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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

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

Tesla: Applicant names included in these statistics — TESLA INC · TESLA MOTORS INCReviewed names not covered — TESLA MOTORS, INC. · TESLA, INC.

Alibaba

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

Tencent

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

Tesla

Publications
609
Invention share
91%
Concentration
0.29
Green technology
—
0.97

Alibaba × Tencent

0.45

Alibaba × Tesla

0.44

Tencent × Tesla

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 / Tencent / Tesla
Computer technology
63.5%
53.4%
24.4%
Audio-visual technology
29.8%
23.4%
4.5%
Digital communication
12.5%
19.4%
2.4%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
0.3%
0.1%
33.6%
Transport
0%
0.8%
31.6%
IT methods for management
3.7%
8.7%
0.7%
Furniture, games
0%
12.3%
0%
Semiconductors
0.6%
0.3%
6.2%
Control
0.2%
1.3%
5.2%
Measurement
0.8%
1.3%
4.2%
Materials, metallurgy
0%
0%
5.7%
Mechanical elements
0%
0%
5.2%

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.

Tesla

Collected applications
200
Share of collected applications with IPC
33.6%

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

View Tesla 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
Tencent3,074
Tesla85
H04NPictorial communication, video
Alibaba331
Tencent2,479
Tesla5
H04LDigital transmission
Alibaba113
Tencent1,218
Tesla13
G06TImage processing
Alibaba67
Tencent1,220
Tesla21
G06NComputing models, AI
Alibaba173
Tencent1,015
Tesla66
G06VImage and video recognition
Alibaba70
Tencent742
Tesla48
B25JManipulators, robots
Alibaba1
Tencent77
Tesla13
G01CNavigation, surveying
Alibaba1
Tencent74
Tesla8
G08G
Alibaba2
Tencent37
Tesla7
G01SRadar, positioning
Alibaba4
Tencent30
Tesla8

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
    Tencent
    3,074
    Tesla
    85
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    Alibaba
    173
    Tencent
    1,015
    Tesla
    66
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    Alibaba
    331
    Tencent
    2,479
    Tesla
    5
  • H03MCoding, decoding
    Alibaba
    7
    Tencent
    26
    Tesla
    —
  • G11CStatic stores
    Alibaba
    3
    Tencent
    5
    Tesla
    —
  • H10BMemory devices
    Alibaba
    2
    Tencent
    —
    Tesla
    —

Tencent

  • A63F
    Alibaba
    —
    Tencent
    1,123
    Tesla
    —
  • G06TImage processing
    Alibaba
    67
    Tencent
    1,220
    Tesla
    21
  • G06QBusiness data processing
    Alibaba
    40
    Tencent
    795
    Tesla
    —
  • H04LDigital transmission
    Alibaba
    113
    Tencent
    1,218
    Tesla
    13
  • H04WWireless networks
    Alibaba
    9
    Tencent
    236
    Tesla
    —
  • G10LSpeech processing
    Alibaba
    25
    Tencent
    248
    Tesla
    —

Tesla

  • H01MBatteries, electrochemical cells
    Alibaba
    —
    Tencent
    —
    Tesla
    115
  • B60LElectric vehicle propulsion
    Alibaba
    —
    Tencent
    —
    Tesla
    36
  • B60WVehicle sub-unit control
    Alibaba
    —
    Tencent
    25
    Tesla
    35
  • B62DBodies, chassis
    Alibaba
    —
    Tencent
    45
    Tesla
    36
  • B60RVehicle electrics, fittings
    Alibaba
    —
    Tencent
    —
    Tesla
    30
  • H10W
    Alibaba
    1
    Tencent
    4
    Tesla
    27

04Publication rhythm

AlibabaTencentTeslaPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodAlibabaTencentTesla
2025-01≥78 (partial coverage)≥697 (partial coverage)≥57 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥71 (partial coverage)≥725 (partial coverage)≥37 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥72 (partial coverage)≥558 (partial coverage)≥27 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥65 (partial coverage)≥573 (partial coverage)≥43 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥71 (partial coverage)≥924 (partial coverage)≥60 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥83 (partial coverage)≥601 (partial coverage)≥58 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥82 (partial coverage)≥1,207 (partial coverage)≥52 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥104 (partial coverage)≥809 (partial coverage)≥56 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥119 (partial coverage)≥875 (partial coverage)≥52 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥94 (partial coverage)≥937 (partial coverage)≥56 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥115 (partial coverage)≥761 (partial coverage)≥54 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥147 (partial coverage)≥809 (partial coverage)≥57 (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.