“THERE IS AN
E S T I M AT E D 1 2 0
MILLION PEOPLE
WHO SHOP ON
ALIBABA SITES
E V E R Y D AY ”
A
ccording to statistics of
internet usage across the
globe, China has at least 600
million active users, ranking
them among the highest in
the world. Creating the perfect platform
for companies such as Alibaba.com to
become multi-billion dollar empires.
Started in 1999 by Jack Ma, it was aimed
at helping companies order goods from
Chinese vendors. They have since
launched their sister sites Taobao, Tmall
and Alipay (Chinese version of Pay Pal).
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