Alibaba, Taobao and the Rise of Singles' Day E-commerce (2003-2018)

1. Alibaba.com founded as B2B marketplace

   Jun 28, 1999Labels: Alibaba com, Jack Ma, Hangzhou

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

2. Taobao Marketplace launches to challenge eBay

   May 10, 2003Labels: Taobao, C2C marketplace, Alibaba

   • Britannica
   • Taobao Wiki

3. Alipay introduced to build transaction trust

   Feb 1, 2004Labels: Alipay, Alibaba, escrow payments

   • Alipay Wiki
   • Britannica

4. Yahoo invests $1B for major Alibaba stake

   Aug 11, 2005Labels: Yahoo, Alibaba, investment

   • NYTimes
   • Reuters arch

5. eBay shuts China site amid Taobao pressure

   Dec 19, 2006Labels: eBay China, Taobao, market exit

   • CNN Money
   • WSJ arch

6. Taobao Mall launches as branded B2C channel

   Apr 1, 2008Labels: Taobao Mall, B2C channel, brands

   • Tmall Wiki
   • Britannica

7. First Singles’ Day online promotion runs on Taobao Mall

   Nov 11, 2009Labels: Singles' Day, Taobao Mall, 11 11

   • WIRED
   • Time

8. Taobao Mall rebrands as Tmall and expands

   Nov 1, 2010Labels: Tmall, Taobao Mall, branded sellers

   • Tmall Wiki
   • Britannica

9. Cainiao logistics network launches to reduce delivery bottlenecks

   May 28, 2013Labels: Cainiao, logistics network, Alibaba

   • Alibaba Group
   • China Daily

10. Alibaba lists on NYSE in record-setting IPO

    Sep 19, 2014Labels: Alibaba IPO, NYSE, public listing

    • CNN
    • Bloomberg

11. Singles’ Day 2014 reaches RMB 57.1B GMV

    Nov 11, 2014Labels: Singles' Day, GMV milestone, Alibaba

    • Forbes
    • China Daily

12. Singles’ Day 2017 hits RMB 168.2B GMV

    Nov 11, 2017Labels: Singles' Day, GMV milestone, Alipay

    • Alibaba Group
    • TechCrunch

13. Singles’ Day 2018 sets new record at RMB 213.5B GMV

    Nov 11, 2018Labels: Singles' Day, GMV record, Alibaba

    • CNBC
    • AP News