Taobao
Taobao is a Chinese online consumer-to-consumer e-commerce marketplace where individual sellers and small businesses list a massive assortment of products for buyers to browse and purchase.
It hosts over a billion product listings across diverse categories, integrates personalized recommendations, live-stream shopping, user reviews and direct seller communication, and leverages Alipay payments with buyer protection.
According to our data, Taobao is the 6th most popular online marketplace on the web.
It has 2.7% of the marketplace market share and is detected on 0.06% of all websites.
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π Rankings and Market Share
- Marketplaces
- Rank: 6
- Market share: 2.7%
π Taobao Awards
- π₯ Most popular in China in the Marketplaces category.
- π₯ Most popular in Hong Kong in the Marketplaces category.
- β 4th most popular in Indonesia in the Marketplaces category.
- β 4th most popular in Singapore in the Marketplaces category.
- β 5th most popular in Korea in the Marketplaces category.
β‘ Sites Using Taobao
We have data on 2,089 websites that use the Taobao marketplace. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Taobao is aliexpress.us.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #85 | Singapore | English | |
| 2 | #450 | China | Chinese | |
| 3 | #1,233 | China | Chinese | |
| 4 | #1,704 | China | Chinese | |
| 5 | #2,049 | China | Chinese | |
| 6 | #5,993 | China | Chinese | |
| 7 | #6,930 | China | Chinese | |
| 8 | #11,842 | China | Chinese | |
| 9 | #12,324 | China | English | |
| 10 | #13,142 | China | Chinese | |
| 11 | #20,433 | China | Chinese | |
| 12 | #26,342 | China | Chinese | |
| 13 | #29,556 | China | Chinese | |
| 14 | #30,019 | Malaysia | English | |
| 15 | #36,196 | Taiwan | Chinese | |
| 16 | #37,975 | China | Chinese | |
| 17 | China | Chinese | ||
| 18 | #50,776 | China | Chinese | |
| 19 | #59,357 | China | English | |
| 20 | #60,913 | China | Chinese |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Taobao:
- are located in China
- have content in Chinese
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Taobao are from China, Hong Kong, and the United States.
- China 68.1%
- Hong Kong 12%
- United States 6.3%
- Indonesia 4%
- Korea 1.4%
- Singapore 1.2%
- Taiwan 0.8%
- Japan 0.7%
- Vietnam 0.5%
- Other 5%
Most Taobao users speak Chinese, English, or Indonesian.
- Chinese 82.4%
- English 7.2%
- Indonesian 6.4%
- Korean 0.9%
- Japanese 0.8%
- Vietnamese 0.6%
- Kanuri 0.3%
- Thai 0.3%
- Russian 0.2%
- Other 0.9%
The Taobao marketplace is especially popular on .com and .cn top-level domains.
- .com 71.7%
- .cn 10%
- .net 4.5%
- .com.cn 4.5%
- .org 1.7%
- .cc 1%
- .co.kr 0.5%
- .org.cn 0.3%
- .com.tw 0.3%
- Other 5.5%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Taobao include business, blogs and wiki, and online shopping.
- Business 22.2%
- Blogs/Wiki 10.3%
- Online Shopping 10%
- Portal Sites 7.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 7.5%
- Internet Services 6.6%
- Forum/Bulletin Boards 5.3%
- Education/Reference 4.1%
- Entertainment 2.5%
- Other 23.7%
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Taobao?
Taobao is owned by Alibaba Group Holding Limited, headquartered in Hangzhou, China.
Which country uses Taobao the most?
The majority of Taobao users are from China.
Who uses Taobao?
According to our data, Taobao is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as aliexpress.us,
zhihu.com, and
1688.com.
How does Taobao compare to its competitors?
Taobao is a very popular online marketplace, second only to 5 other online marketplaces we track.
What are the alternatives to Taobao?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Taobao may include eBay,
Craigslist, and
Tmall.
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