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Prediction Series · Lock · Issue P-139
Prediction Series · P-139

Alibaba Cloud's growth floor — ≥30% YoY, locked at 85%.

85% probability Alibaba's Cloud Intelligence external revenue grows at least 30% YoY in the June quarter — below the 40% posted last quarter, on accelerating AI-cloud demand. A structural-floor call on Chinese big-tech cloud. Resolves 20 Aug 2026.

Type · Prediction Lock · structural growth floor Locked · 2026-08-13 · before the June-quarter results Resolves · 2026-08-20 · Alibaba June-quarter 2026 results (alibabagroup.com) Scored · binary: Cloud external revenue YoY growth ≥30% yes/no
Alibaba Cloud external revenue growth · our locked floor
≥ 30%
Cloud Intelligence external revenue YoY · vs +40% last quarter

Alibaba's Cloud Intelligence Group external revenue grew 40% YoY in the March quarter (FQ4 FY26), with triple-digit AI-related revenue growth for the 11th straight quarter and AI now ~30% of external cloud revenue. Our 30% floor sits below the recent pace. Source: Alibaba June-quarter 2026 results, 20 Aug 2026 (alibabagroup.com).

— 1 · The Locked Call

Alibaba Cloud external revenue grows ≥30% YoY in the June quarter — P = 0.85.

We lock a binary: Alibaba's Cloud Intelligence Group external revenue grows at least 30% year-on-year in the June quarter, per the company's results. Confidence 85%.

— 2 · Why it's nail-able — and why only 85%

Cloud growth accelerated to 40% last quarter; the floor sits ten points below.

Alibaba's cloud has re-accelerated on AI-infrastructure demand — 40% external growth last quarter, with AI revenue up triple-digits for eleven straight quarters — so a 30% floor is a step down, not a stretch. We hold 85%, not higher, because cloud growth can decelerate on capacity constraints, competition, or a China-macro slowdown, and the reported segment cut can shift. Resolves against the reported Cloud external revenue growth.

Locked on 2026-08-13 — scored against Alibaba's reported June-quarter Cloud external revenue growth.

RAOSCAFF locks P-139 on 2026-08-13, before the June-quarter release. Scored on whether Alibaba's Cloud Intelligence external revenue grows at least 30% YoY.

Locked
2026-08-13 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
2026-08-20 — Alibaba June-quarter 2026 results
Source
Alibaba Group June-quarter 2026 earnings release (alibabagroup.com)
Scored by
Binary: YES if Cloud Intelligence external revenue grows ≥30% YoY; NO otherwise

Floor sits ~10pts below last quarter's 40% cloud growth — a cloud deceleration is the disclosed tail.