Latest period
2.40B
YoY change
-0.4%
5Y CAGR
-2.6%
Peak year (2021)
2.75B
Latest annual
2.40B
Shares Outstanding history chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
Latest: 2.40B
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
Latest: -0.4%
Shares Outstanding history table for Alibaba (BABA) from 2007 to 2026
| 2026 | 2.40B | -0.4% | -10.38M | ||
| 2025 | 2.41B | -5.1% | -130.13M | ||
| 2024 | 2.54B | -3.6% | -94.38M | ||
| 2023 | 2.64B | -3.1% | -84.13M | ||
| 2022 | 2.72B | -0.9% | -24.38M | ||
| 2021 | 2.75B | +3.0% | +79.50M | ||
| 2020 | 2.67B | +1.7% | +45.25M | ||
| 2019 | 2.62B | +0.5% | +13.00M | ||
| 2018 | 2.61B | +1.4% | +37.00M | ||
| 2017 | 2.57B | +0.4% | +11.00M | ||
| 2016 | 2.56B | +2.5% | +62.00M | ||
| 2015 | 2.50B | +1.4% | +34.99M | ||
| 2014 | 2.47B | +6.2% | +143.89M | ||
| 2013 | 2.32B | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 2.32B | -8.5% | -215.02M | ||
| 2011 | 2.54B | -0.1% | -3.68M | ||
| 2010 | 2.54B | +0.5% | +11.64M | ||
| 2009 | 2.53B | +4.0% | +98.23M | ||
| 2008 | 2.43B | +1.9% | +45.94M | ||
| 2007 | 2.38B | — | — |
- 20262.40B-0.4%
- 20252.41B-5.1%
- 20242.54B-3.6%
- 20232.64B-3.1%
- 20222.72B-0.9%
- 20212.75B+3.0%
- 20202.67B+1.7%
- 20192.62B+0.5%
- 20182.61B+1.4%
- 20172.57B+0.4%
- 20162.56B+2.5%
- 20152.50B+1.4%
- 20142.47B+6.2%
- 20132.32B0.0%
- 20122.32B-8.5%
- 20112.54B-0.1%
- 20102.54B+0.5%
- 20092.53B+4.0%
- 20082.43B+1.9%
- 20072.38B—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Alibaba's reported income statements (interim 6-K and annual 20-F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in CNY as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Alibaba (BABA)
According to Alibaba's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 2.40B. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2026, Alibaba (BABA) diluted shares outstanding totalled 2.40B – edged down 0.4% year-over-year.
Alibaba diluted shares outstanding compound annual growth for the 2021–2026 (5 years) window is -2.6%, with a net decline across the window.
Alibaba diluted shares outstanding peaked at 2.75B in 2021; the latest annual figure is 2.40B in 2026 (12.5% below peak).
The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 2.75B was reported in 2021. The lowest in the available history was 2.32B in 2012.
Alibaba Shares Outstanding by Year
Alibaba Shares Outstanding 2026: 2.40B
2026's diluted shares outstanding for Alibaba came in at 2.40B, edged down 0.4% below 2025.
Alibaba Shares Outstanding 2025: 2.41B
Alibaba posted diluted shares outstanding of 2.41B in 2025, declined 5.1% below 2024.
Alibaba Shares Outstanding 2024: 2.54B
In 2024, Alibaba reported diluted shares outstanding of 2.54B, edged down 3.6% below 2023.
Alibaba Shares Outstanding 2023: 2.64B
Alibaba diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 2.64B, edged down 3.1% below 2022.
Alibaba Shares Outstanding 2022: 2.72B
Alibaba diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 2.72B.
See more financial history for Alibaba (BABA).
Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
Consumer Cyclical peers of Alibaba (BABA), ranked by their latest diluted shares outstanding
| 10.83B | |
| 3.53B | |
| 1.14B | |
| 1.13B | |
| 997.00M | |
| 815.98M | |
| 716.40M | |
| 560.00M |
- 10.83B
- 3.53B
- 1.14B
- 1.13B
- 997.00M
- 815.98M
- 716.40M
- 560.00M
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