Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba, has come under fire for his views on the controversial practice known as "996." This number refers to Ma’s belief that everyone in his company should ...

Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, has vigorously endorsed China's grueling "996" culture, or working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week. But now he has an ...

Billionaire Jack Ma, long an outspoken advocate for China’s extreme work culture, said Thursday that with the benefits of artificial intelligence, people should be able to work just 12 hours a week.

Jack Ma endorses China’s controversial 12 hours a day, 6 days a week work culture By Serenitie Wang and Daniel Shane , CNN Business 3 minute read ...

BEIJING — Jack Ma, the Chinese tech billionaire known for arguing in favor of a 12-hour workday, sees a future in which people will have to work only 12 hours a week. The founder of e-commerce ...

Alibaba's billionaire founder sparked intense debate after pressing for a 9am to 9pm working day and a six-day week. ... Jack Ma defends the 'blessing' of a 12-hour working day. 15 April 2019 ...

Working 12 hours a day, six days a week is a gift “beyond monetary gains,” according to China’s richest man. Billionaire Jack Ma, co-founder of the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has repeatedly ...

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma spoke about a potential 12-hour work week at an artificial intelligence conference. ... 20 years, every human being, ... four hours a day,” Ma said, ...

Jack Ma endorses China’s controversial 12 hours a day, ... should be prepared to work 12 hours a day if they want to succeed. ... Jun 20, 2025 Ad Feedback. Ad ...

The Chinese billionaire and co-founder of the online shopping giant Alibaba has continued to argue for a 9am to 9pm working day, and a six-day week. Jack Ma's backing for the so-called "996 system ...