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Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). The China retail e-commerce platform is the most valuable cash flow-generating business at Alibaba. Additional revenue sources include China wholesale e-commerce, international retail and wholesale e-commerce, local consumer services, travel services, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, Cainiao logistics services, and other businesses.
View stockAmazon is the leading online retailer and marketplace for third party sellers. Retail related revenue represents approximately 74% of total, followed by Amazon Web Services (17%), and advertising services (9%). International segments constitute 22% of Amazon's total revenue, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
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Stock name | Alibaba | Amazon |
|---|---|---|
Last price | $101.82 | $250.38 |
Currency | USD | USD |
| $253B | $2.8T | |
| 22.85 | 20.13 | |
| $4.46 | $12.44 | |
| 0.50 | 1.45 | |
| $1.03 | 0 | |
| 1.01% | 0 | |
Sector | Consumer Essentials | Consumer Essentials |
Employees | 132,165 | 1,576,000 |
Ticker | $BABA | $AMZN |
Primary listing | NYSE | NASDAQ |
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