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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

China Mobile: Applicant names included in these statistics — CHINA MOBILE COMM CO LTD RES INST · CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO LTD RESEARCH INST · CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO LTD RESEARCH INSTITUTE · CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION COMPANY LTD · CHINA MOBILE GROUP DESIGN INST · CHINA MOBILE HANGZHOU INF TECH CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE INF TECH CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE INTERNET CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE IOT CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE SUZHOU SOFTWARE TECH CO LTD · CHINA MOBILE SYSTEM INTEGRATION CO LTDReviewed names not covered — CHINA MOBILE (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED · CHINA MOBILE (SUZHOU) SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE GROUP DESIGN INSTITUTE CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. · CHINA MOBILE INTERNET COMPANY LIMITED · CHINA MOBILE IOT COMPANY LIMITED · CHINA MOBILE SYSTEM INTEGRATION CO., LTD. · 中国移动通信有限公司 · 中国移动通信集团设计院有限公司 · 中移(苏州)软件技术有限公司 · 中移互联网有限公司 · 中移信息系统集成有限公司 · 中移动信息技术有限公司 · 中移物联网有限公司 · 中移系统集成有限公司 · 中移(杭州)信息技术有限公司

Publications
1,101
Invention share
96%
Concentration
0.51
Green technology
—
Publications
2,808
Invention share
95%
Concentration
0.49
Green technology
—
0.75Field similarity
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
AlibabaTechnology fieldChina Mobile
63.5%
Computer technology
47.1%
12.5%
Digital communication
51.5%
29.8%
Audio-visual technology
2.8%
3.7%
IT methods for management
5.1%
0%
Telecommunications
5.4%
0.8%
Measurement
1.4%
0.2%
Control
1.7%
0.3%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
0.9%
0.6%
Basic communication processes
0.4%
0.4%
Medical technology
0.4%
0.6%
Semiconductors
0%
0%
Optics
0.5%

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
China Mobile1,025
H04LDigital transmission
Alibaba113
China Mobile839
G06NComputing models, AI
Alibaba173
China Mobile540
H04WWireless networks
Alibaba9
China Mobile700
H04NPictorial communication, video
Alibaba331
China Mobile99
G06VImage and video recognition
Alibaba70
China Mobile163
G06QBusiness data processing
Alibaba40
China Mobile142
G06TImage processing
Alibaba67
China Mobile104
G10LSpeech processing
Alibaba25
China Mobile33
H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
Alibaba3
China Mobile34

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
    China Mobile
    99
  • G06FData processing
    Alibaba
    547
    China Mobile
    1,025
  • G06TImage processing
    Alibaba
    67
    China Mobile
    104
  • G10LSpeech processing
    Alibaba
    25
    China Mobile
    33
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Alibaba
    70
    China Mobile
    163
  • H03MCoding, decoding
    Alibaba
    7
    China Mobile
    7

China Mobile

  • H04WWireless networks
    Alibaba
    9
    China Mobile
    700
  • H04LDigital transmission
    Alibaba
    113
    China Mobile
    839
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Alibaba
    173
    China Mobile
    540
  • H04BTransmission
    Alibaba
    —
    China Mobile
    83
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Alibaba
    40
    China Mobile
    142
  • H04MTelephonic communication
    Alibaba
    —
    China Mobile
    30

04Publication rhythm

AlibabaChina MobilePublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodAlibabaChina Mobile
2025-01≥78 (partial coverage)≥257 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥71 (partial coverage)≥275 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥72 (partial coverage)≥212 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥65 (partial coverage)≥209 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥71 (partial coverage)≥268 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥83 (partial coverage)≥128 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥82 (partial coverage)≥160 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥104 (partial coverage)≥203 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥119 (partial coverage)≥168 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥94 (partial coverage)≥323 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥115 (partial coverage)≥159 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥147 (partial coverage)≥446 (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.