BABA Stock Discussion

Alibaba Group Holding Limited Description

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online and mobile commerce company in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It operates Taobao Marketplace, an online shopping destination; Tmall, a third-party platform for brands and retailers; Juhuasuan, a group buying marketplace; Alibaba.com, an online business-to-business marketplace that focuses on global trade among businesses; 1688.com, an online wholesale marketplace; and AliExpress, a consumer marketplace. The company also provides pay-for-performance (P4P) and display marketing services through its Alimama marketing technology platform; Taobao Ad Network and Exchange (TANX), a real-time online advertising exchange in China; and data management platform that allows participants on TANX to evaluate and select online advertising inventory using behavioral data, as well as data from browsing behavior and shopping history. In addition, it offers cloud computing services, including elastic computing, database services, and storage and large scale computing services through its Alibaba Cloud Computing platform; payment and escrow services for buyers and sellers; and develops and operates mobile Web browsers. The company provides its solutions primarily for businesses. Alibaba Group Holding Limited was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Specialty Retail
Keywords: Cloud Computing E Commerce E-Commerce Online Shopping Online Advertising Escrow Online Marketplace Online Payments Escrow Services Web Browser Mobile Web Mobile Commerce Data Management Platform Database Services Advertising Inventory Computing Platform Consumer Marketplace Group Buying Mobile Web Browsers