List of online marketplaces

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This is a non-exhaustive list of online marketplaces.

NameLocationIndustryYear LaunchedTotal Financing ($)Business Model# of Service ProfessionalsGlobal Alexa page ranking
Airbnb San Francisco, CA, USHome rental2008
  • Fees charged to home owners
  • Fees charged to renter
358 [1]
AliExpress Hangzhou, ChinaConsumer products2010
Amazon Marketplace Seattle, WA, USConsumer, business, and industrial products1999
  • Fees charged to sellers
10 [2]
Amazon.com Home ServicesSeattle, WA, USHome services2014
  • 10-15% of the project value [3]
10 [2]
As seen on TV Clearwater, FL, USConsumer Products201516,536 [5]
Avvo Seattle, WA, USLegal services200660,500,000 [6]
  • Premium subscription for attorneys. [7]
  • Access to legal advice for consumers. [8]
185,000 [9] 5,006 [10]
eBay San Jose, CA, USAny product1995
  • 10-15% fees to seller
41 [11]
Etsy Brooklyn, NY, USConsumer and hand made products2005
  • Fees charged to sellers
168 [12]
Farmigo Palo Alto, CA, USFarm products200926,000,000
  • 35% mark-up
120 [13]
Fiverr Tel Aviv, IsraelCreative services2010110,000,000 [14] [15]
  • Marketplace for creative digital services sold as Gigs. Millions of Gigs available from Sellers to Buyers.
  • Fiverr charges a flat 20% fee to the Seller.
398 [16]
Flipkart IndiaConsumer Products20077,700,000 [17] [18]
  • B2C (business to consumer model)
105 [19]
Freeads.co.uk UKOnline classifieds1996
  • Fees for upgraded ads and featured placements
47,484 [20]
Freelancer Sydney, AustraliaFreelance marketplace, Online outsourcing, Employment website20091,506 [21]
Freightos Hong KongInternational freight201250,000,000
  • SaaS-Enabled Marketplace model
130,130 [22]
Gumtree London, UKOnline classifieds2000
  • Buy, sell and wanted marketplace using both free and paid classifieds ads.
  • Fees to upgrade ad listing.
155,158 [23] 1,105 [24]
Gumroad San Francisco, CA, USCreative services2011
  • Marketplace for creative digital services.
  • Gumroad charges a flat 10% fee to the Seller.
Hipcamp San Francisco, CA, USCampground reservations2013
  • Fees charged to campground owners
  • Fees charged to campers
HomeAdvisor Golden, CO, USHome improvement1999
  • Lead generation (for home improvement contractors)
5,908 [25]
Hum Mart Karachi, PakistanHome Improvement2018398
Jetsuite Irvine, CA, USPrivate jet charter2006
  • The company has steered away from advertising as an “air taxi” with shared rides and began focusing solely on private charter flights.
Kijiji Toronto, ON, CanadaOnline classifieds2005
Maker's Row USManufacturing20121,000,000 [26]
Momo.com Taipei, TaiwanConsumer products2004
Nettement Chic FranceFashion2012
Openbay Boston, MA, USAutomotive Repair and Maintenance Services20128,000,000 [27]
  • Openbay+ automotive services subscription program for Openbay partner customers, paid by partner.
99,349 [28]
PakWheels Lahore, Punjab, PakistanCar shoppers and sellers2003
Pinduoduo Shanghai, ChinaAgriculture, general consumer products2015
Shein Nanjing, ChinaFast fashion2008
Shpock Vienna, AustriaLocal classifieds2012
Taskrabbit San Francisco, CA, USSmall jobs200837,700,000
  • Taskrabbit earns a commission on every transaction they broker.
19,840 [29]
Temu ChinaConsumer products2022
Thumbtack San Francisco, CA, USLocal services2008148,200,000 [30]
  • Charging service provider for increased access to leads
240,000 [31] 4,073 [32]
Udemy Silicon Valley, CA, USe-learning2010
  • Marketplace for teachers to create and offer courses
  • Earns commission for s* Marketplace for teachers to create and offer coursestudents tuition fee
518 [33]
Upwork Mountain View, CA, USFreelancers2015
  • Fees charged to contractors and employer
528 [34]
Vetster Toronto, ON, CanadaVeterinary Telemedicine2020
  • Fees charged to veterinarians and pet owners
Dial A Vet New South Wales, AustraliaVeterinary Telemedicine2022
  • Fees charged to veterinarians and pet owners
Vinted Vilnius, LithuaniaUsed clothing and other products2008
Zocdoc New York, NY, USMedical care200797,900,000
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  • Subscription to scheduling system software
6,665 [35]

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