14 Companies That Use Alibaba [2024]

Updated: May 21st, 2022

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We put together a list of the biggest companies that use Alibaba, along with some Alibaba testimonials and Alibaba case studies.

Here's the list:

1. LeGlue LLC

LeGlue LLC is a glue business started by Tripp Phillips in 2015. LeGlue LLC uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$17K / month
Team
3 founders / 4 employees
Location
Dalton, Georgia, USA

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A 13-year-old boy, named Tripp Phillips, created the world's first water-releasable adhesive for building blocks like LEGO, called Le-Glue, which has made over $500,000 in sales including $35,000 per month on average after featuring on Shark Tank in the US.

About
Tripp started LeGlue LLC almost 9 years ago
Revenue
Tripp grew the business to $17K/month
Read by 25,393 founders

2. Facade Games

Facade Games is a board game started by Travis Hancock in 2015. Facade Games uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$30K / month
Team
2 founders / 2 employees
Location
Columbus, Ohio, USA

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How I Built A Successful Business Out Of My Passion For Board Games

Facade Games has raised over $1 million on Kickstarter and sold about 80,000 copies of their board games around the world, with the goal to publish one new game a year on Kickstarter and build on their line of games in books as well as a new party game line in the near future.

About
Travis started Facade Games almost 9 years ago
Revenue
Travis grew the business to $30K/month
Read by 9,606 founders

3. Paper Saver

Paper Saver is a planner brand started by Michelle Lee in 2015. Paper Saver uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$6K / month
Team
2 founders / 1 employees
Location
Melbourne VIC, Australia

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How We Invented And Launched A Notebook That Saves Paper

The Paper Saver is a sustainable notebook that reduces paper waste by utilizing used paper as pages, and has grown YOY on an average of 20% since its 2015 launch, with an expanded range including the Leather Paper Saver and the Sparkle Paper Saver for Kids.

About
Michelle started Paper Saver almost 9 years ago
Revenue
Michelle grew the business to $6K/month
Read by 6,807 founders

4. The Cause

The Cause is a screen printing business started by Antoine Taylor in 2017. The Cause uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$8K / month
Team
2 founders / 3 employees
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

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How I Started An Apparel Printing Business Focused On Giving Back

Antoine Taylor founded The Cause International, an apparel and printing company that donates a percentage of its profits to those in need, and in the first year gave back 65% of its profits to charities such as The Boy & Girls Club of South Side Chicago, Skid Row, Flint Michigan, and Guatemalan villages without clean water.

About
Antoine started The Cause about 7 years ago
Revenue
Antoine grew the business to $8K/month
Read by 5,250 founders

5. ZZZ Bears

ZZZ Bears is a sleep product started by Justin Baum in 2015. ZZZ Bears uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$10K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees
Location
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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How I Built A Teddy Bear Business Helping Military Kids Sleep At Night

This case study is about how the founder of ZZZ Bears created and grew a line of military teddy bears named SGT SLEEPTIGHT, primarily selling to military families and gaining success through Facebook ads and partnerships with military exchanges, Target, and TAPS, while also learning important lessons such as the power of mentors and seeking help.

About
Justin started ZZZ Bears over 8 years ago
Revenue
Justin grew the business to $10K/month
Costs
It cost Justin $5000 to start the business
Read by 9,721 founders

6. Life and Limb Printing

Life and Limb Printing is a screen printing business started by Adam Tanaka in 2010. Life and Limb Printing uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$80K / month
Team
1 founders / 3 employees
Location
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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From Scrubbing Floors To Running A $1M Screen Printing Business

This case study features an entrepreneur who started a screen printing company with no financing or investors, and despite struggling for the first few years, was able to grow his business to hit $80,000 in revenue in October 2018 and is set to hit $1 million by the end of 2019.

About
Adam started Life and Limb Printing almost 14 years ago
Revenue
Adam grew the business to $80K/month
Read by 16,009 founders

7. My First Workout®

My First Workout® is an online fitness coach started by Michelle M. Miller in 2018. My First Workout® uses Alibaba for their business.

Team
1 founders / 1 employees
Location
Tallahassee, Florida, USA

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8. No Cold Feet LLC

No Cold Feet LLC is a socks business started by Mari & Matt McNamara in 2016. No Cold Feet LLC uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$20K / month
Team
2 founders / 0 employees
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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How We Started A $18K/Month Fun And Colorful Groomsmen Socks Company

No Cold Feet is a gifting company founded by Mari and Matt McNamara that focuses on fun and colorful sock designs for groomsmen gifts and has cumulatively sold over 10k orders in the last three years, passing $200k in revenue last year.

About
Mari started No Cold Feet LLC about 7 years ago
Revenue
Mari grew the business to $20K/month
Costs
It cost Mari $16000 to start the business
Read by 9,887 founders

9. Hand Held Legend

Hand Held Legend is a video game modding business started by Kyle in 2013. Hand Held Legend uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$230K / month
Team
1 founders / 5 employees
Location
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, USA

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How I Started A $27K/Month Business Modifying And Upgrading Game Consoles

Founder Kyle Capel started Hand Held Legend, a DIY upgrade shop for vintage handheld consoles, which generates an average revenue of $27,000 a month and grew 30% in Q1 of 2020, offering an array of modern LCD upgrades for various consoles and serving an audience of mostly male customers aged between 13 and 45, 40% of which are international.

About
Kyle started Hand Held Legend over 10 years ago
Revenue
Kyle grew the business to $230K/month
Read by 10,430 founders

10. Sanuku APM Limited

Sanuku APM Limited is a supplements company started by Kel STUART in 2017. Sanuku APM Limited uses Alibaba for their business.

Team
1 founders / 4 employees

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How I Started A $75K/Month Liposomal Natural Health Products Brand

A health supplement company established in 2017, with revenue streams from different brands, aims to hit the 1 million EUR mark this financial year, having shipped orders to over 30 countries with over 20 products on its main sales site, primarily from organic traffic, and building trust and brand authority organically.

About
Kel started Sanuku APM Limited almost 7 years ago
Revenue
Kel grew the business to $/month
Costs
It cost Kel $40000 to start the business
Read by 6,873 founders

11. Sex Toys For Men Co.

Sex Toys For Men Co. is a sex toys business started by Liam Valentine in 2016. Sex Toys For Men Co. uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$2.4K / month
Team
3 founders / 0 employees
Location
Mariánské Lázně, Northwest, Czech Republic

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How We Started A $2.4K/Month Sex Toys For Men Store

SexToysForMen.Co founder shares how he stumbled into the adult toy industry, and through organic content marketing and referrals, has grown the business to bring in monthly revenue of $2,000-$3,000 with an email list accounting for 30% of sales.

About
Liam started Sex Toys For Men Co. over 7 years ago
Revenue
Liam grew the business to $2.4K/month
Read by 18,074 founders

12. EPIPHANY LA

EPIPHANY LA is a fashion business started by Jocelyn Thompson in 2017. EPIPHANY LA uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$40K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees
Location
Los Angeles, California

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How I Started A $12K/Month Business Selling Push-Up Padding Inserts

Epiphany LA's founder Jocelyn Thompson created a foam push-up padding insert to combat the market saturation of thick, pointy, and ill-sized padding inserts mostly offered in two sizes only, with her product currently patent-pending and earning around $12,000 a month mainly from Amazon USA, where customer reviews and organic SEO proved to be key.

About
Jocelyn started EPIPHANY LA over 6 years ago
Revenue
Jocelyn grew the business to $40K/month
Costs
It cost Jocelyn $10000 to start the business
Read by 7,547 founders

13. Vitaeglass

Vitaeglass is a cannabis business started by Gordon Loi in 2019. Vitaeglass uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$30K / month
Team
2 founders / 0 employees
Location
San Francisco, California, USA

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How We Created A $10K/Month Modular Customizable Bong

Modular bong company VITAE Glass, founded by Gordon Loi, has achieved $10,000/month in revenue for its first year and is on track to double that this year, with sales increasing by almost every quarter, despite facing marketing challenges in the industry.

About
Gordon started Vitaeglass almost 5 years ago
Revenue
Gordon grew the business to $30K/month
Costs
It cost Gordon $60000 to start the business
Read by 9,567 founders

14. Cinquanta Cox-Smith

Cinquanta Cox-Smith is a youtube channel started by Cinquanta Cox-Smith in 2009. Cinquanta Cox-Smith uses Alibaba for their business.

Revenue
$10K / month
Team
1 founders / 1 employees

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A multipreneur shares how she built a successful print on demand side hustle, generating $120,000 per year through multiple brands spread over various platforms.

About
Cinquanta started Cinquanta Cox-Smith over 14 years ago
Revenue
Cinquanta grew the business to $10K/month
Costs
It cost Cinquanta $100 to start the business
Read by 10,929 founders

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Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.