Founded in 1999 by Jack Ma in Hangzhou, China. Raised $25 billion in IPO in 2014, becoming world's largest IPO. Name derived from "Open Sesame" character from One Thousand and One Nights
Founded in 1997 as Taobao Mall, spun off from Taobao in 2011. Operated by Alibaba Group with over 500 million monthly active users. Currently features 70,000 brands from 50,000 merchants
Founded in 2010 by Demet Mutlu in Istanbul. Operates in fashion and retail sector as private company. Alibaba Group became largest shareholder in 2018 with 86.5% stake
Founded in 2007 by José Neves as luxury fashion marketplace. Started with 5-person team in London. Aimed to connect small boutiques with global customer base
TT stands for Telegraphic Transfer, an international wire money transfer. Transfers take 3-5 days and cost 25-50 USD per transaction. Not the same as SWIFT, which is more common in Asian trade
Alibaba is a Chinese B2B e-commerce giant founded in 1999. Company owns platforms like Taobao and AliExpress. Alibaba.com connects businesses with manufacturers worldwide