v3.26.1
Goodwill (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the years ended March 31, 2025 and 2026 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba

 

 

 

 

 

Cainiao

 

 

 

 

 

Hujing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

Smart

 

 

 

 

 

Digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China

 

 

Digital

 

 

Cloud

 

 

Logistics

 

 

Local

 

 

Media and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-commerce

 

 

Commerce

 

 

Intelligence

 

 

Network

 

 

Services

 

 

Entertainment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group

 

 

Group

 

 

Group

 

 

Limited

 

 

Group

 

 

Group

 

 

All others

 

 

Total

 

 

(in millions of RMB)

 

Balance as of
   March 31, 2024

 

 

164,945

 

 

 

20,033

 

 

 

3,638

 

 

 

16,442

 

 

 

20,447

 

 

 

11,601

 

 

 

22,573

 

 

 

259,679

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

3,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

4,899

 

Deconsolidations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,957

)

 

 

(2,957

)

Impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,296

)

 

 

(1,875

)

 

 

(6,171

)

Foreign currency
   translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

 

Balance as of
   March 31, 2025

 

 

164,945

 

 

 

20,077

 

 

 

3,728

 

 

 

20,385

 

 

 

20,447

 

 

 

8,031

 

 

 

17,888

 

 

 

255,501

 

Segment changes

 

 

12,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,385

)

 

 

(20,447

)

 

 

(8,031

)

 

 

35,915

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

1,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

951

 

 

 

2,297

 

Deconsolidations

 

 

 

 

 

(319

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(227

)

 

 

(546

)

Impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,515

)

 

 

(9,515

)

Foreign currency
   translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

(366

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(359

)

Balance as of
   March 31, 2026

 

 

177,893

 

 

 

19,396

 

 

 

5,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,011

 

 

 

247,378