- Headquarters
- Hangzhou, China · East Asia
- Value chain
- Operations & infrastructure(Systems & services); also Software & platforms
- What that means
- Runs the technology as a service: cloud and compute, networks, launch, satellite operators, plants and utilities.
- Founded
- 1999
- Staff
- 124,320 (2025)
- Ownership
- Listed
- Listing
- NYSE:BABA on Google Finance
- Website
- qwenlm.github.io
- Relevance
- High at its strongest, in Machine Learning & Foundation Models
Hangzhou, ChinaIn 4 capabilities
Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.
Artificial Intelligence · Research · listed #8 of 50
Builds the Qwen model family, one of the most widely used open-weight model families globally, and runs China's largest AI cloud.
Relevance: Qwen is among the most used open-weight model families globally.
Artificial Intelligence · Software & services · listed #11 of 50
Alibaba Cloud, China's largest cloud provider, offers Qwen models and the PAI and MaxCompute AI and analytics platforms.
Relevance: China's largest AI cloud with Qwen and PAI; strong in Asia.
- AI Safety, Security & EvaluationModerate
Artificial Intelligence · Research · listed #18 of 50
Its AAIG security lab and Alibaba Cloud provide content-safety guardrails and alignment evaluation for the widely used Qwen model family.
Relevance: Content safety and alignment evaluation; China-focused.
- High-Performance & AI ComputingModerate
Semiconductors & Advanced Computing · Operation · listed #29 of 50
China's largest cloud provider (Alibaba Cloud); it designs AI inference chips and Yitian CPUs through its T-Head unit.
Relevance: China's largest cloud with in-house AI chips