Alibaba Cloud's valuation has exceeded 100 billion,and the "Ali system" domain name has its own school!

After Alibaba reported strong quarterly financial performance, several institutions, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, have raised the valuation of Alibaba Cloud to over $100 billion, with Goldman Sachs valuing it at $123.8 billion, equivalent to approximately 847 billion RMB.

In other words, if Alibaba Cloud were to go public now, this valuation would make it the fourth-largest publicly traded internet company in China, trailing only Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan.

Alibaba Cloud, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, was founded in 2009 and has become a global leader in cloud computing technology and services. In the first half of this year, Alibaba Cloud generated 24.5 billion RMB in revenue and increased its market share for four consecutive quarters.

The official domain name of Alibaba Cloud follows the typical "Alibaba" pattern: ali + business name, which is Aliyun.com. Related brand domain name extensions are also fully protected: Aliyun.cn/.net are both owned by Alibaba Cloud, and even similar domain names that are prone to typos are also secured.

A Distinctive "Alibaba Family" of Domain Names

After decades of development, Alibaba Group's domain name portfolio has grown to nearly two thousand. Alibaba's domain names cover its core businesses, digital media and entertainment, lifestyle services, innovative ventures, and more.

During Alibaba's early days, although Jack Ma had limited resources, he boldly purchased alibaba.com at a premium price, giving birth to the original "Alibaba family" of domain names. If there's an "Alibaba Dad," there must be an "Alibaba Mom." Alibaba also owns alimama.com, which has operated as a big data marketing platform for many years, complementing alibaba.com in a playful way.

Other typical "Alibaba family" domain names include alipay.com/.cn/.net for Alipay, alibank.cn/.net for AliBank, alibabapictures.com for Alibaba Pictures, and more.

Another set of distinctive "Alibaba family" domain names is related to animals, and one cannot forget the famous "Alibaba Zoo." These include tmall.com for Tmall, cainiao.com for Cainiao Network, shenma.com for Shenma Search, antfin.com for Ant Financial, xunxi.com for Xunxi, and others. These animal-themed brands and domain names not only create vivid product images but also form a unique and memorable aspect of Alibaba's identity.

A decade ago, cloud computing was often seen as a joke by many, but today, Alibaba Cloud has become the third-largest cloud provider globally and the largest in the Asia-Pacific region, with a valuation exceeding $100 billion. Alibaba's ability to expand its industrial ecosystem extensively and across diverse domains is a testament to Jack Ma's meticulous domain name strategy, which has allowed Alibaba's brands to attract users through multiple traffic channels in the internet era.