Largest IPOs in Stock Market History

New York: By raising $25 billion, Chinese online giant Alibaba shattered the record for the largest initial public offering in history. (Also read: With Alibaba's Big Debut, 10 Things to Know)

After underwriters exercised an option for additional shares, the Chinese giant sold 368 million shares at $68, which put the total amount raised at $25.02 billion. (Read: Alibaba Shares Close Up 38% on Opening Day)

Here are the largest IPOs prior to Alibaba, according to the research firm Dealogic:

1. AgBank: The Agricultural Bank of China raised $22.117 billion in its 2010 IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

2. ICBC: Another Chinese financial group, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, held its 2006 IPO in Hong Kong and China, raising $21.929 billion.

3. AIA Group: The Asian unit of US insurance group AIG raised $20.494 billion in its 2010 Hong Kong IPO.

4. Visa Inc: The US payment and credit card issuer raised $19.650 billion in a 2008 IPO in New York.

5. NTT DoCoMo: The Japanese mobile carrier raised $18.379 billion in Tokyo in 1998.

6. General Motors: The US auto giant, after emerging from bankruptcy, took in $18.140 billion in 2010 in an IPO in New York and Toronto.

7. Enel: The Italian energy group raised $17.4 billion in a 1999 IPO in Milan and New York.

8. Facebook: The US social network in 2012 raised $16 billion.

9. NTT: Japan's former state-owned telecom group raised $13.6 billion in 1986 in Tokyo.

10. Deutsche Telekom: Germany's big telecom carrier, in an IPO in Frankfurt, New York and Tokyo, raised $13 billion.