Alibaba.com climbs in US shopping app charts as consumers hunt for bargains amid tariffs
Alibaba Group Holding's wholesale marketplace has briefly topped the shopping app charts in the US, as American consumers hunt for bargains amid fears of rising prices.
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Alibaba.com, the e-commerce giant's business-facing shopping platform, became the top shopping app on the iOS app store in the US at one point on Wednesday, according to Chinese media outlet wallstreetcn.com.
The Alibaba.com mobile app occupied the third spot on the US iOS app store's shopping category for most of this week, having climbed from 18th place a month ago, according to data on analytics platform Sensor Tower.
On Wednesday, Chinese shopping platforms DHgate, Shein and Temu were all among the top 10 rankings for shopping apps on both iOS and the Google Play store, Sensor Tower data showed.
In this photo illustration the Alibaba.com logo is displayed on a smartphone along with a shopping cart. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Taobao, also owned by Alibaba, dropped to 32nd place on iOS on Wednesday from
fifth spot last week . Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
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