The 18 founders of Alibaba are Jack Ma, Sun Tongyu, Jin Jianhang, Cai Chongxin, Peng Lei, Zhang Ying, Wu Yongming, Sheng Yifei, Lou Wensheng, Ma Changwei, Han Min, Xie Shihuang, Dai Shan, Jin Yuanying, Jiang Fang, Zhou Yuehong, Shi Yufeng, and Rao Tongtong. On February 20, 1999, the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, in a community called Lakeside Garden, on the third floor of Building 16, 18 people gathered together for a mobilization meeting. The room was almost bare, with only a broken sofa on one side. Most people sat on the floor, and Jack Ma stood in the middle and spoke for two hours. After this meeting, Alibaba was born.