Deferred revenue and customer advances (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract]

Schedule of deferred revenue and customer advances

	As of March 31,
	2023			2024
	RMB			RMB
	(in millions)
Deferred revenue		35,350			37,142
Customer advances		39,505			39,745
		74,855			76,887
Less: current portion		(71,295	)		(72,818	)
Non-current portion		3,560			4,069