The 18 Arhats of Alibaba refer to the original 18 people who participated in the investment when Jack Ma started his business, each of whom held a different share. They are:

1. Jack Ma, nicknamed Feng Qingyang, is currently the chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba;

2. Sun Tongyu, nicknamed Caishen, former president of Taobao;

3. Jin Jianhang, currently the senior vice president of Alibaba Group;

4. Joseph Tsai, currently the vice chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba;

5. Lucy Peng, currently the CEO of Ali Microfinance Group;

6. Zhang Ying, Jack Ma's wife, is now a full-time wife at home, taking care of her husband and children;

7. Wu Yongming, nicknamed Dongxie, is currently the senior vice president of Alibaba Group;

8. Sheng Yifei, nicknamed Penglai Daxian, currently the director of Alipay’s User Experience Department; 9. Lou Wensheng, still working at Alibaba Group, details unknown; 10. Ma Changwei, nicknamed “Second Master”, user experience design director of Taobao’s product technology center; 11. Han Min, nicknamed Ren Yingying, currently general manager of the Shanghai branch of the Human Resources Department of Small and Micro Financial Services Group; 12. Xie Shihuang, currently the vice president of Alibaba’s capital department; 13. Dai Shan, nicknamed Su Quan, currently the chief customer service officer (CCO) of Alibaba Group; 14. Jin Yuanying, senior expert at Alibaba Academy; 15. Jiang Fang, nicknamed Jiang Fang, currently the vice president of the Integrity Department and Human Resources Department of Alibaba Group; 16. Zhou Yuehong, nicknamed Yizhi, current situation unknown; 17. Shi Yufeng, nicknamed Xuzhu, senior director of the “Management Department”; 18. Rao Tongtong, Alibaba’s basic operation and maintenance department;