16 Facts About Jack Ma

Jack Ma Yun is a Chinese businessman and philanthropist.

Jack Ma is the founder of Alibaba Group, Yunfeng Capital, and Jack Ma Foundation.

Jack Ma's influence declined after Chinese regulators halted the anticipated IPO of his digital payments company, Ant Group, in 2020, following his criticism of China's financial regulators for prioritizing risk control over innovation.

Jack Ma became interested in learning the English language as a young boy and began practicing it with English-speaking visitors who frequented the Hangzhou International Hotel.

Jack Ma became pen pals with one of those foreigners, who nicknamed him "Jack" because he found it hard to pronounce his Chinese name.

Jack Ma was elected as the chairman of the student union and later became the chairman of the Hangzhou Federation of Students, with Ma having served in that capacity for two terms.

Jack Ma tried to search for general information about China and again was surprised to find none.

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.

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.

Jack Ma started a new round of venture development with 500,000 yuan.

On 8 September 2017, to celebrate Alibaba's 18th year of its establishment, Ma appeared on stage and gave a Michael Jackson-inspired performance.

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.

Jack Ma's research focus was on sustainable agriculture and food production.

Jack Ma was reportedly persuaded to return from abroad by premier Li Qiang.

Jack Ma's reappearence was seen as a potential public rehabilitation after years out of the spotlight following the tech crackdown.

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.