In 2014, the total value by revenue of China internet market was RMB637.73 billion (US$104.15 billion) with 74.4% in revenue via PC. Alibaba’s market value exceeded RMB253.41 billion (US$41.38 billion), ranking top among all China internet companies in 2014, followed by Tencent and Baidu according to data of iResearch.
As of 31 December 2014, top 5 listed internet companies by market value were Alibaba (US$253.41 billion), Tencent (US$135.50 billion), Baidu (US$80.32 billion), Jingdong (US$31.52 billion) and Netease (US$13.01 billion). Since Alibaba’s IPO in September 2014, it has been the biggest internet company in China.
Mobile Alibaba ranked top among China mobile shopping providers with market share of 86.2% in 2014, followed by Jingdong and Vipshop. Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall played the most important roles in China mobile shopping market.
Read more about Alibaba: INFOGRAPHIC: Alibaba Investment Timeline 2005-2014
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