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40% -- share of smes run by solo entrepreneurs for global SMEs (2025)
40% of SMEs globally are run by solo entrepreneurs.
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40%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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95
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Alibaba International
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https://mediabuzz.asia/alibabas-accio-agent-redefines-global-trade-surpasses-2-million-users-in-reco… ↗
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Alibaba’s Accio Agent redefines global trade, surpasses 2 million users in record time
Alibaba International announced a major milestone for its B2B search engine Accio. It has surpassed two million users within just nine months of launch. Building on this momentum, the company has unveiled the next stage of Accio’s evolution: Accio Agent, the world’s first AI Agent for global trade.
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Alibaba International
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Alibaba International survey of product-focused entrepreneurs
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global SMEs: 40% share of smes run by solo entrepreneurs. Source: Alibaba International (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/sme-solo-entrepreneurs-40-percent
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sme-solo-entrepreneurs-40-percent" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- share of smes run by solo entrepreneurs for global SMEs<br><small>Source: Alibaba International (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/sme-solo-entrepreneurs-40-percent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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