On its retail marketplaces in China, the gross value of merchandise sold rose 28 percent year-on-year to CNY 713 billion, helped by expanding product and delivery options to smaller cities in China and a growing number of active buyers. Sales over mobile devices accounted for 62 percent of the total value sold, and mobile revenue was up 183 percent from a year earlier to CNY 10.52 billion. In cloud computing, Alibaba also more than doubled revenues, with growth of 128 percent to CNY 649 million. Revenues from the international commerce business rose 14 percent to CNY 1.84 billion.
Alibaba reported free cash flow of CNY 13.62 billion for the quarter, up 52 percent from a year earlier. It spent CNY 17.38 billion on share repurchases in the quarter and finished the period with a total CNY 105.69 billion in cash available.
