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Revenue- By type (Details) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 CNY (¥) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 CNY (¥)
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | ¥ 308,810 | $ 45,483 | ¥ 233,941
Customer management |  |  |
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | 112,173 |  | 94,310
P4P, in-feed and display marketing |  |  |
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | 99,297 |  | 86,016
Other customer management services |  |  |
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | 12,876 |  | 8,294
Commission |  |  |
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | 54,532 |  | 47,943
Membership fees |  |  |
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | 13,944 |  | 10,789
Logistics services |  |  |
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | 23,937 |  | 14,996
Cloud computing services |  |  |
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | 27,244 |  | 17,078
Sales of goods |  |  |
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | 63,216 |  | 38,908
Other revenue |  |  |
Revenue by type of service |  |  |
Revenue | ¥ 13,764 |  | ¥ 9,917

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