Taobao

Basic Information

• Category: Retail
• Founded: 2003
• Headquarters: Hangzhou, China
• Website: taobao.com

Documented Facts

• Founded: 2003 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
• Headquarters: Hangzhou, China (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
• Category: Retail (No linked source recorded for this statement.)

Evidence and Sources

• Official Website (official)
• Taobao — Wikipedia (reference)

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• Data status: Enriched
• Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (87/100)
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• Recorded profile date: 2025-10-27T06:53:55.085Z

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AI summary

Taobao is a Chinese online shopping platform. It is headquartered in Hangzhou and is owned by Alibaba. According to Alexa rank, it was the eighth most-visited website globally in 2021.

Available profile information

• Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
• 1 official source linked for verification.
• 1 supporting source linked.
• 3 structured facts available for extraction.

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