eBay - The World's Online
Marketplace
eBay is The World's Online
Marketplace® with a global customer base of 233 million. Founded by
Pierre Omidyar in 1995, eBay has created a powerful marketplace for
the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of
individuals and small businesses. eBay now has a global presence in
37 markets, including the United States.
As an early Internet enthusiast, Pierre knew that people needed a
central location to buy and sell all kinds of items on a level
playing field and to meet other users with similar interests. He
started eBay to fulfil this need. At the time, Pierre's fiancée (now
wife) was an avid Pez™ (sweet dispenser) collector. She was having
trouble finding people to trade with, and Pierre thought eBay might
be the answer to her problems.
On any given day, there are millions of items listed on eBay across
thousands of diverse categories, including antiques, toys, books,
computers, sports, photography and electronics, amongst many others.
eBay UK Facts and Figures
Launched in the UK in October 1999, eBay.co.uk is the UK's
largest online marketplace
eBay.co.uk has over 14 million active users
eBay.co.uk has achieved the 10 million live listings landmark,
meaning there are more than 10 million items for sale on the site at
any one time
40.62% of active internet users visit eBay.co.uk at least once a
month (Nielsen / Netratings, February 2008)
eBay.co.uk has over 13,000 categories
eBay.co.uk's unique audience reached 13.2 million in February
2008 (Nielsen / Netratings, February 2008)
eBay visitors average 1 hour 46 minutes on the site and view 225
pages per month (Nielsen / Netratings, February 2008)
eBay has emerged as the most popular online retailer over the
Christmas period, according to figures from Nielsen Online. The site
was visited by an average of 15 million Britons in both November and
December 2007.
eBay estimates that 178,000 users run a business or use eBay as
their primary or secondary source of income (eBay.co.uk data,
January 2008)
The UK continues to grow at very strong rates, and in the
process, reached an important milestone: achieving its first ever
$100 million revenue quarter in Q2 05
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