Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

						Alibaba		Cainiao				Digital
	Taobao					International		Smart				Media
	and			Cloud		Digital		Logistics		Local		and			Innovation
	Tmall			Intelligence		Commerce		Network		Services		Entertainment			Initiatives
	Group			Group		Group		Limited		Group		Group			and others			All others			Total
Balance as of March 31, 2022		174,947			3,063		17,461		16,346		20,292		33,532			3,940			—			269,581
Additions		—			394		97		85		—		7			—			—			583
Impairment		—			—		—		—		—		(2,714	)		—			—			(2,714	)
Foreign currency translation    adjustments		9			33		593		6		—		—			—			—			641
Balance as of March 31, 2023		174,956			3,490		18,151		16,437		20,292		30,825			3,940			—			268,091
Transfer due to segment changes		(9,937	)		—		—		—		—		(10,734	)		(3,940	)		24,611			—
Additions		33			124		1,470		—		155		—			—			—			1,782
Deconsolidations		(107	)		—		—		—		—		—			—			(7	)		(114	)
Impairment (i)		—			—		—		—		—		(8,490	)		—			(2,031	)		(10,521	)
Foreign currency translation    adjustments		—			24		412		5		—		—			—			—			441
Balance as of March 31, 2024		164,945			3,638		20,033		16,442		20,447		11,601			—			22,573			259,679

(i)As of the annual goodwill impairment assessment date, considered the changes in market conditions, the Company performed a quantitative impairment test on Youku, a reporting unit under Digital Media and Entertainment Group and recognized an impairment charge of RMB8,490 million. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on the discounted cash flow analysis using the assumptions including the future growth rates and the weighted average cost of capital.