Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (Alibaba Group) is a provider of online and mobile commerce and technology services. The company also provides products, services and technology that enable merchants, brands and other businesses to transform the way they market, sell and operate in China and other countries. The company has expertise in consumer e-commerce, business-to-business marketplaces, cloud computing, online payment, and other areas such as mobile operating system, mobile apps, digital media and entertainment, innovation initiatives and Internet TV.

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Alibaba Group's R&D arm focuses on cloud and AI infrastructure, AI foundation models and native applications, and the AI-driven transformation of existing businesses. The company's R&D team focuses on building core technologies for online and mobile commerce and cloud businesses, developing new online and mobile products, and managing the company's technology platform. The company has also developed a distributed deep learning platform, PAI, and the Lingjun Intelligent Computing Service, which feature large-scale cluster scalability and outstanding acceleration ratio and stability in large model training. Additionally, Alibaba has optimized its cloud-native transactional database PolarDB and developed AnalyticDB and Lindorm for enhanced data processing capabilities. The company has also advanced its big data and AI-integrated products with the launch of the OpenLake architecture and has made significant advancements in security technology, forming a comprehensive intelligent security system. As of March 2026, Alibaba Group had around 19,100 issued patents and approximately 8,100 publicly filed patent applications in China, and approximately 5,500 issued patents and approximately 1,800 publicly filed patent applications in various other countries and jurisdictions globally.