Which company owns the e-commerce platform Taobao?

Alibaba Group owns the e-commerce platform Taobao.

Taobao is a Chinese online shopping marketplace founded by Alibaba Group in 2003. It began as a consumer-to-consumer service and later expanded into a broad marketplace where merchants sell products directly to shoppers. The platform became a major part of China's digital retail economy.

Alibaba launched Taobao partly in response to eBay's expansion in China. In its early years, Taobao used free listings to attract users, while services such as Alipay helped build trust in online transactions. Alibaba later developed separate platforms and services for different kinds of buyers and sellers, including Tmall for brands and retailers.

Alibaba Group was founded by Jack Ma and colleagues in Hangzhou in 1999. Taobao is not the same as Tmall: Taobao is associated mainly with marketplace sellers and consumer shopping, whereas Tmall focuses on branded and retail businesses. Alibaba's international market capitalization has fluctuated with technology-sector conditions and Chinese regulatory developments.