Here are the most interesting Alibaba statistics and facts I have dug up over the years. As always, I'll be adding and updating as new statistics pop up along the way.

The Western expansion of the Chinese digital mega-companies is underway. One of these gigantic companies is the Chinese digital shopping conglomerate Alibaba who recently had its own American IPO. Alibaba is often referred to as the Chinese Amazon (without the fulfillment element). With stats like the ones below, one can understand the general comparison.

Alibaba Facts

• Alibaba Website: alibaba.com
• Alibaba Launch Year: 1999
• Alibaba Headquarters: Hangzhou, China
• Alibaba Creator: Jack Ma
• Alibaba Mobile App: iOS App |Android App
• Key Alibaba Subsidiaries: Taobao, Tmall, Alipay, Juhuasuan, AliExpress, Alibaba.com, 1688.com, eTao, Aliyun, China Yahoo!, Laiwang, Yu'E Bao, AutoNavi, Lazada, Cainiao, Chinavision, Alimama, SM.cn, Ele.me, Koubei, DingTalk and 11 Main
• Other Alibaba Properties: Alibaba also has sizable interests in a number of other large digital companies including: Weibo, Youku Tudou, Shoprunner, Tango, Singapore Post and UCWeb

Key Alibaba Competitors:

• Walmart
• Flipkart
• Snapdeal
• JD
• Target
• eBay
• Amazon
• Costco

Alibaba Statistics

How many people shop on Alibaba?

Alibaba Annual Active Customers Chart 2013-2018 (in millions)

• 2019: 960 million annual active customers (as of 9/24/19)
• 2018: 636 million annual active customers
• 2017: 515 million annual active customers
• 2016: 443 million annual active customers
• 2015: 407 million annual active customers
• 2014: 334 million annual active customers
• 2013: 231 million annual active customers

Number of Alibaba monthly active mobile users:

Alibaba Annual Mobile MAUs Chart 2013-2018 (in millions)

• 2019: 755 million mobile MAUs (as of 6/30/19)
• 2018: 699 million mobile MAUs
• 2017: 580 million mobile MAUs
• 2016: 493 million mobile MAUs
• 2015: 393 million mobile MAUs
• 2014: 265 million mobile MAUs

Alibaba's share of the Chinese ecommerce market:

60%

Last updated 8/13/18

Number of Alibaba employees:

86,833 Alibaba employees

Last updated 8/23/18

Number of businesses on Alibaba's Ling Shou TOng platform:

1.3 million

Last updated 9/4/19

How many people use Xiami?

14.4 million active users

Last updated June 2017

Number of Alibaba cloud customers:

1 million

Last updated 8/17/17

Alibaba Cloud's share of the global IaaS market:

15.5%

Last updated 8/2/19

Year Ant Financial was spun off from Alibaba:

2011

Ant Financial's reported market value:

$100 billion

Last updated 4/11/18

Number of people that Ant Financial reaches:

520 million

Last updated 4/11/18

Number of small businesses in China that Ant Financial helps:

15 million

Last updated 5/7/18

Year Shenma was launched:

2013

Shenma's mobile search market share in China:

20.8%

Last updated 11/10/16

Number of Alibaba Passport users:

100,000

Last updated 11/10/16

Number of Fliggy (formerly Alitrip) members:

200 million

Last updated 11/7/16

Average number of Fliggy (formerly Alitrip) daily visitors:

10 million

Last updated 11/7/16

Number of YunOS users:

70 million

Last updated 7/30/16

YunOS' share of smartphone shipments in China:

16%

Last updated 6/30/16

Year Koubei was launched:

2015

Number of offline merchants Koubei has partnered with:

1.5 million

Last updated 1/25/17

Average daily orders recorded on Koubei:

15 million

Last updated 1/25/17

Percentage of Alibaba revenue that is generated from Alimama:

60%

Last updated 6/9/17

Number of Alibaba Cloud data centers:

19

Last updated 3/17/19

Alibaba's share of global public cloud service revenue:

5%

Last updated 12/20/17

Alibaba's share of global total cloud service revenue:

3%

Last updated 12/20/17

Average packages delivered daily on Alibaba's Cainiao Network:

57 million packages per day

Last updated 1/24/17

Alibaba's share of China's Infrastructure as a Service market:

19.6%

Last updated 4/25/19

Alibaba's share of the global Infrastructure as a Service market:

5%

Last updated 4/25/19

Alibaba revenue (annual):

Alibaba Annual Revenue Chart 2011-2019 (in billion RMB)

• FY 2019: RMB 376.8 billion
• FY 2018: RMB 250.2 billion
• FY 2017: RMB 158.2 billion
• FY 2016: RMB 101.1 billion
• FY 2015: RMB 76.2 billion
• FY 2014: RMB 52.5 billion
• FY 2013: RMB 34.5 billion
• FY 2012: RMB 20 billion
• FY 2011: RMB 11.9 billion

Alibaba net income (annual):

Alibaba Annual Net Income Chart 2011-2019 (in billion RMB)

• FY 2019: RMB 80.2 billion
• FY 2018: RMB 61.4 billion
• FY 2017: RMB 41.2 billion
• FY 2016: RMB 71.2 billion
• FY 2015: RMB 24.3 billion
• FY 2014: RMB 23.4 billion
• FY 2013: RMB 8.6 billion
• FY 2012: RMB 4.6 billion
• FY 2011: RMB 1.6 billion

Alibaba GMV:

• FY 2019: RMB 5.7 trillion
• FY 2018: RMB 4.8 trillion
• FY  2017: RMB 3.7 trillion

Alibaba revenue (quarterly):

• Q3 2019: $16.651 billion
• Q2 2019: $16.741 billion
• Q1 2019: $13.932 billion
• Q3 2018: $12.398 billion
• Q2 2018: $12.229 billion
• Q1 2018: $9.873 billion
• Q4 2017: $12.761 billion
• Q3 2017: $8.285 billion
• Q2 2017: $7.4 billion
• Q1 2017: $5.6 billion
• Q4 2016: $7.67 billion
• Q3 2016: $5.12 billion
• Q2 2016: $4.8 billion
• Q1 2016: $3.75 billion
• Q4 2015: RMB34.53 billion
• Q3 2015: RMB22.1 billion
• Q2 2015: RMB20.245 billion
• Q1 2015: RMB17.4 billion
• Q3 2104: $2.7 billion

Alibaba gross merchandise volume transacted (quarterly):

• Q2 2016: $126 billion
• Q1 2016: $115 billion
• Q4 2015: RMB964 billion
• Q3 2015: RMB713 billion
• Q2 2015: RMB673 billion
• Q1 2015: RMB600 billion

Alibaba FY 2018 core commerce revenue:

$8.1 billion

Alibaba FY 2018 cloud computing revenue:

$699 million

Alibaba FY 2018 digital media and entertainment revenue:

$840 million

Alibaba FY 2018 innovation initiative revenue:

$158 million

Alibaba Advertising Stats

Alibaba's estimated 2015 mobile internet ad revenue:

$4.75 billion

Last updated 4/2/15

Alibaba's estimated 2016 mobile internet ad revenue:

$7.3 billion

Last updated 4/2/15

Alibaba's estimated share of 2015 mobile internet ad revenue:

34%

Last updated 4/2/15

Alibaba's estimated net digital ad revenue for 2015:

$7.59 billion

Last updated 4/2/15

Alibaba's estimated net digital ad revenue for 2016:

$9.61 billion

Last updated 4/2/15

Alibaba's share of China digital ad revenue:

31.9%

Last updated 6/9/17

Alibaba's share of the global digital ad market:

7.8%

Last updated 6/9/17

Alibaba's share of the global mobile digital ad market:

10.9%

Last updated 10/20/16

Alibaba Singles Day Stats

Alibaba's GMV for 2019 11.11:

$38.4 billion

Alibaba's GMV for 2018 11.11:

$30.8 billion

Alibaba's GMV for 2017 11.11:

163.8 billion RMB ($25.3 billion)

Number of transactions handled by Alibaba on Singles Day 2017:

1.48 billion transactions

Percentage of Alibaba sales that were made via mobile on Singles Day 2017:

90%

Tmall's GMV for 2016 11.11:

RMB120.7 billion (US$17.4 billion)

Percentage of Tmall 2016 11.11 sales from mobile:

82%

Peak Tmall orders per second on 2016 11.11:

175,000 orders

Average number of transactions Alibaba processed on Singles Day 2015:

85,900 per second

Number of buyers that Alibaba's marketplaces saw on Singles Day 2015:

115 million buyers

Number of mobile buyers that Alibaba's marketplaces saw on Singles Day 2015:

95 million buyers

Amount spent by users on Tmall on Singles Day 2015:

$14.34 billion

Percentage of Alibaba sales on Singles Day 2015 that came from mobile:

68.67%

Number of delivery orders on Alibaba on Singles Day 2015:

467 million

Number of delivery orders on Alibaba from Singles Day 2014:

278 million

Number of packages Alibaba delivered in the 3 days following Singles Day 2014:

40 million packages

Amount spent by users on Tmall and Taobao on Singles Day 2014:

$9.3 billion

Amount spent by users on Tmall and Taobao in the first hour ofSingles Day 2014:

$2 billion

Percentage of Alibaba sales on Singles Day 2014 that came from mobile:

42.6%