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Who owns Alibaba?
1 of the world’s richest people holds Alibaba in our tracked profiles.
BABA ▼ 0.92%as of Nov 11, 2026 12:21 PM ET · via Finnhub
Billionaire holders
Jack MaLuxury & retailCo-founder
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- Entry
- Alibaba Group
- Ticker
- BABA / 9988
- Exchange
- NYSE / HKEX
- Role
- Co-founder; left board Oct 2020; reported largest shareholder again in early 2024 (per Wikipedia)
Stake
Alibaba Group Holding — co-founder, retired from the company in 2020; not listed among ≥5% holders or directors in the FY2026 20-F… · as of May 2026More
- Entry
- Alibaba Group Holding — co-founder, retired from the company in 2020; not listed among ≥5% holders or directors in the FY2026 20-F ownership table (as of 2026-05-18; 18.67B shares outstanding), so his current stake is below 5% and undisclosed
- Ticker
- BABA / 9988
- Stake as of
- 2026-05-18
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Masayoshi SonAI & techStakeAlibaba Group (historic; SoftBank's $20M 2000 bet, 27% stake by 2018, since largely sold) · 27% (as of 2018) · as of 2018
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Their profiles describe these holdings as sold, exited or historical. They are not counted as holders above.
Recent SEC filings
No Form 4 insider trades in Alibaba from the holders above in the last 90 days.
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Recent moves
Jack MaProduct launchAI & techBABAAI read · ▲ Going global Alibaba Cloud plans first data centers in Finland, Netherlands, Turkey
The move
Alibaba Cloud said on Sept. 23 it will open its first cloud regions in Finland, the Netherlands and Turkey within 12 months, while adding data center capacity in Germany, France, the UAE, Malaysia and Hong Kong. CEO Eddie Wu said Alibaba Cloud's target is to grow its global data center capacity past 20 gigawatts by 2032. The company also unveiled its Zhenwu V900 AI chip, which it says is about twice as powerful as Nvidia's China-specific H20 chip.
Why it matters
Alibaba is racing to build AI infrastructure outside China as U.S. export restrictions limit its access to Nvidia's most advanced chips, making its own Zhenwu V900 chip and new overseas regions part of the same strategy.
The bear case
Running cloud regions and chip design at the same time spreads Alibaba's capital across more fronts, and new regions in Europe and Turkey mean navigating different data and AI regulations in each market.
What to watch
Whether the Zhenwu V900 chip reaches outside customers, and progress toward Alibaba's 2032 20-gigawatt target.
Jensen HuangPolicyAI & techNVDA · BABAAI read · ▲ Cautious optimism China signals it may let Alibaba, ByteDance buy new Nvidia chip
The move
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has asked Alibaba and ByteDance about their planned orders for Nvidia's new RTX Pro 5500 workstation chip, and officials have signaled the purchases are likely to be approved, The Information reported Sept. 27. Nothing is finalized.
Why it matters
The RTX Pro 5500, an 84GB Blackwell-based card, was built to sit under U.S. export-control thresholds; a Chinese green light would reopen a major market Nvidia has largely lost to export curbs.
The bear case
This is a signal relayed by unnamed officials, not confirmed policy, and Beijing has reversed similar chip-buying openings before.
What to watch
Formal confirmation from MIIT and whether Alibaba or ByteDance actually place orders.
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