Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Alidaba: The Biggest Company You've Never Heard Of

There’s a tech company that did more business last year than Amazon and eBay combined. You’ve probably never heard of it, but chances are you will soon. Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce company, is about to go public in the United States, and it could be the biggest tech IPO of the year.

By Madeleine Brand • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

There’s a tech company that did more business last year than Amazon and eBay combined. You’ve probably never heard of it, but chances are you will soon. Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce company, is about to go public in the United States, and it could be the biggest tech IPO of the year. It could even generate more than the $16 billion that Facebook raised from investors when it went public in 2012.

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Andrew Walsh
Too Beautiful to Live
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Kevin Roose
New York Times tech columnist and co-host of the “Hard Fork” podcast

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Alidaba: The Biggest Company You've Never Heard Of

There’s a tech company that did more business last year than Amazon and eBay combined. You’ve probably never heard of it, but chances are you will soon. Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce company, is about to go public in the United States, and it could be the biggest tech IPO of the year.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Alidaba: The Biggest Company You've Never Heard Of

There’s a tech company that did more business last year than Amazon and eBay combined. You’ve probably never heard of it, but chances are you will soon. Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce company, is about to go public in the United States, and it could be the biggest tech IPO of the year.

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