...Alibaba (BABA) has set a target to reach 2.0 billion consumers within the next 20 years. At the end of fiscal 4Q17,1 the company had 454.0 million active buyers on its retail marketplaces, an increase from 443.0 million at the end of fiscal 3Q17. Alibaba has recently hinted that its customer base has surpassed 500.0 million buyers. In fiscal 2017, Alibaba gained 31.0 million buyers. It had gained 73.0 million new buyers in fiscal 2016 and 95.0 new customers in fiscal 2015. The chart above shows how Alibaba’s buyer base has evolved in the past few years.In the e-commerce industry, more customers lead to more revenues. As it seeks to dominate JD.com (JD) in China and catch or overtake Amazon (AMZN), eBay (EBAY), and Walmart (WMT) in international markets, Alibaba is betting on customer base growth...... http://marketrealist.com/2017/07/...-alibabas-international-business/ The company’s next quarterly report is expected on August 9. |