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Income tax expenses - Reconciliations (Details)
¥ / shares in Units, ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
CNY (¥)
¥ / shares
Mar. 31, 2026
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2025
CNY (¥)
¥ / shares
Mar. 31, 2024
CNY (¥)
¥ / shares
Reconciliation of the differences between the statutory EIT rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities and the income tax expenses of the Company        
Income before income tax and share of results of equity method investees ¥ 129,387 $ 18,757 ¥ 155,455 ¥ 101,596
Income tax computed at statutory EIT rate (25%) 32,347   38,864 25,399
Effect of different tax rates available to different jurisdictions (13,520)   (1,089) (1,095)
Effect of tax holiday and preferential tax benefit on assessable profits of subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC     (20,258) (14,135)
Effect of cross-boarder tax laws 24      
Changes in valuation allowance 20,873      
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income, net     10,673 11,006
Additional deductions of certain research and development expenses incurred by subsidiaries in the PRC     (9,320) (9,415)
Withholding tax on the earnings distributed and anticipated to be remitted     5,938 6,127
Change in valuation allowance and others     10,637 4,642
Other adjustments 7,037      
Income tax expenses ¥ 30,045 $ 4,356 ¥ 35,445 ¥ 22,529
Statutory EIT rate (as a percent) 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00%
Foreign tax effects (as a percent) (10.00%) (10.00%)    
Effect of cross-boarder tax laws, (as a percent) 0.00% 0.00%    
Changes in valuation allowance (as a percent) 16.00% 16.00%    
Other adjustments (as per percent) 5.00% 5.00%    
Income tax expenses (as a percent) 23.00% 23.00%    
Other foreign jurisdictions        
Reconciliation of the differences between the statutory EIT rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities and the income tax expenses of the Company        
Effect of different tax rates available to different jurisdictions ¥ (300)      
Foreign tax effects (as a percent) 0.00% 0.00%    
CHINA        
Reconciliation of the differences between the statutory EIT rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities and the income tax expenses of the Company        
Effect of tax holiday and preferential tax benefit on assessable profits of subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC ¥ (11,950)      
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income, net (16,716)      
Additional deductions of certain research and development expenses incurred by subsidiaries in the PRC (10,821)      
Impairment of goodwill 2,379      
Others ¥ 3,676      
Statutory EIT rate (as a percent) 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00%
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income (as a percent) (13.00%) (13.00%)    
Other (as a percent) 3.00% 3.00%    
Additional deductions of certain research and development expenses incurred by subsidiaries in the PRC (as a percent) (9.00%) (9.00%)    
Effect of tax holiday and preferential tax benefit on assessable profits of subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC (as a percent) (9.00%) (9.00%)    
Impairment of goodwill (as a percent) 2.00% 2.00%    
Effect of tax holidays inside the PRC on basic earnings per share/ADS (RMB) | ¥ / shares ¥ 0.64   ¥ 1.08 ¥ 0.7
CHINA | American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")        
Reconciliation of the differences between the statutory EIT rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities and the income tax expenses of the Company        
Effect of tax holidays inside the PRC on basic earnings per share/ADS (RMB) | ¥ / shares ¥ 5.15   ¥ 8.62 ¥ 5.6
Hong Kong        
Reconciliation of the differences between the statutory EIT rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities and the income tax expenses of the Company        
Effect of different tax rates available to different jurisdictions ¥ (15,838)      
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income, net (14,645)      
Other adjustments ¥ (1,193)      
Statutory EIT rate (as a percent) 16.50% 16.50% 16.50% 16.50%
Foreign tax effects (as a percent) (12.00%) (12.00%)    
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income (as a percent) (11.00%) (11.00%)    
Other adjustments (as per percent) (1.00%) (1.00%)    
Singapore        
Reconciliation of the differences between the statutory EIT rate applicable to profits of the consolidated entities and the income tax expenses of the Company        
Effect of different tax rates available to different jurisdictions ¥ 2,618      
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income, net 2,594      
Other adjustments ¥ 24      
Foreign tax effects (as a percent) 2.00% 2.00%    
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income (as a percent) 2.00% 2.00%    
Other adjustments (as per percent) 0.00% 0.00%