New York, October 5th- Due to ongoing member support Alibaba has distinguished itself as the only import-export website ever to win Forbes “Best of the Web” Award, 5 years in a row!

The announcement of Alibaba’s 5th consecutive Forbes “Best of the Web” Award came as Jack Ma, Founder and CEO of Alibaba.com, spoke to an audience of top global business leaders at the Forbes Annual CEO Conference in New York.

Among other topics in his speech, Jack Ma spoke to the conference about the growth of e-commerce in China as well as some of the key success factors for western companies who are looking to enter the Chinese Market.

• Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google
• Michael Eisner, CEO of Walt Disney
• Stephen Roach, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley
• Robert Zoellick, US Trade Representative
• Greg Mankiw, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors to George Bush
• Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut and member of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon

The announcement of Alibaba’s 5th consecutive Forbes “Best of the Web” Award also came on the heels of a public relations campaign in America, which included an in-depth interview with Jack Ma on CNBC coinciding with China’s National Day Holiday.