The investment signals Alibaba’s ambition to compete with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud as it expands beyond its core e-commerce business.

Like its U.S. counterparts, Alibaba is going all-in on generative AI. Its cloud computing business saw an 11 percent year-over-year increase in revenue in December 2024. AI-related product sales have experienced triple-digit growth for the sixth consecutive quarter, signaling strong enterprise demand for AI-powered solutions.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. pledged to invest more than 380 billion yuan ($53 billion) on AI infrastructure such as data centers over the next three years, a major commitment that underscores the e-commerce pioneer’s ambitions of becoming a leader in artificial intelligence.

The Alibaba Group is going all in on AI as it announces plans to invest at least $53 billion over the next three years.

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