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Who owns Alibaba?
Alibaba.com is a Wikidata-listed organisation based in Hangzhou, China, and it is owned by Alibaba Group, whose official name is Alibaba Group Holding Limited. As of our check of 28 October 2026, Alibaba Group is listed in New York as BABA and in Hong Kong as 9988, according to Wikidata and the LEI register.
Checked on by AnyFact's AI Business Check, with a fresh look at Wikidata, the LEI register and the sources linked below.
Ownership chain
From alibaba.com to its owner
Website
alibaba.com
Alibaba's website
Runs the site
alibaba.com
Based in Hangzhou, China; founded 1999; owned by Alibaba Group
Source:wikidata.org
Top owner
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Cayman Islands jurisdiction in LEI record; headquarters address in Hong Kong; founded 1999
Sources:search.gleif.orgwikidata.org
Listed on
New York Stock Exchange: BABA
Also listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as 9988
Source:wikidata.org
Leaders and founders
The people behind Alibaba
Jack Ma · Founder
Source:wikidata.org
Joseph Tsai · CEO and founder of Alibaba Group, per Wikidata
Source:wikidata.org
Yongming Wu · CEO, per a Britannica search snippet
Source:britannica.com
What the registers say
- Register and LEI records
The GLEIF LEI record names Alibaba Group Holding Limited, jurisdiction KY (Cayman Islands), with status ACTIVE. Its LEI is 5493001NTNQJDH60PM02, last updated 2026-04-28, and the headquarters address is in Hong Kong.
Source:search.gleif.org
- Wikidata, in our check
Known organisation: alibaba.com (Wikidata), founded 1999, based in China, part of Alibaba Group
Source:wikidata.org
- Company register, in our check
3 web results mention Alibaba with registration terms (not verified)
Source:en.wikipedia.org
Dated, from the sources
How Alibaba's ownership changed
1999
Alibaba Group was established by 18 people led by Jack Ma in Hangzhou.
Source:alibabagroup.com
2007
Alibaba.com went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Source:en.wikipedia.org
2012
Alibaba.com was delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Source:en.wikipedia.org
2014
Alibaba.com became privately held again after a $2.5 billion buyback.
Source:en.wikipedia.org
Our method
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Read the site's own legal pages
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Look that company up in a register
Companies House in the UK, SEC EDGAR for US public companies, the French Annuaire des entreprises, and the GLEIF LEI register worldwide give its legal name, number, address and status.
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Questions about who owns Alibaba
Who owns Alibaba?
Wikidata says alibaba.com is owned by Alibaba Group. The LEI register names the group's legal entity as Alibaba Group Holding Limited. Our AI could not confirm a China company register entry automatically.
Sources:wikidata.orgsearch.gleif.org
Who is the CEO of Alibaba?
Sources differ. Wikidata lists Joseph Tsai as CEO and founder of Alibaba Group. A Britannica search snippet names Yongming Wu as CEO. Our AI could not confirm which is current.
Sources:wikidata.orgbritannica.com
Who founded Alibaba?
Jack Ma is named as the founder of Alibaba. The group's own site says it was established in 1999 by 18 people led by him, a former English teacher from Hangzhou. Wikidata also lists him as founder of alibaba.com.
Is Alibaba publicly traded?
Alibaba Group is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as BABA and on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as 9988, per Wikidata. The alibaba.com unit was listed in Hong Kong until 2012.
Sources:wikidata.orgwikidata.org
Who owned Alibaba.com before?
Wikipedia says Alibaba.com went public in Hong Kong in 2007 and was delisted in 2012. It was privately held again in 2014 after a $2.5 billion buyback.
Source:en.wikipedia.org
Which stock exchanges is Alibaba Group listed on?
Wikidata says Alibaba Group is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under 9988 and on the New York Stock Exchange as BABA. The legal name is Alibaba Group Holding Limited, and the GLEIF record shows an active entity registered in the Cayman Islands (KY).
Sources:wikidata.orgsearch.gleif.org
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