The company had 4,400 permanent employees in 2007, and the number of employees rose to around 66,500 by 2018. At the company u. a. Yahoo and Softbank involved. Sales on Alibaba Group's Chinese retail platforms totaled over 4.8 trillion yuan ($677 billion) in 2017.
In the Forbes Global 2000 of the world's largest companies, the Alibaba Group ranks 59th (as of 2019). Alibaba had a market value of approximately USD 500 billion in mid-2018, making it one of the world's financially strongest companies.
Alibaba (BABA) - Cash on Hand
Cash on Hand as of December 2023 : $86.91 B
According to Alibaba's latest financial reports the company has $86.91 B in cash and cash equivalents.
A company’s cash on hand also refered as cash/cash equivalents (CCE) and Short-term investments, is the amount of accessible money a business has.
Alibaba - Cash on Hand chart (from 2009 to 2023)
Cash on Hand by year
| Year | Cash on Hand | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | $76.33 B | 6.45% |
| 2022-03-31 | $71.70 B | -2.53% |
| 2021-03-31 | $73.57 B | 43.8% |
| 2020-03-31 | $51.16 B | 69% |
| 2019-03-31 | $30.27 B | -9.53% |
| 2018-03-31 | $33.46 B | 52.86% |
| 2017-03-31 | $21.89 B | 22.13% |
| 2016-03-31 | $17.92 B | -11.86% |
| 2015-03-31 | $20.33 B | 179.8% |
| 2014-03-31 | $7.26 B | 35.6% |
| 2013-03-31 | $5.35 B | 51.05% |
| 2012-03-31 | $3.54 B | |
| 2011-12-31 | $1.85 B | 23.97% |
| 2010-12-31 | $1.49 B | 40.58% |
| 2009-12-31 | $1.06 B | 9.62% |
| 2008-12-31 | $0.97 B | 34.23% |
| 2007-12-31 | $0.72 B | 279.07% |
| 2006-12-31 | $0.19 B |
Cash on Hand for similar companies or competitors
| Company | Cash on Hand | differencediff. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Amazon AMZN | $86.78 B | -0.16% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 eBay EBAY | $9.01 B | -89.63% | 🇺🇸 USA |
 Sohu.com SOHU | $0.96 B | -98.90% | 🇨🇳 China |
 Overstock.com
OSTK | $0.32 B | -99.63% | 🇺🇸 USA |