Alibaba.com vs Taobao
Alibaba.com
Hangzhou Alibaba International Information Technology Co., Ltd.
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 2.7M installs
VS
Taobao
Taobao
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 59.4M installs
Revenue winnerTied
Installs winner
Taobao wins
+2116% vs other
MAU winner
Taobao wins
+445% vs other
Rating winner
Alibaba.com wins
+114% vs other
Why Alibaba.com is winning
Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Better app store reviews. Alibaba.com sits at 4.72★ vs 2.20★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
→ Find more apps with this revenue gap · Full Alibaba.com report
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Alibaba.com
vs
Taobao
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
=
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
=
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.7M
▶
59.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
490K
▶
2.7M
App Store rating
4.72★
◀
2.20★
Total ratings
24K
▶
204K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Shopping
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 24, 2012
- Last updated
- May 8, 2026
- File size
- 154.7 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 26.16.0
- Languages
- Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German +14 more
- Category
- Shopping
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 15, 2010
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 10.60.0.603
- Languages
- -
Alibaba.com trajectory
Taobao trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Alibaba.com or Taobao? v
Taobao earns about $0 per month, while Alibaba.com earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap. Annual revenue: Alibaba.com ≈ $0/year, Taobao ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Alibaba.com or Taobao? v
Taobao leads with about 59.4M estimated downloads vs 2.7M for Alibaba.com - a 22.2× gap. Alibaba.com's App Store downloads are estimated from 24K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Taobao reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Alibaba.com and Taobao in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Shopping category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do Alibaba.com and Taobao have in-app purchases? v
Alibaba.com does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Taobao does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Alibaba.com runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", Taobao runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, Alibaba.com or Taobao? v
Alibaba.com edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 2.2 (gap of 2.5 stars). Rating volume: Alibaba.com 24K ratings, Taobao 7K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Alibaba.com vs Taobao revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Alibaba.com and $0 for Taobao are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Shopping) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Alibaba.com or Taobao to a different App Store app? v
Use the search box at the bottom of this page or paste any two App Store or Google Play links into the homepage tool. We auto-generate a permanent comparison URL with revenue, downloads, IAP tiers, subscription pricing and grossing rank for both apps.