Where is Jack Ma? He is now focussing on hobbies and philanthropy

Alibaba’s executive vice-chairman and co-founder Joe Tsai said in an interview that Jack Ma is lying low and that he has taken up painting as a hobby.

The once outspoken Alibaba co-founder and Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma is now lying low and focussing on hobbies and philanthropy. Rumours speculating Jack Ma to have gone missing surfaced after he gave a controversial speech after which he did not show up for the final episode of his own talent show, Africa’s Business Heroes in November 2020. He, however, reappeared in a video for his charitable foundation in January. Alibaba’s executive vice-chairman and co-founder Joe Tsai told CNBC that Jack Ma is lying low and that he has taken up painting as a hobby. “He's lying low right now. I talk to him every day. The idea that Jack has this enormous amount of power, I think that's not quite right. He is just like you and me, he's a normal individual. He’s actually doing very, very well. He’s taken up painting as a hobby, it’s actually pretty good.”