FounderDuels

alibaba.com vs Shopify

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

alibaba.com is the older of the two, founded in 1999 — 7 years before Shopify.

Founded
1999
2006
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Hangzhou
Ottawa, Canada
Industry
e-commerce
e-commerce
Employees
Not recorded
8,300
Legal form
Not recorded
corporation
Listed on
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Parent
Alibaba Group
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on alibaba.com and Shopify.