List of acquisitions by eBay
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eBay is a global e-commerce website launched on September 3, 1995. Each acquisition is for the respective company in its entirety, unless otherwise specified. The acquisition date listed is the date of the agreement between eBay and the subject of the acquisition. The value of each acquisition is listed in United States dollars because eBay is headquartered in the United States. If the value of an acquisition is not listed, then it is undisclosed. As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$2 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1 billion if certain performance goals were met. The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States. Most of the acquired companies are related to online auctions.
Tables
· Acquisitions
July 16, 1998
July 16, 1998
Date
July 16, 1998
Company
Up4Sale
Business
Online auction
Country
United States
Value (USD)
—
April 27, 1999
April 27, 1999
Date
April 27, 1999
Company
Butterfield & Butterfield
Business
Auction house
Country
$260,000,000
May 18, 1999
May 18, 1999
Date
May 18, 1999
Company
Billpoint
Business
E-commerce payment systems
Country
—
May 18, 1999
May 18, 1999
Date
May 18, 1999
Company
Kruse International
Business
Car auctions
Country
—
June 22, 1999
June 22, 1999
Date
June 22, 1999
Company
Alando
Business
Auction house
Country
Germany
Value (USD)
$43,000,000
October 1999
October 1999
Date
October 1999
Company
Blackthorne
Business
Listing tool
Country
United States
Value (USD)
—
June 13, 2000
June 13, 2000
Date
June 13, 2000
Company
Half
Business
Online marketplace
Country
$318,000,000
December 12, 2000
December 12, 2000
Date
December 12, 2000
Company
Precision Buying Service
Business
E-commerce payment systems
Country
—
January 8, 2001
January 8, 2001
Date
January 8, 2001
Company
Internet Auction Co.
Business
Online auction
Country
South Korea
Value (USD)
$120,000,000
March 5, 2001
March 5, 2001
Date
March 5, 2001
Company
iBazar
Business
France
Country
$93,000,000
July 8, 2002
July 8, 2002
Date
July 8, 2002
Company
PayPal
Business
E-commerce payment systems
Country
United States
Value (USD)
$1 ×10^9
January 31, 2003
January 31, 2003
Date
January 31, 2003
Company
CARad
Business
Online auction
Country
—
July 11, 2003
July 11, 2003
Date
July 11, 2003
Company
EachNet
Business
Electronic commerce
Country
China
Value (USD)
$150,000,000
January 24, 2004
January 24, 2004
Date
January 24, 2004
Company
mobile
Business
Vehicles classifieds
Country
Germany
Value (USD)
$152,000,000
June 22, 2004
June 22, 2004
Date
June 22, 2004
Company
Baazee
Business
Online auction
Country
India
Value (USD)
$50,000,000
August 14, 2004
August 14, 2004
Date
August 14, 2004
Company
Craigslist
Business
Classified advertising
Country
United States
Value (USD)
$13,500,000
November 10, 2004
November 10, 2004
Date
November 10, 2004
Company
Marktplaats
Business
Netherlands
Country
$290,000,000
December 16, 2004
December 16, 2004
Date
December 16, 2004
Company
Rent
Business
United States
Country
$415,000,000
May 18, 2005
May 18, 2005
Date
May 18, 2005
Company
Loquo
Business
Spain
Country
—
May 19, 2005
May 19, 2005
Date
May 19, 2005
Company
Gumtree
Business
United Kingdom
Country
—
June 2, 2005
June 2, 2005
Date
June 2, 2005
Company
Shopping
Business
Price comparison service
Country
Israel
Value (USD)
$620,000,000
June 30, 2005
June 30, 2005
Date
June 30, 2005
Company
OpusForum
Business
Classified advertising
Country
Germany
Value (USD)
—
September 13, 2005
September 13, 2005
Date
September 13, 2005
Company
Skype Limited
Business
Software for voice & video calls
Country
Luxembourg
Value (USD)
$4 ×10^9
April 24, 2006
April 24, 2006
Date
April 24, 2006
Company
Tradera
Business
Online auction
Country
Sweden
Value (USD)
$48,000,000
May 30, 2007
May 30, 2007
Date
May 30, 2007
Company
StumbleUpon
Business
Browser plugin
Country
Canada
Value (USD)
$75,000,000
January 10, 2007
January 10, 2007
Date
January 10, 2007
Company
StubHub
Business
Electronic commerce
Country
United States
Value (USD)
$310,000,000
May 3, 2007
May 3, 2007
Date
May 3, 2007
Company
GittiGidiyor
Business
Turkey
Country
$217,500,000
March 9, 2006
March 9, 2006
Date
March 9, 2006
Company
Meetup
Business
Social network service
Country
United States
Value (USD)
$10,000,000
January 29, 2008
January 29, 2008
Date
January 29, 2008
Company
Fraud Sciences
Business
Online risk management
Country
Israel
Value (USD)
$169,000,000
October 6, 2008
October 6, 2008
Date
October 6, 2008
Company
Bill Me Later
Business
Electronic commerce
Country
United States
Value (USD)
$1 ×10^9
October 6, 2008
October 6, 2008
Date
October 6, 2008
Company
dba & bilbasen
Business
Classified advertising
Country
Denmark
Value (USD)
$390,000,000
January 8, 2009
January 8, 2009
Date
January 8, 2009
Company
Positronic Inc.
Business
Machine learning
Country
United States
Value (USD)
-
April 15, 2009
April 15, 2009
Date
April 15, 2009
Company
G-Market
Business
Electronic commerce
Country
South Korea
Value (USD)
$1 ×10^9
March 15, 2010
March 15, 2010
Date
March 15, 2010
Company
Magento
Business
United States
Country
$225,000,000
June 23, 2010
June 23, 2010
Date
June 23, 2010
Company
RedLaser
Business
Mobile applications
Country
$10,000,000
December 2, 2010
December 2, 2010
Date
December 2, 2010
Company
Milo
Business
Shopping engine
Country
$75,000,000
December 20, 2010
December 20, 2010
Date
December 20, 2010
Company
brands4friends
Business
Electronic commerce
Country
Germany
Value (USD)
$200,000,000
March 28, 2011
March 28, 2011
Date
March 28, 2011
Company
GSI Commerce
Business
Marketing/fulfillment
Country
United States
Value (USD)
$2 ×10^9
March 28, 2011
March 28, 2011
Date
March 28, 2011
Company
Where, Inc.
Business
Local search and recommendation
Country
$135,000,000
May 2, 2011
May 2, 2011
Date
May 2, 2011
Company
MissionFish
Business
Nonprofit fundraising
Country
-
June 23, 2011
June 23, 2011
Date
June 23, 2011
Company
alaMaula
Business
Online classifieds
Country
Argentina
Value (USD)
-
July 7, 2011
July 7, 2011
Date
July 7, 2011
Company
Zong
Business
Payments through mobile carrier billing
Country
United States
Value (USD)
$240,000,000
September 8, 2011
September 8, 2011
Date
September 8, 2011
Company
The Gifts Project
Business
Group purchasing of gifts
Country
Israel
Value (USD)
$50,000,000
December 11, 2011
December 11, 2011
Date
December 11, 2011
Company
Zvents
Business
Local event listings
Country
United States
Value (USD)
—
December 22, 2011
December 22, 2011
Date
December 22, 2011
Company
BillSAFE
Business
Billing technology
Country
Germany
Value (USD)
—
September 6, 2012
September 6, 2012
Date
September 6, 2012
Company
Svpply
Business
Social shopping
Country
United States
Value (USD)
—
July 4, 2013
July 4, 2013
Date
July 4, 2013
Company
2dehands and 2ememain
Business
Classified advertising
Country
Belgium
Value (USD)
—
September 6, 2013
September 6, 2013
Date
September 6, 2013
Company
Decide
Business
Price forecasting
Country
United States
Value (USD)
—
September 26, 2013
September 26, 2013
Date
September 26, 2013
Company
Braintree
Business
Payments
Country
$800,000,000
September 27, 2013
September 27, 2013
Date
September 27, 2013
Company
Bureau of Trade
Business
Content / commerce
Country
-
October 22, 2013
October 22, 2013
Date
October 22, 2013
Company
Shutl
Business
Rapid fulfillment service
Country
United Kingdom
Value (USD)
-
February 19, 2014
February 19, 2014
Date
February 19, 2014
Company
PhiSix Fashion Labs
Business
Virtual clothing
Country
United States
Value (USD)
-
January 28, 2015
January 28, 2015
Date
January 28, 2015
Company
Vivanuncios
Business
Online classifieds
Country
Mexico
Value (USD)
-
July 20, 2015
July 20, 2015
Date
July 20, 2015
Company
Twice
Business
Secondhand clothing retailer
Country
United States
Value (USD)
-
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016
Date
March 29, 2016
Company
Cargigi
Business
Inventory management
Country
-
May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016
Date
May 5, 2016
Company
ExpertMaker
Business
Machine learning
Country
Sweden
Value (USD)
-
May 23, 2016
May 23, 2016
Date
May 23, 2016
Company
Ticketbis
Business
Online ticket marketplace
Country
Spain
Value (USD)
-
July 12, 2016
July 12, 2016
Date
July 12, 2016
Company
SalesPredict
Business
Online commerce
Country
Israel
Value (USD)
-
October 30, 2016
October 30, 2016
Date
October 30, 2016
Company
Corrigon
Business
Image recognition
Country
United States
Value (USD)
-
August 1, 2017
August 1, 2017
Date
August 1, 2017
Company
Flipkart
Business
Online commerce
Country
India
Value (USD)
-
December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017
Date
December 13, 2017
Company
Terapeak
Business
Data tools
Country
United States
Value (USD)
-
October 19, 2018
October 19, 2018
Date
October 19, 2018
Company
Motors
Business
Online commerce
Country
United Kingdom
Value (USD)
-
May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020
Date
May 31, 2020
Company
CarsGuide, Autoscout
Business
Australia
Country
-
November 29, 2021
November 29, 2021
Date
November 29, 2021
Company
Sneaker Con
Business
Sneaker authentication service
Country
United States
Value (USD)
-
June 21, 2022
June 21, 2022
Date
June 21, 2022
Company
KnownOrigin
Business
NFT marketplace
Country
United Kingdom
Value (USD)
-
August 22, 2022
August 22, 2022
Date
August 22, 2022
Company
TCGPlayer
Business
Online commerce
Country
United States
Value (USD)
$295,000,000
February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
Date
February 18, 2026
Company
Depop
Business
Online commerce
Country
United Kingdom
Value (USD)
$1,200,000,000
| Date | Company | Business | Country | Value (USD) | References |
| July 16, 1998 | Up4Sale | Online auction | United States | — | |
| April 27, 1999 | Butterfield & Butterfield | Auction house | $260,000,000 | ||
| May 18, 1999 | Billpoint | E-commerce payment systems | — | ||
| May 18, 1999 | Kruse International | Car auctions | — | ||
| June 22, 1999 | Alando | Auction house | Germany | $43,000,000 | |
| October 1999 | Blackthorne | Listing tool | United States | — | |
| June 13, 2000 | Half | Online marketplace | $318,000,000 | ||
| December 12, 2000 | Precision Buying Service | E-commerce payment systems | — | ||
| January 8, 2001 | Internet Auction Co. | Online auction | South Korea | $120,000,000 | |
| March 5, 2001 | iBazar | France | $93,000,000 | ||
| July 8, 2002 | PayPal | E-commerce payment systems | United States | $1 ×10^9 | |
| January 31, 2003 | CARad | Online auction | — | ||
| July 11, 2003 | EachNet | Electronic commerce | China | $150,000,000 | |
| January 24, 2004 | mobile | Vehicles classifieds | Germany | $152,000,000 | |
| June 22, 2004 | Baazee | Online auction | India | $50,000,000 | |
| August 14, 2004 | Craigslist | Classified advertising | United States | $13,500,000 | |
| November 10, 2004 | Marktplaats | Netherlands | $290,000,000 | ||
| December 16, 2004 | Rent | United States | $415,000,000 | ||
| May 18, 2005 | Loquo | Spain | — | ||
| May 19, 2005 | Gumtree | United Kingdom | — | ||
| June 2, 2005 | Shopping | Price comparison service | Israel | $620,000,000 | |
| June 30, 2005 | OpusForum | Classified advertising | Germany | — | |
| September 13, 2005 | Skype Limited | Software for voice & video calls | Luxembourg | $4 ×10^9 | |
| April 24, 2006 | Tradera | Online auction | Sweden | $48,000,000 | |
| May 30, 2007 | StumbleUpon | Browser plugin | Canada | $75,000,000 | |
| January 10, 2007 | StubHub | Electronic commerce | United States | $310,000,000 | |
| May 3, 2007 | GittiGidiyor | Turkey | $217,500,000 | ||
| March 9, 2006 | Meetup | Social network service | United States | $10,000,000 | |
| January 29, 2008 | Fraud Sciences | Online risk management | Israel | $169,000,000 | |
| October 6, 2008 | Bill Me Later | Electronic commerce | United States | $1 ×10^9 | |
| October 6, 2008 | dba & bilbasen | Classified advertising | Denmark | $390,000,000 | |
| January 8, 2009 | Positronic Inc. | Machine learning | United States | - | |
| April 15, 2009 | G-Market | Electronic commerce | South Korea | $1 ×10^9 | |
| March 15, 2010 | Magento | United States | $225,000,000 | ||
| June 23, 2010 | RedLaser | Mobile applications | $10,000,000 | ||
| December 2, 2010 | Milo | Shopping engine | $75,000,000 | ||
| December 20, 2010 | brands4friends | Electronic commerce | Germany | $200,000,000 | |
| March 28, 2011 | GSI Commerce | Marketing/fulfillment | United States | $2 ×10^9 | |
| March 28, 2011 | Where, Inc. | Local search and recommendation | $135,000,000 | ||
| May 2, 2011 | MissionFish | Nonprofit fundraising | - | ||
| June 23, 2011 | alaMaula | Online classifieds | Argentina | - | |
| July 7, 2011 | Zong | Payments through mobile carrier billing | United States | $240,000,000 | |
| September 8, 2011 | The Gifts Project | Group purchasing of gifts | Israel | $50,000,000 | |
| December 11, 2011 | Zvents | Local event listings | United States | — | |
| December 22, 2011 | BillSAFE | Billing technology | Germany | — | |
| September 6, 2012 | Svpply | Social shopping | United States | — | |
| July 4, 2013 | 2dehands and 2ememain | Classified advertising | Belgium | — | |
| September 6, 2013 | Decide | Price forecasting | United States | — | |
| September 26, 2013 | Braintree | Payments | $800,000,000 |
References
- Purchased from Deja News
- 25% of the company was purchased.
- In April 2009, eBay announced plans to spin off Skype in a 2010 IPO, citing a "poor fit" for the company. The business h
- eBay sold StumbleUpon in April 2010 to a group of private investors consisting of cofounders Garrett Camp and Geoff Smit
- 10% of the company was purchased.
- Omidyar, Pierrehttps://groups.google.com/group/misc.forsale.non-computer/browse_frm/thread/f1c6253b150a7c4/400c831dc01877f2?lnk=st&q=auctionweb+omidyar&rnum=1&hl=en#400c831dc01877f2
- TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2005/09/12/skype-sells-to-ebay-for-41-billion/
- "Business Wire July 16, 1998"https://web.archive.org/web/20071012075814/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_July_16/ai_20909153
- "eBay buys Butterfield & Butterfield"https://news.cnet.com/eBay-buys-Butterfield--Butterfield/2100-1017_3-224933.html
- "eBay acquires two firms"https://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-226031.html
- "eBay wins German bid"https://web.archive.org/web/20020210220013/http://money.cnn.com/1999/06/22/technology/ebay/
- "eBay Blackthorne: Frequently Asked Questions"https://web.archive.org/web/20050326034921/http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/blackthorne-faqs.html
- "eBay buying Half in stock deal"https://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-241859.html
- "eBay Acquires Deja 's Technology"http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/8471_532941
- "eBay to Acquire Majority Stake in Korea's Internet Auction Co"https://web.archive.org/web/20061022194559/http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=30278
- "eBay To Acquire Ibazar S ."https://web.archive.org/web/20061022194258/http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=33047
- "eBay picks up PayPal for $1 billion"https://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-941964.html
- "eBay Motors Announces Acquisition Agreement and New Strategic Relationship"https://web.archive.org/web/20070707042540/http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=100770
- "eBay Acquires Chinese Shopping Site EachNet"http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/2220991
- "eBay to Acquire Germany's mobile "https://web.archive.org/web/20120225202420/http://investor.ebay.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?releaseid=127383