Jack Ma Yun is a Chinese billionaire business magnate, investor and philanthropist.
19 Facts About Jack Ma
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Jack Ma is the co-founder of Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate.
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Jack Ma became an English lecturer and international trade lecturer at Hangzhou Dianzi University following graduation.
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Jack Ma was initially founded as B2B e-commerce marketplace website, yet the company later expanded into a wide range of industry domains across the Chinese economy, including e-commerce, high-technology, and online payment solutions.
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Jack Ma has widely been considered as an informal global ambassador in Chinese business circles, and has continued to remain an influential figure in the Chinese business community and scene of startup companies.
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Jack Ma became interested in English as a young boy and began practicing with English speakers in the Hangzhou International Hotel.
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Jack Ma became pen pals with one of those foreigners, who nicknamed him "Jack" because he found it hard to pronounce his Chinese name.
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Jack Ma tried to search for general information about China and again was surprised to find none.
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Jack Ma launched the website at 9:40 AM, and by 12:30 PM he had received emails from prospective Chinese investors wishing to know more about him and his website.
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Jack Ma said that "The day we got connected to the Web, I invited friends and TV people over to my house", and on a very slow dial-up connection, "we waited three and a half hours and got half a page", he recalled.
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Jack Ma started a new round of venture development with 500,000 yuan.
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On September 8,2017, to celebrate Alibaba's 18th year of its establishment, Ma appeared on stage and gave a Michael Jackson-inspired performance.
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Jack Ma performed a partial rendition of Elton John's 1994 hit single Can You Feel The Love Tonight while being dressed up as a lead heavy metal singer at a 2009 Alibaba birthday event.
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Jack Ma's superyacht was anchored in the Port of Andratx.
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Jack Ma was reportedly persuaded to return by premier Li Qiang.
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Jack Ma's research focus would include sustainable agriculture, food production, and lectures on entrepreneurship.
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Jack Ma is the founder of the Jack Ma Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on improving education, the environment and public health.
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In 2009 Jack Ma became a trustee of The Nature Conservancy's China program, and in 2010 he joined the global Board of Directors of the organization.
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In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alibaba Foundation and Jack Ma Foundation launched various initiatives, some of which involved donating medical supplies to the United States as well as various countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe.