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According to foreign media reports, China's largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group (Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.) in the United States an initial public offering (IPO) number of 320.1 million shares United States depository share (ADS), initially priced at $ 60 to $ 66 per share, which became United States has largest IPO since.

Alibaba is flourishing today, brilliant, but its growth is also a step to.

China's rapid economic development, the 1990 GDP was only $ 390.2 billion, US $ 9.24 trillion by 2013. In the extraordinary economic development, Alibaba growth have benefited from China's middle class is growing and the number of Internet users to expand, China is emerging as a major exporter, which promote the growth of the middle class in China, while promoting the upgrading of Alibaba's sales. By 2070, the 70% of the population threshold for entering the middle class in China, they might spend $ 10 trillion of goods and services each year. In 2013, China's total retail sales of us $ 4.45 trillion.

By the end of 2013, to 618 million Internet users in China. Analysts said the number of Internet users in China will reach 850 million by next year, the Chinese e-commerce site, these Internet users realize explosive growth drives.

Early 1999: Alibaba was founded

MA in 1995, first came to the United States to travel in his visit to Seattle when a friend, who introduced him to the Internet, MA when you type the word "beer", searching out information did not come from China . He decided to fill the void. In early 1999, Alibaba.com the Bazaar Web site in English for the Chinese company in Ma's House was born. The company's initial investors, 80 people, and investment of $ 60,000.

(In 1999, the initial team in the company's founder, Jack Ma, Alibag is located in Hangzhou's home)

January 2000: receiving foreign investment

Japan Tokyo wireless carrier SOFTBANK invested $ 20 million, plans to help Alibaba reach in Asia's growth. SOFTBANK now holds 34% shares. This Japan has previously said the company, the Alibaba in the United States when the IPO, it will not sell its Alibaba stake.

December 2001: registered users and over 1 million

By the end of 2001, the company more than 1 million registered users.

(Company registered users digit growth figure)

May 2003: into C2C

Alibaba launched its e-commerce site Taobao. NET is the company's first consumer to consumer (C2C) online marketplace.

(June 8, 2007, staff located in Hangzhou's Taobao (Taobao.com) Office work)

August 2005: partnership with Yahoo

Alibaba has established strategic partnerships with Yahoo. Yahoo invested US $ 1 billion, take Alibaba 40% stakes.

(Company valued at US $ 2.5 billion)

November 2005: he hinted for the first time IPO

Ma said Alibaba 3-5 years in the future to United States initial public offering (IPO).

(Alibaba CEO Jack Ma at a press conference in Beijing on November 9, 2005. Alibaba said the company will put Yahoo China (Yahoo China) from Web portal into a search engine)

November 2007: in Hong Kong IPO

Alibaba co (Alibaba.com Ltd.) Board login on the Hong Kong stock exchange, raising $ 1.7 billion. The first day of trading, its market value to $ 2.57 billion.

(MA Hong Kong Exchanges (HongKongExchangesandClearingLtd) Chairman Ronald ARCULLI (Ronald Arculli) Cup in hand)

September 2011: new investors

Including Temasek Holdings Pte, and DST Global investors to buy stakes in Alibaba. Alibaba ' valuation of these investments in Internet companies in China only after Baidu and Tencent.

(Company valued at US $ 3.2 billion)

June 2012: privatization of Alibaba.com

Alibaba group price of about $ 2.4 billion in June 2012, Alibaba.com will be privatised.

(Alibaba.com charts prior to privatization)

September 2012: a buy-out with half

Alibaba started buying back shares from Yahoo eventually bought back the Yahoo stake in Alibaba half. Yahoo said it plans to return $ 3 billion from the sale proceeds from sale of the shares to shareholders, easing investor fears arising out of money to buy risky companies.

(The company was valued at $ 40 billion)

May 2014: announced United States IPO

Alibaba choose United States IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, ticker "BABA", the sale may be the United States's largest IPO since once. Analysts predicted that while Alibaba IPO, market value would reach $ 168 billion.

(Company valuation of US $ 168 billion)

September 2014: IPO raised $ 21.1 billion

Alibaba announced it raised $ 21.1 billion in the IPO would be sought, this may be the United States ever since the massive sale of new shares. Alibaba said it planned to sell 320.1 million United States depository share (ADS), the sales price book for $ 60 to $ 66.

(Company valuation) (mountain)