Which company is the parent of the online retailer Taobao and the marketplace Tmall?

Alibaba Group is the parent company of the online marketplaces Taobao and Tmall.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese technology company with businesses in e-commerce, cloud computing, logistics, digital media, and consumer services. Taobao is primarily a consumer-to-consumer marketplace, while Tmall focuses on brands and retailers selling to consumers. Their scale made Alibaba one of the most valuable publicly traded companies associated with China’s internet economy.

Jack Ma founded Alibaba in 1999 in Hangzhou, China. The company began as a business-to-business marketplace connecting Chinese manufacturers with buyers, then expanded into consumer shopping and other digital services. Alibaba held its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014, raising a record amount at the time.

Alibaba is not the same company as Tencent, JD.com, or Pinduoduo. Those are separate Chinese technology companies with different platforms, ownership structures, and business histories.