On August 4, Alibaba reported its fiscal year 2023 Q1 financial results, which ended June 30,Alibaba's first-quarter revenue fell 1% year on year to 205.56 billion yuan, compared with estimates of 203.97 billion yuan.Adjusted net profit of 30.25 billion yuan, down 30% year on year; The adjusted revenue per ADS is 11.73 yuan.

Total number of Alibaba employees as of June 30, 2022

As of June 30, 2022,Alibaba has 245,700 employees, compared to 254,941 as of March 31, 2022,That's down 9,241 from March 31. In the first half of the year, Alibaba reduced its headcount by 13,616.

Total number of Alibaba employees as of December 31, 2021

According to media reports, Alibaba Group Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang revealed that nearly 6,000 fresh college graduates will join Alibaba this year.

Looking at the revenue segment,Revenue from retail commerce in China for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was 136.977 billion yuan,Down 2% year on year; Wholesale business revenue in China rose 26% from a year earlier to 4.958 billion yuan. China's retail and wholesale business accounted for 69% of the total revenue.

The second largest revenue segment was Aliyun, which recorded 17.685 billion yuan in revenue during the quarter, accounting for 9% of total revenue, up 10% year on year.

The cloud segment's year-over-year revenue growth reflected growth in the overall non-Internet sector, mainly driven by financial services, public services, and telecommunications, the report said.