Deferred revenue and customer advances (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Contract with Customer, Liability [Abstract]

Schedule of deferred revenue and customer advances

	As of March 31,
	2024			2025
	RMB			RMB
	(in millions)
Deferred revenue		37,142			44,138
Customer advances		39,745			28,733
		76,887			72,871
Less: current portion		(72,818	)		(68,335	)
Non-current portion		4,069			4,536