Cohen, the CEO of GameStop and a hero among the meme stock crowd, has grown his bullish bet on the Chinese tech giant to $1 billion, the Journal reported.

Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen has increased his personal stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to roughly $1 billion in recent months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

GameStop CEO and billionaire investor Ryan Cohen has increased his personal stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to roughly 7 million shares worth about $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.