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Revenue (Details) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2013 CNY (¥)
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 12,293 | ¥ 76,204 | ¥ 52,504 | ¥ 34,517
Online marketing services |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 40,135 | 30,928 | 20,681
Commission |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 22,705 | 12,778 | 6,412
Others |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 6,933 | 3,663 | 2,338
Cloud computing and Internet infrastructure |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,271 | 773 | 650
Others |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 5,510 | 1,748 | 540
PRC |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 62,937 | 45,132 | 29,167
PRC | Retail |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 59,732 | 42,832 | 26,970
PRC | Retail | Online marketing services |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 37,509 | 29,729 | 19,697
PRC | Retail | Commission |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 21,201 | 12,023 | 6,161
PRC | Retail | Others |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,022 | 1,080 | 1,112
PRC | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 3,205 | 2,300 | 2,197
International commerce |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 6,486 | 4,851 | 4,160
International commerce | Retail |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,768 | 938 | 392
International commerce | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Revenue breakdown |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | ¥ 4,718 | ¥ 3,913 | ¥ 3,768

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