Deferred revenue and customer advances (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract]

Schedule of deferred revenue and customer advances

	As of March 31,
	2022			2023
	RMB			RMB
	(in millions)
Deferred revenue		32,085			35,350
Customer advances		38,388			39,505
		70,473			74,855
Less: current portion		(66,983	)		(71,295	)
Non-current portion		3,490			3,560