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Cloud AI is now the group's main growth story, but the much larger e-commerce business still anchors the valuation."},"quote":{"price":109.45,"change24hPct":1.28,"change7dPct":11.64,"change30dPct":3.55,"change1yPct":-33.6,"high52w":175.57,"low52w":94.81,"marketCap":272283680768,"peRatio":26.5,"eps":4.13,"volume24h":1041020650},"nextEarningsDate":"2026-11-19","summary":"Alibaba Group is a Chinese technology conglomerate spanning e-commerce and cloud computing. It makes money from its online marketplaces, logistics, and Alibaba Cloud, which sells computing and AI services to businesses.","explainer":["Alibaba Group is a Chinese technology conglomerate spanning e-commerce and cloud computing. It makes money from its online marketplaces, logistics, and Alibaba Cloud, which sells computing and AI services to businesses.","Its AI stack is among the deepest in China: the Tongyi Qianwen large language model family, AI services through Alibaba Cloud, research from its DAMO Academy, and the AliGenie assistant. The group is investing heavily in AI infrastructure to serve Chinese enterprises building on its cloud.","Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China, Alibaba trades on the NYSE and employs about 131,462 people."],"buildoutRole":"Alibaba spans the Cloud & Hyperscalers, AI Software & Platforms, and Foundation Models layers as China's counterpart to the Western hyperscalers. It sells AI cloud computing and its Qwen model family through Alibaba Cloud, backed by heavy capital spending on AI infrastructure in China. Cloud AI is now the group's main growth story, but the much larger e-commerce business still anchors the company, which is why Supercycle scores its AI exposure at 52 out of 100.","faq":[{"q":"What does Alibaba Group do?","a":"Alibaba runs China's leading e-commerce marketplaces and Alibaba Cloud, a major cloud provider. Revenue comes from online retail, logistics, and cloud computing and AI services sold to businesses."},{"q":"How is Alibaba Group exposed to AI?","a":"Through its cloud. Alibaba sells AI computing and its Qwen models via Alibaba Cloud, and cloud AI is now the main growth story, though e-commerce anchors the group. Supercycle gives it an AI Exposure Score of 52 out of 100."},{"q":"What are Alibaba's main AI products?","a":"The Tongyi Qianwen large language model family, Alibaba Cloud AI services, research output from its DAMO Academy, and the AliGenie AI assistant."},{"q":"Where is Alibaba headquartered and who leads it?","a":"Alibaba is headquartered in Hangzhou, China, and led by CEO Yongming Wu. The group was founded in 1999, employs about 131,462 people, and its shares trade on the NYSE."},{"q":"Is BABA a pure play AI stock?","a":"No. Alibaba is a diversified conglomerate where cloud AI drives growth but e-commerce remains the anchor. 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