^[85]; Altaba^[20], an investment company^[86], in United States^[87], founded in 1995^[88], headquartered in New York City^[89]; and Joseph Tsai^[21], an entrepreneur^[90], b. 1964^[91], of Canada^[92], awarded the Asia's Most Influential Taiwan^[93]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange^[94] and Hong Kong Stock Exchange^[95].

Why It Matters

Alibaba Group ranks in the top 0.3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,894 views/month, #89 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[96] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[97]