For the news that "Ali is about to lay off 25,000 people", Chinese Internet giant Alibaba responded that the news was a rumor.
According to the Caixian News Agency, Alibaba clarified the layoffs on Sunday (November 19) as a rumor, and said that "the rumors of layoffs are one after another, but the fake is false."
It is reported that Ali has called the police for the rumor.
Ali also reported the news of layoffs in May this year. At that time, Ali's official Weibo denied rumors such as 20%of the layoffs and announced that in 2023, the six major business groups needed a total of 15,000 people.Recruit more than 3,000 people.
But Alibaba's financial report shows that the number of employees in the company has indeed declined.According to the financial report released by Ali in May, as of March 31, the number of employees was 235,216, and as of December 31, 2022, it was 23,740.Based on this calculation, Alibaba's employees decreased by 4,524 in the first quarter.
