This document is a student report on Taobao, the largest online retailer in Asia-Pacific. It provides an abstract, table of contents, and introduction on Taobao, founded in 2003 by Alibaba Group. The body of the report discusses the growth of online shopping in China, Taobao's success factors and statistics, potential disadvantages, and concludes that while online shopping has issues, its benefits are driving economic growth in China and Taobao still has potential for future expansion.