Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s U.S.-listed stock fell nearly 7% on Monday after the online retailer said it plans to spend about $53 billion over the next three years on its cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence infrastructure. The spending plan amounts to nearly eight times its most recent quarterly profit of $6.7 billion.

Alibaba Group has highlighted that it has been focusing more on these two sectors lately, with plans to integrate artificial intelligence across several of its divisions such as e-commerce and consumer applications.

Alibaba Group is planning to spend more money on building out cloud and AI infrastructure over the next three years than it has in the past decade. Speaking during the company's Fiscal Year 2025 Q3 earnings call, CEO Eddie Wu noted that the company was planning to scale up its investments as part of its AI strategy.

Alibaba said on Monday it plans to invest at least 380 billion yuan ($52.44 billion) in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next three years. The Chinese e-commerce giant had said it had plans to invest in the sector while announcing its results on Friday,

The Chinese technology giant first mentioned the plan last week when it reported results but didn’t provide a specific figure.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. pledged to invest more than 380 billion yuan ($53 billion) on AI infrastructure such as data centers over the next three years, a major commitment that underscores the e-commerce pioneer’s ambitions of becoming a leader in artificial intelligence.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma

Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced on Monday that it will invest $50 billion into artificial intelligence and cloud technology over the next three years.