Established on March 13th, 1998, eBay Inc. is an American multinational commerce company; that works through its Marketplace, StubHub, and Classifieds floors. It is helping to apply commerce on its platforms for sellers as well as buyers online using laptops and desktop computers or even the mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones. eBay has built an open source platform that offers the merchants and software developers easy access to its application programming interfaces (APIs) for producing software and extracts for commerce. Here is the most recent report showing eBay Company profile and Statistics as per 2016 facts and figures. In this statistic report, we’ll highlight the below-given aspects:
- What is eBay’s overall annual revenue?
- What percent of eBay sales are auctions?
- What are the leading product categories for eBay’s sales?
eBay Company Profile and Statistics
Widely famous eBay Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California and the company is generating an enormous amount in the form of its revenue by a complicated system of listing product features, fees for services, and an Ultimate Value Fee for sales profits by the sellers. As of November 2012, this American company imposes $0.10 to $2, meant to the starting or reserve price, as an addition fee for a primary auction-style listing without any adornments. eBay competes world’s leading companies such as Google, Apple, Walt-Mart and many others. Below is the list of its competitor companies.
Main Competitors of eBay Company
| Sr. No. | Company |
|---|---|
| 1. | Alibaba |
| 2. | Amazon.com |
| 3. | |
| 4. | Target |
| 5. | Macy’s |
| 6. | JC Penney |
| 7. | Office Depot |
| 8. | Sears |
| 9. | Costco |
| 10. | OfficeMax |
| 11. | Staples |
| 12. | Sam’s Club |
| 13. | MSN |
| 14. | Rakuten |
| 15. | QVC |
| 16. | craigslist |
| 17. | Inc. |
| 18. | Home Shopping Network |
| 19. | Schibsted ASA |
| 20. | Oodle.com |
| 21. | Nextag.com |
| 22. | Naspers Limited |
| 23. | Pricegrabber.com |
| 24. | Yahoo |
| 25. | Baidu |
| 26. | Naver |
| 27. | Shopzilla |
| 28. | Etsy |
| 29. | |
| 30. | Apple |
| 31. | Walmart |
eBay Company Financial Statistics 2016
| eBay Facts | Figures |
|---|---|
| eBay’s overall U.S. annual revenue | $8,495,000,000 |
| eBay’s overall annual revenue | $17,900,000,000 |
| No. of active eBay buyers in 2010 | 89,500,000 |
| No. of Active eBay buyers (Current) | 157,300,000 |
| Overall Annual Income Generated from auction Marketplace Sales | $5,200,000,000 |
| Overall Annual Income from Fixed Price Marketplace Sales | $12,700,000,000 |
| Percentage of Auctions that are Won in the Last minute | 15 % |
| Percentage of eBay’s overall Revenue from the Auction Sales | 29 % |
| eBay Sales Share by Product Category | Percentage of Items Sold |
|---|---|
| Collectables | 17 % |
| Entertainment | 11 % |
| Clothing, Shoes & Accessories | 11 % |
| Sports | 9 % |
| Home | 8 % |
| Jewelry / Watches | 8 % |
| Computers & Electronics | 7 % |
| Toys & Hobbies | 7 % |
| Books | 5 % |
| Everything Else | 4 % |
| Pottery & Glass | 3 % |
| Misc. Products Categories | 10 % |
Source & Verification
- Source : eBay, AccuStatistics Team
- Verification Date : July 1st, 2015
