The company had 4,400 permanent employees in 2007, and the number of employees rose to around 66,500 by 2018. At the company u. a. Yahoo and Softbank involved. Sales on Alibaba Group's Chinese retail platforms totaled over 4.8 trillion yuan ($677 billion) in 2017.
In the Forbes Global 2000 of the world's largest companies, the Alibaba Group ranks 59th (as of 2019). Alibaba had a market value of approximately USD 500 billion in mid-2018, making it one of the world's financially strongest companies.
Market capitalization of Alibaba (BABA)
Market cap: $35.812 Trillion
As of January 2026 Alibaba has a market cap of $35.812 Trillion. This makes Alibaba the world's 26th most valuable company by market cap according to our data. The market capitalization, commonly called market cap, is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares and is commonly used to measure how much a company is worth.
Market cap history of Alibaba from 2014 to 2026
End of year Market Cap
| Year | Marketcap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $35.812 T | 9.83% |
| 2025 | $32.608 T | 87.64% |
| 2024 | $17.378 T | 5.13% |
| 2023 | $16.530 T | -14.35% |
| 2022 | $19.299 T | -21.59% |
| 2021 | $24.612 T | -48.09% |
| 2020 | $47.414 T | 16.45% |
| 2019 | $40.714 T | 65.17% |
| 2018 | $24.650 T | -12.74% |
| 2017 | $28.249 T | 89.37% |
| 2016 | $14.917 T | 10.69% |
| 2015 | $13.477 T | -17.74% |
| 2014 | $16.385 T |
End of Day market cap according to different sources
On Jan 18th, 2026 the market cap of Alibaba was reported to be:
Market capitalization for similar companies or competitors
| Name | Marketcap | Market cap differencediff. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Amazon AMZN | $231.843 T | 547.37% | ๐บ๐ธ USA |
 Overstock.com
OSTK | $68.94 B | -99.81% | ๐บ๐ธ USA |
 eBay EBAY | $3.855 T | -89.23% | ๐บ๐ธ USA |
 Sohu.com SOHU | $49.33 B | -99.86% | ๐จ๐ณ China |