1688 is an e-commerce platform, which was founded by Ma Yun in June 1999 and is now the flagship business of Ali Group.

1688 focuses on the wholesale procurement business, covering raw materials, industrial products, clothing, household department stores, small commodities, etc. 16 industry categories, providing a series of supply services from raw material procurement, production and processing, spot wholesale, etc.

1688, as a subsidiary of Ali Group, represents the interests of enterprises in the CBBS e-commerce system, provides business opportunity information and convenient and secure online transactions for tens of millions of buyers and suppliers around the world, and is also a real community for interacting with friends of the Chamber of Commerce.