Bigger than Wal-Mart
Research firm S&P Capital IQ calculates that at its intraday high of $99.70 a share, Alibaba has a $245.7 billion market capitalization and is in the top 10 biggest U.S. companies. If Alibaba were in the S&P 500 it would rank as ninth biggest, ahead of Wal-Mart, Chevron and P&G.