| Cover | 12 Months Ended |
| Mar. 31, 2023 shares |
| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Document Type | 20-F/A |
| Amendment Flag | true |
| Amendment Description | EXPLANATORY NOTE Alibaba Group Holding Limited (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, as initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 21, 2023 (the “Initial Filing”), solely for the purpose of amending and restating in its entirety “Item 16I. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections” in the Initial Filing in response to certain comments from the staff of the SEC. This Amendment speaks as of July 21, 2023, the date of the Initial Filing. Except as set forth above, this Amendment does not amend, update or restate in any way the financial statements, any other item or disclosure contained in the Initial Filing. As a result, this Amendment does not reflect any event that has occurred after July 21, 2023. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Initial Filing as well as the Company’s other filings with, and reports furnished to, the SEC after July 21, 2023. As required by Rule 12b-15 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company is filing or furnishing the certifications required under Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to this Amendment. |
| Document Registration Statement | false |
| Document Annual Report | true |
| Document Transition Report | false |
| Document Shell Company Report | false |
| Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2023 |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2023 |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --03-31 |
| Entity File Number | 001-36614 |
| Entity Registrant Name | Alibaba Group Holding Limited |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001577552 |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | E9 |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 26/F Tower One |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Times Square |
| Entity Address, Address Line Three | 1 Matheson Street |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Causeway Bay |
| Entity Address, Country | HK |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 00000 |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 20,526,017,712 |
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes |
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No |
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes |
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes |
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
| ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true |
| Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] | false |
| Document Accounting Standard | U.S. GAAP |
| Entity Shell Company | false |
| Auditor Name | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Auditor Location | Hong Kong |
| Auditor Firm ID | 1389 |
| Business Contact [Member] | |
| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Contact Personnel Name | Toby Hong Xu |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 26/F Tower One |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Times Square |
| Entity Address, Address Line Three | 1 Matheson Street |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Causeway Bay |
| Entity Address, Country | HK |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 00000 |
| City Area Code | +852 |
| Local Phone Number | 2215-5100 |
| Contact Personnel Fax Number | +852-2215-5200 |
| American Depositary Shares [Member] | |
| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Title of 12(b) Security | American Depositary Shares, each representing eight Ordinary Shares |
| Trading Symbol | BABA |
| Security Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Common Stock [Member] | |
| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.000003125 per share |
| No Trading Symbol Flag | true |
