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		menzoic on Aug 1, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber to Sell China Business to Rival Didi After Lo... > the largest IPO in history is Alibaba with $25B Facebook's IPO was much larger at $104B

aneesh on Aug 1, 2016 | [–]

Different metrics. Alibaba raised $25B. Facebook's market cap was around $104B (intraday) upon their IPO, but they only raised about $16B in the offering.

yladiz on Aug 1, 2016 | [–]

Going by market cap, Alibaba was at $230B following the IPO (their shares were around $93).

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