China has seen an explosion in "one-person companies" thanks to a little help from AI agents. Alibaba.com president Kuo Zhang told Business Insider he has seen this growth firsthand, estimating that 30% to 40% of the e-commerce platform's customers are "solo entrepreneurs." Business Insider previously reported on the rise of one-person companies, or OPCs , which rely on AI tools such as agents and vibe-coding technology to build their businesses without hiring other employees. Some Chinese