Comparison between Alibaba and Amazon

 Alibaba doesn’t sell products themselves. Instead, they simply offer a web
platform that facilitates the exchange of good

Amazon, by contrast, is in the business of selling directly to consumers –and

has to deal with all of the logistically complex and expensive physical aspects that
go along with it. Namely, building out a vast warehouse network.

 At the time of this writing, Amazon is the world’s biggest e-commerce

company with a market capitalization of USD 800 billion — Alibaba is twice
as small.
 Both are leaders in their respective markets (Amazon in the U.S. and Alibaba
in China) and are quickly expanding their empires into new businesses such
as groceries and cloud
 Amazon’s revenue from core business includes online and physical stores,
third-party seller services, subscription services, and advertising. For
Alibaba, revenue includes core commerce, digital media and entertainment,
and innovation initiatives
 Amazon which operates as a single unit, Alibaba is divided into three core
businesses: Alibaba, Taobao, and Tmall.
 Amazon dominates the American shopping space, while Alibaba does the
same in China.