Alipay releases “Zhixiaobao” life manager and acquires zhixiaobao.com!

On September 5, 2024, at the Shanghai Bund Conference, Alipay officially launched its new AI lifestyle assistant app, “Zhixiaobao.” According to WHOIS information, Alipay has acquired several domain names related to “Zhixiaobao,” including zhixiaobao.com, zhixiaobao.cn, and zhixiaobao.com.cn. Currently, zhixiaobao.com has been officially activated (with www included).

The domain zhixiaobao.com was registered in March 2006, making it over 18 years old. The domain was updated on July 23 of this year. It now uses DNS servers related to Alipay.com, which are owned by Alipay. The specific transaction price for this domain is unknown.

The domain zhixiaobao.cn was registered in January 2021, so it is just over 3 years old. The current owner’s email for this domain is antdnsadmin@antfin.com, which is owned by Ant Group. According to circulating screenshots, the transaction price for this domain was 250,000 RMB.

The domain zhixiaobao.com.cn was registered in June 2015, making it over 9 years old. The current owner’s email for this domain is also antdnsadmin@antfin.com, owned by Ant Group. The specific transaction price is unknown.

According to available information, Alipay’s acquisition of the “Zhixiaobao” brand-related domains occurred in early July this year. Based on the screenshot of the 250,000 RMB transaction price for zhixiaobao.cn, it is likely that the transaction prices for zhixiaobao.com and zhixiaobao.com.cn were also substantial.