Ant Group released the "2024 Sustainability Report", mentioning that the group's annual R&D investment exceeded 10% of its revenue over the past three years, with RMB23.45 billion invested in 2024, marking a historical high. Globally, the group holds 23,550 authorized patents, with invention patents accounting for 95.6%.To date, the group has open-sourced over 2,000 code repositories, supporting an open-source community co-built by 11,000 developers.Related NewsCiti Keeps Buy on BABA-W; Inclusion of Ele.me & Fliggy in Core E-commerce Biz Will Bring More ResourcesConcurrently, the group has integrated AI capabilities into healthcare, finance, and lifestyle scenarios, launching a series of AI application services. Since its launch, the services have accumulated over 130 million users, with 43% coming from third-tier and lower-tier cities.Ant Group has cumulatively assisted over 24,000 enterprises in enhancing operational management efficiency and promoting digital transformation, harnessing core technologies such as AI, blockchain, distributed databases, and security technology.