Alibaba Research and Development Expenses 2011-2024 | BABA

Alibaba annual/quarterly research and development expenses history and growth rate from 2011 to 2024. Research and development expenses can be defined as an expense arising from studies and product development processes.
  • Alibaba research and development expenses for the quarter ending December 31, 2024 were $2.009B, a 5.74% increase year-over-year.
  • Alibaba research and development expenses for the twelve months ending December 31, 2024 were $7.814B, a 6.37% increase year-over-year.
  • Alibaba annual research and development expenses for 2024 were $7.237B, a 12.42% decline from 2023.
  • Alibaba annual research and development expenses for 2023 were $8.263B, a 5.55% decline from 2022.
  • Alibaba annual research and development expenses for 2022 were $8.749B, a 0.15% increase from 2021.
Alibaba Annual Research and Development Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2024 $7,237
2023 $8,263
2022 $8,749
2021 $8,736
2020 $6,085
2019 $5,578
2018 $3,628
2017 $2,479
2016 $2,138
2015 $1,720
2014 $821
2013 $604
2012 $454
2011 $308
2010 $166
Alibaba Quarterly Research and Development Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2024-12-31 $2,009
2024-09-30 $2,020
2024-06-30 $1,840
2024-03-31 $1,945
2023-12-31 $1,900
2023-09-30 $1,949
2023-06-30 $1,443
2023-03-31 $2,054
2022-12-31 $1,960
2022-09-30 $2,130
2022-06-30 $2,119
2022-03-31 $1,816
2021-12-31 $2,465
2021-09-30 $2,374
2021-06-30 $2,094
2021-03-31 $2,247
2020-12-31 $2,086
2020-09-30 $2,834
2020-06-30 $1,569
2020-03-31 $1,438
2019-12-31 $1,591
2019-09-30 $1,530
2019-06-30 $1,526
2019-03-31 $1,326
2018-12-31 $1,295
2018-09-30 $1,218
2018-06-30 $1,739
2018-03-31 $1,204
2017-12-31 $967
2017-09-30 $764
2017-06-30 $693
2017-03-31 $623
2016-12-31 $636
2016-09-30 $620
2016-06-30 $600
2016-03-31 $529
2015-12-31 $579
2015-09-30 $507
2015-06-30 $523
2015-03-31 $487
2014-12-31 $497
2014-09-30 $421
2014-06-30 $315
2013-12-31 $279
2013-09-30
2013-03-31
2012-03-31
2011-03-31
2010-03-31
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Retail/Wholesale Internet Commerce $300.374B $130.350B
Alibaba Group Holding is one of the leading e-commerce giants in China. Over the last few years, the company has transformed itself from being a traditional e-commerce company to a conglomerate that has businesses ranging from logistics and food delivery to cloud computing. Alibaba Group is represented by three businesses' Alibaba.com, Taobao, and Tmall. The company's businesses account for more than half of all online retail sales in China, which is one of the world's fastest-growing e-commerce markets. Taobao is one of Alibaba Group's most profitable marketplaces that generates for more than 80% of its sales, thanks to soaring demand for high-quality imported brands in China.The company is well positioned in the New Retail space. In this space, it aims to bring together digital payments, e-commerce, food delivery and other parts of the business into one big ecosystem. The ubiquity of smartphones and evolution of physical and online commerce are helping the company to gain momentum in this space.
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