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The Most Obvious AI Company Nobody's Talking About

Most investors still think Alibaba is an e-commerce company. But that story is quickly becoming outdated.

The Most Obvious AI Company Nobody's Talking About

Published July 14, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Ask investors to name the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world, and you'll probably hear the same names: Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, or OpenAI.

Few would mention Alibaba (NYSE: BABA). That may be a mistake.

Details

While the market continues to view Alibaba as a Chinese e-commerce company battling slowing consumer spending and fierce competition, the company is quietly building one of the world's largest AI ecosystems. It has developed frontier AI models, operates China's largest cloud platform, and plans to invest massively in AI and cloud infrastructure over the next three years.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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