Alibaba International has reached an impressive milestone with its AI-powered business-to-business (B2B) search engine, Accio. Since its debut in November 2024, the platform has successfully attracted a global user base of over 500,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Designed to revolutionise product sourcing, Accio’s innovative technology is reshaping the B2B trade landscape. Transforming Global Sourcing Accio leverages advanced natural language processing to empower SME buyers with an intuitive, efficient product search experience. Unlike traditional keyword-based search engines, Accio enables users to search conversationally, bridging the gap between complex queries and actionable results. It currently spans over 7,600 product categories, cataloguing…