Mercado Libre

MercadoLibre, Inc. (literally "free market" in Spanish, and known as Mercado Livre in Portuguese) is an Argentine company headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay and incorporated in the United States that operates online marketplaces dedicated to e-commerce and online auctions. As of 2016, Mercado Libre had 174.2 million users in Latin America, making it the region's most popular e-commerce site by number of visitors. The company has operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In 2023 Time included Mercado Libre in the list of the 100 most influential companies in the world.

MercadoLibre, Inc.
Native name
Mercado Libre (Spanish)
Mercado Livre (Portuguese)
Company typePublic company
IndustryE-commerce
FoundedAugust 2, 1999 (1999-08-02)
FounderMarcos Galperin
Headquarters,
Area served
Key people
Brands
  • Mercado Pago
  • Mercado Crédito
  • Mercado Ads
  • Mercado Envíos
  • Mercado Shops
  • Mercado Play
  • Mercado Coin
ServicesOnline marketplace and E-commerce payment system
Revenue US$10.5 billion (2022)
US$1.03 billion (2022)
US$482 million (2022)
Total assets US$13.7 billion (2022)
Total equity US$1.83 billion (2022)
Number of employees
40,548 (2022)
Websitemercadolibre.com
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