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Jack Ma

Founder of Alibaba Group (1999). Born Ma Yun in Hangzhou, China (1964). Former English teacher who founded China's largest e-commerce platform with 18 co-founders.

Stepped down as Alibaba chairman in 2019 but remains the company's largest individual shareholder. Re-emerged publicly in 2023-2024 to champion Alibaba's pivot to AI, backing the company's heavy investment in cloud and AI infrastructure. Also founded Ant Group (formerly Ant Financial). One of China's most prominent entrepreneurs; net worth estimated at ~$30B (Forbes 2025).

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    Former Founder

    Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, and AI.

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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibaba_Group
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ma
  3. https://www.britannica.com/money/Jack-Ma
  4. https://www.forbes.com/profile/jack-ma/
  5. https://www.ft.com/content/df2bccee-1730-402f-bb92-9d743018324f

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