List of online marketplaces

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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.
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.
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 Shopers and Sellers2003
Pinduoduo Shanghai, ChinaAgriculture, general consumer products2015
Shein Nanjing, ChinaFast fashion2008
Shpock Vienna, AustriaLocal classifieds2012
Skreened Columbus, OH, USOn-Demand Apparel & Housewares2006
  • Skreened artists set up a free account and earn a commission that they set on every order.
46,247 [29]
Taskrabbit San Francisco, CA, USSmall jobs200837,700,000
  • Taskrabbit earns a commission on every transaction they broker.
19,840 [30]
Temu ChinaConsumer products2022
Thumbtack San Francisco, CA, USLocal services2008148,200,000 [31]
  • Charging service provider for increased access to leads
240,000 [32] 4,073 [33]
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 [34]
Upwork Mountain View, CA, USFreelancers2015
  • Fees charged to contractors and employer
528 [35]
Vetster Toronto, ON, CanadaVeterinary Telemedicine2020
  • Fees charged to veterinarians and pet owners
Zocdoc New York, NY, USMedical care200797,900,000
[ citation needed ]
  • Subscription to scheduling system software
6,665 [36]

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Freelancer is an Australian freelance marketplace website, which allows potential employers to post jobs that freelancers can then bid to complete. Founded in 2009, its headquarters is located in Sydney, Australia, though it also has offices in Vancouver, London, Buenos Aires, Manila, and Jakarta.

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