v3.26.1
Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of financial information of the Consolidated VIEs and their subsidiaries

The following financial information of the consolidated VIEs and their subsidiaries was recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements:

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

(in millions)

 

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments

 

 

10,621

 

 

 

7,910

 

Investments in equity method investees and equity securities and other
   investments

 

 

37,117

 

 

 

34,987

 

Accounts receivable and contract assets, net of allowance

 

 

18,408

 

 

 

21,893

 

Amounts due from non-VIE subsidiaries of the Company

 

 

53,792

 

 

 

46,446

 

Property and equipment, net and intangible assets, net

 

 

19,911

 

 

 

47,887

 

Others

 

 

40,429

 

 

 

53,810

 

Total assets

 

 

180,278

 

 

 

212,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts due to non-VIE subsidiaries of the Company

 

 

113,332

 

 

 

136,348

 

Accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

50,521

 

 

 

64,338

 

Deferred revenue and customer advances

 

 

19,126

 

 

 

21,826

 

Total liabilities

 

 

182,979

 

 

 

222,512

 

 

2.
Summary of significant accounting policies (Continued)
(c)
Consolidation (Continued)

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

RMB

 

 

(in millions)

 

Revenue (i)

 

 

117,686

 

 

 

137,708

 

 

 

156,369

 

Net loss

 

 

(3,193

)

 

 

(850

)

 

 

(914

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

12,053

 

 

 

(992

)

 

 

9,584

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(11,772

)

 

 

(33,847

)

 

 

(39,440

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

5,626

 

 

 

25,933

 

 

 

28,958

 

 

(i)
Revenue generated by the VIEs are primarily from cloud services, digital media and entertainment services and others.
Schedule of estimated useful lives of property and equipment Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method with no residual value based on the estimated useful lives of the various classes of assets, which range as follows:

 

 

 

Computer equipment and software

 

3 5 years

Furniture, office and transportation equipment and others

 

3 10 years

Buildings and other property

 

10 – 50 years

Property improvements

 

shorter of remaining lease period or estimated useful life

Schedule of estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets other than licensed copyrights Separately identifiable intangible assets that have determinable lives continue to be amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method as follows:

 

User base and customer relationships

 

3 16 years

Trade names, trademarks and domain names

 

5 20 years

Developed technology and patents

 

2 10 years

Non-compete agreements

 

over the contracted term of up to 10 years