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Technology portfolios compared in the same window and counting units. Scale is compared only within the same field or subclass.

Same window · published 2025-01-01 — 2025-12-31Some name or date coverage is incomplete; affected counts are lower bounds

This is a structural comparison of collected portfolios. The same requested window does not establish equal entity scope, covered months or industry; no competitive ranking is inferred.

Applicant-name coverage differs. The counts below cover only the listed names and do not represent complete company portfolios.

Alibaba: Applicant names included in these statistics — ALIBABA CHINA CO LTD · ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING CO LTD · ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING LTD · ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTDReviewed names not covered — ALIBABA (CHINA) CO., LTD. · ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING CO., LTD. · ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING LTD. · ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED · 阿里云计算有限公司 · 阿里巴巴集团控股有限公司 · 阿里巴巴(中国)有限公司

Amazon: Applicant names included in these statistics — AMAZON TECH INCReviewed names not covered — AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC. · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NVIDIA: Applicant names included in these statistics — NVIDIA CORPReviewed names not covered — NVIDIA CORP. · NVIDIA CORPORATION

Alibaba

Publications
1,101
Invention share
96%
Concentration
0.51
Green technology
—

Amazon

Publications
2,095
Invention share
93%
Concentration
0.54
Green technology
—

NVIDIA

Publications
2,387
Invention share
81%
Concentration
0.66
Green technology
—
0.91

Alibaba × Amazon

0.94

Alibaba × NVIDIA

0.95

Amazon × NVIDIA

Cosine similarity of application counts across 35 fields. 1 is identical, 0 is no overlap.

01Technology field mirror

The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.

Technology field mirror
Technology fieldAlibaba / Amazon / NVIDIA
Computer technology
63.5%
65.9%
79.3%
Digital communication
12.5%
29.5%
9.1%
Audio-visual technology
29.8%
7%
8.8%
IT methods for management
3.7%
7.9%
0.5%
Measurement
0.8%
3.8%
7%
Transport
0%
3.5%
6.9%
Control
0.2%
5.2%
5%
Handling
0.1%
4.9%
2.6%
Telecommunications
0%
4%
2.4%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
0.3%
2%
1.1%
Basic communication processes
0.6%
0.8%
1.8%
Furniture, games
0%
0.9%
1.8%

Inspect one technology field

Inspect collected applications, portfolio share and supporting publications within one field. A technology overlap does not establish that companies in different industries are direct competitors.

One application may belong to multiple fields, so shares can sum to more than 100%. Drill-down lists publications; an application publication and its grant may appear separately.

02Same problem: shared IPC subclasses

The 10 subclasses in every company's top 60 with the most combined applications. Scale is compared within a subclass, never across different business scopes.

G06FData processing
Alibaba547
Amazon912
NVIDIA881
G06NComputing models, AI
Alibaba173
Amazon257
NVIDIA497
G06TImage processing
Alibaba67
Amazon101
NVIDIA719
H04LDigital transmission
Alibaba113
Amazon442
NVIDIA155
G06VImage and video recognition
Alibaba70
Amazon138
NVIDIA403
H04NPictorial communication, video
Alibaba331
Amazon130
NVIDIA127
G10LSpeech processing
Alibaba25
Amazon275
NVIDIA87
G06QBusiness data processing
Alibaba40
Amazon154
NVIDIA12
H04WWireless networks
Alibaba9
Amazon114
NVIDIA42
B25JManipulators, robots
Alibaba1
Amazon39
NVIDIA60

03Where each one leans

Observed emphasis within each company’s collected top-60 IPC subclasses. A dash for another company means outside its top-60 list, not zero applications or a market gap. Incomplete coverage can also change the ordering.

Alibaba

  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Alibaba
    331
    Amazon
    130
    NVIDIA
    127
  • G06FData processing
    Alibaba
    547
    Amazon
    912
    NVIDIA
    881
  • H10BMemory devices
    Alibaba
    2
    Amazon
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
  • H10N
    Alibaba
    2
    Amazon
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
  • F02B
    Alibaba
    1
    Amazon
    —
    NVIDIA
    —
  • G01F
    Alibaba
    1
    Amazon
    —
    NVIDIA
    —

Amazon

  • H04LDigital transmission
    Alibaba
    113
    Amazon
    442
    NVIDIA
    155
  • G10LSpeech processing
    Alibaba
    25
    Amazon
    275
    NVIDIA
    87
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Alibaba
    40
    Amazon
    154
    NVIDIA
    12
  • H04WWireless networks
    Alibaba
    9
    Amazon
    114
    NVIDIA
    42
  • B65GConveying, storage
    Alibaba
    —
    Amazon
    48
    NVIDIA
    —
  • H04RLoudspeakers, microphones
    Alibaba
    2
    Amazon
    34
    NVIDIA
    5

NVIDIA

  • G06TImage processing
    Alibaba
    67
    Amazon
    101
    NVIDIA
    719
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Alibaba
    70
    Amazon
    138
    NVIDIA
    403
  • B60WVehicle sub-unit control
    Alibaba
    —
    Amazon
    5
    NVIDIA
    138
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Alibaba
    173
    Amazon
    257
    NVIDIA
    497
  • H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
    Alibaba
    3
    Amazon
    20
    NVIDIA
    75
  • G01SRadar, positioning
    Alibaba
    4
    Amazon
    24
    NVIDIA
    69

04Publication rhythm

AlibabaAmazonNVIDIAPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodAlibabaAmazonNVIDIA
2025-01≥78 (partial coverage)≥242 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥71 (partial coverage)≥149 (partial coverage)≥166 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥72 (partial coverage)≥130 (partial coverage)≥170 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥65 (partial coverage)≥168 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥71 (partial coverage)≥186 (partial coverage)≥193 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥83 (partial coverage)≥140 (partial coverage)≥183 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥82 (partial coverage)≥223 (partial coverage)≥243 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥104 (partial coverage)≥161 (partial coverage)≥182 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥119 (partial coverage)≥195 (partial coverage)≥265 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥94 (partial coverage)≥201 (partial coverage)≥234 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥115 (partial coverage)≥141 (partial coverage)≥199 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥147 (partial coverage)≥159 (partial coverage)≥212 (partial coverage)

Empty dashed outlines mark uncollected periods. Hatched bars and ≥ counts mark partial coverage.

Publication timing follows examination and publication cycles, not R&D intensity.

What makes it comparableThe same publication window and counting units. Companies with different windows are not put in one comparison.

What is not comparableGroup totals. Business and entity scopes differ; compare scale within a field or subclass.

Not a rankingSimilarity and shares describe structure, not patent value, quality or technical leadership.