Intangible assets, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of intangible assets, net

	As of March 31,
	2024			2025
	RMB			RMB
	(in millions)
User base and customer relationships		48,863			48,565
Trade names, trademarks and domain names		39,687			26,936
Non-compete agreements		11,815			6,030
Developed technology and patents		7,166			4,823
Licensed copyrights (Note 2(x)) and others		9,586			8,001
		117,117			94,355
Less: accumulated amortization and impairment		(90,167	)		(73,444	)
Net book value		26,950			20,911

Schedule of estimated future aggregate amortization expenses

The estimated aggregate amortization expenses for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:

	Amounts
	RMB
	(in millions)
For the year ending March 31,
2026		4,565
2027		3,586
2028		3,056
2029		2,304
2030		2,138
Thereafter		5,262
		20,911