Alibaba Enables One-Person Companies With AI

Alibaba.com president Kuo Zhang told Business Insider that China's 'one-person companies' have surged, estimating 30%–40% of the platform's customers are solo entrepreneurs as of early 2025. He credited AI agents — including Alibaba's Accio Work and the open-source OpenClaw — with automating tasks, and said Accio has about 10 million monthly active users since its late-2024 launch. Zhang cautioned that changing tariffs remain a business challenge.