Alibaba Headcount Falls After Sun Art Exit In 2025 (UPDATED) [Yahoo! Finance]
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While the company has been shifting focus toward AI, the year-over-year decline in headcount was largely driven by the sale of Sun Art, as disclosed in company filings. Additional context has been included. Alibaba Group Holding Limited's workforce shrank by roughly 34% over the course of 2025, as the company offloaded parts of its offline retail portfolio while sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence. The Chinese e-commerce and technology giant ended December with 128,197 employees, down from 194,320 a year earlier, according to an earnings report released Thursday. Don't Miss: Bad Ads Live Forever — See How This AI Helps Fortune 1000 Brands Avoid Them Explore the Fire-Safe Energy Storage Company With $185M in Contracted Revenue Much of the reduction followed the sale of Sun Art Retail Group at the end of 2024. Around the same time, Alibaba also exited its stake in department store chain Intime. These moves significantly reduced consolidated headcount, CNBC report
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