# eBay

> eBay is one of the original internet marketplaces, a global platform where roughly 136 million buyers shop across hundreds of millions of listings in about 190 markets. Born in 1995 as a hobby site called AuctionWeb, it pioneered the idea that strangers could trust strangers enough to trade online. Three decades later it has reinvented itself around enthusiast categories, certified collectibles, and recommerce - selling the new, the rare, and the gloriously second-hand.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** Pierre Omidyar (Founder (as AuctionWeb), former Chairman)
- **Team size:** Approximately 12,000 employees
- **Products:** eBay Marketplace, eBay Authenticity Guarantee, Focus Categories, eBay Ads / Promoted Listings, eBay International Shipping & Managed Payments
- **Notable:** One of the first companies to prove e-commerce and online trust could work at scale (1995)., Went public in 1998, minting early billionaires and becoming a dot-com icon that survived the crash., Pioneered the seller feedback/reputation system now standard across the internet.

## Products & services

- **eBay Marketplace** — Global online marketplace for auctions and fixed-price ('Buy It Now') sales across consumer and business categories.
- **eBay Authenticity Guarantee** — Third-party authentication for sneakers, watches, handbags, jewelry, and trading cards before items ship to buyers.
- **Focus Categories** — Curated high-value verticals - collectibles, trading cards, luxury, auto parts, refurbished electronics - given dedicated tools and trust features.
- **eBay Ads / Promoted Listings** — Advertising products that let sellers boost visibility, a fast-growing high-margin revenue stream.
- **eBay International Shipping & Managed Payments** — End-to-end logistics and payments handling that simplifies cross-border selling for merchants.
- **Recommerce tools** — Features supporting resale, refurbished goods, and circular commerce, including the 2024 acquisition-driven expansion in pre-loved fashion.

## Achievements

- One of the first companies to prove e-commerce and online trust could work at scale (1995).
- Went public in 1998, minting early billionaires and becoming a dot-com icon that survived the crash.
- Pioneered the seller feedback/reputation system now standard across the internet.
- Acquired and later spun off PayPal (2002 acquisition, 2015 spin-off), creating two major public companies.
- Q1 2026: first quarterly revenue above $3B since 2021, with GMV up 18%.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Reported Q1 2026 revenue of $3.1B (up 19%) and GMV of $22.2B (up 18%) - first $3B revenue quarter since Q1 2021.
- **2026-05** — Rejected an unsolicited acquisition proposal from GameStop.
- **2025-12** — Full-year 2025 GMV grew about 7%, a clear recovery from flat prior years, led by enthusiast and recommerce categories.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ebay.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebay
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/eBay
- GitHub: https://github.com/eBay
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ebay
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ebay
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eBay
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ebay

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Last updated: 2026-06-02