1 Launched in 2010, AliExpress.com is an online retail service made up of mostly small Chinese businesses offering products to international online buyers. 2 AliExpress is the most visited e-commerce website in Russia. It allows small businesses in China to sell to customers all over the world, and, just like Amazon, you can find just about anything there. 3 AliExpress might be more accurate to compare AliExpress to eBay, though, as sellers are independent; it simply serves as a host for other businesses to sell to consumers. 4 Similar to eBay, sellers on AliExpress can be either companies or individuals. It connects directly Chinese businesses with buyers. 5 The main difference from Taobao is that it ’ s aimed primarily at international buyers, mainly in USA, Russia, Brazil or Spain.