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AlibabaEli LillyTencent

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

Eli Lilly: Applicant names included in these statistics — ELI LILLY AND CO · ELI LILLY AND COMPANY USA · LILLY CO ELIReviewed names not covered — ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

Tencent: Applicant names included in these statistics — TENCENT AMERICA LLC · TENCENT TECH SHENZHEN CO LTDReviewed names not covered — TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. · TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED · 腾讯科技(深圳)有限公司 · 腾讯美国有限责任公司

Alibaba

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

Eli Lilly

Publications
1,602
Invention share
45%
Concentration
0.73
Green technology
—

Tencent

Publications
9,476
Invention share
99%
Concentration
0.40
Green technology
—
0.01

Alibaba × Eli Lilly

0.97

Alibaba × Tencent

0.01

Eli Lilly × Tencent

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 / Eli Lilly / Tencent
Computer technology
63.5%
0.6%
53.4%
Pharmaceuticals
0%
68.5%
0.1%
Audio-visual technology
29.8%
0.1%
23.4%
Biotechnology
0%
39.9%
0.1%
Digital communication
12.5%
0.1%
19.4%
Organic fine chemistry
0%
25.8%
0%
Medical technology
0.4%
17.6%
0.4%
IT methods for management
3.7%
0.2%
8.7%
Furniture, games
0%
0%
12.3%
Measurement
0.8%
1%
1.3%
Control
0.2%
0.6%
1.3%
Analysis of biological materials
0%
1.7%
0.1%

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.

Tencent

Collected applications
2,137
Share of collected applications with IPC
23.4%

Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.

View Tencent publications in this field

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
Eli Lilly2
Tencent3,074
G06TImage processing
Alibaba67
Eli Lilly5
Tencent1,220
G06NComputing models, AI
Alibaba173
Eli Lilly3
Tencent1,015
G06QBusiness data processing
Alibaba40
Eli Lilly3
Tencent795
G06VImage and video recognition
Alibaba70
Eli Lilly2
Tencent742
H04WWireless networks
Alibaba9
Eli Lilly2
Tencent236
G16H
Alibaba4
Eli Lilly36
Tencent21
G01NAnalysing materials
Alibaba2
Eli Lilly32
Tencent9
G01RMeasuring electric variables
Alibaba2
Eli Lilly3
Tencent8

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

  • G06FData processing
    Alibaba
    547
    Eli Lilly
    2
    Tencent
    3,074
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Alibaba
    173
    Eli Lilly
    3
    Tencent
    1,015
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Alibaba
    331
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Tencent
    2,479
  • H03MCoding, decoding
    Alibaba
    7
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Tencent
    26
  • H01LSemiconductor devices
    Alibaba
    4
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Tencent
    4
  • H02JPower supply, energy storage
    Alibaba
    3
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Tencent
    —

Eli Lilly

  • A61K
    Alibaba
    —
    Eli Lilly
    926
    Tencent
    10
  • A61P
    Alibaba
    —
    Eli Lilly
    766
    Tencent
    11
  • C07K
    Alibaba
    —
    Eli Lilly
    454
    Tencent
    6
  • C07DHeterocyclic compounds
    Alibaba
    —
    Eli Lilly
    300
    Tencent
    3
  • A61M
    Alibaba
    —
    Eli Lilly
    196
    Tencent
    —
  • C12NMicroorganisms, enzymes
    Alibaba
    —
    Eli Lilly
    153
    Tencent
    6

Tencent

  • A63F
    Alibaba
    —
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Tencent
    1,123
  • G06TImage processing
    Alibaba
    67
    Eli Lilly
    5
    Tencent
    1,220
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Alibaba
    40
    Eli Lilly
    3
    Tencent
    795
  • H04LDigital transmission
    Alibaba
    113
    Eli Lilly
    —
    Tencent
    1,218
  • H04WWireless networks
    Alibaba
    9
    Eli Lilly
    2
    Tencent
    236
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    Alibaba
    70
    Eli Lilly
    2
    Tencent
    742

04Publication rhythm

AlibabaEli LillyTencentPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodAlibabaEli LillyTencent
2025-01≥78 (partial coverage)≥118 (partial coverage)≥697 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥71 (partial coverage)≥121 (partial coverage)≥725 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥72 (partial coverage)≥158 (partial coverage)≥558 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥65 (partial coverage)≥110 (partial coverage)≥573 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥71 (partial coverage)≥134 (partial coverage)≥924 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥83 (partial coverage)≥140 (partial coverage)≥601 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥82 (partial coverage)≥138 (partial coverage)≥1,207 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥104 (partial coverage)≥134 (partial coverage)≥809 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥119 (partial coverage)≥132 (partial coverage)≥875 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥94 (partial coverage)≥155 (partial coverage)≥937 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥115 (partial coverage)≥140 (partial coverage)≥761 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥147 (partial coverage)≥122 (partial coverage)≥809 (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.