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MercadoLibre competitors & alternatives

0K0EE-commerceBuenos Aires, Argentina

The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to MercadoLibre among e-commerce companies — ranked by similarity to what MercadoLibre actually does, not by market-cap band.

$92.6BMarket cap
123,670Employees
12Competitors listed

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About MercadoLibre

MercadoLibre, Inc. operates as a leading e-commerce and financial technology provider across Latin America. At its core is the Mercado Libre Marketplace, a digital platform enabling businesses, merchants, and individuals to seamlessly list, buy, and sell a wide array of products online. Complementing this, the company offers the Mercado Pago FinTech platform, a financial solution that facilitates secure online payments and money transfers for users, both within its own marketplaces and across external websites and applications. MercadoLibre's comprehensive ecosystem extends further with: Mercado Fondo, allowing users to invest funds held within their Mercado Pago accounts. Mercado Credito, which provides financing and loan options to select merchants and consumers. Mercado Envios, a logistics service designed to assist sellers by integrating third-party shipping carriers, alongside offering fulfillment and warehousing capabilities. Mercado Libre Classifieds, an online section for posting and finding listings for motor vehicles, real estate, and various services. Mercado Libre Ads, an advertising platform where major retailers and brands can promote their offerings across the internet. Mercado Shops, a solution empowering users to establish, manage, and market their personalized online storefronts. MercadoLibre, Inc. was established in 1999 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Montevideo, Uruguay.

MercadoLibre at a glance

MercadoLibre is an e-commerce company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is publicly listed (0K0E) with a market capitalisation of $92.6B. Xcout tracks 21 named people at MercadoLibre, including Ariel Szarfsztejn (CEO & President).

MercadoLibre leadership

  • Ariel SzarfsztejnCEO & President
  • Osvaldo GimenezFintech President
  • Daniel RabinovichPresident of Technology & Operations
  • Martin de los SantosExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  • Marcelo MelamudChief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President
  • Marcos Eduardo GalperínCo-Founder & Executive Chairman

15 more named people on record for MercadoLibre, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Top 12 MercadoLibre competitors

Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to MercadoLibre by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.

Sea GroupSE · E-commerceSingapore, Singapore
65% matchPublic

Similar e-commerce company

Operating across Southeast Asia, Latin America, other parts of Asia, and various international markets, Sea Limited and its group of companies specialize in three core areas: digital entertainment, e-commerce, and digital financial services. Under its Garena brand, the company provides a comprehensive digital entertainment platform. This platform allows users to play a variety of online games on both mobile devices and personal computers, participate in eSports events, and access additional entertainment content. Key features include live-streamed gameplay, as well as social functionalities like user chat rooms and online forums. Furthermore, Sea Limited manages Shopee, a prominent e-commerce platform designed primarily for mobile users. Shopee functions as a marketplace, offering integrated payment solutions, robust logistics infrastructure, and a suite of services for its sellers. Its SeaMoney division delivers an array of digital financial services to both individual consumers and businesses. These services encompass offline and online mobile wallet facilities, payment processing, and various other financial products, such as credit, insurtech solutions, and digital banking. These offerings are brought to market through brands like ShopeePay, SPayLater, and SeaBank, among others. Notably, SeaMoney also handles the payment processing for the Shopee platform. Established in 2009, the firm initially operated as Garena Interactive Holding Limited before rebranding to Sea Limited in April 2017. Its global operations are directed from its headquarters in Singapore.

Market cap$66.9B
Employees80,700
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Alibaba Group Holding LtdBABA · E-commerceHangzhou, China
64% matchPublic

Similar e-commerce company

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its various subsidiaries, furnishes crucial technological infrastructure and extensive marketing channels. This comprehensive support allows merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to effectively engage with their customer base, both within the People's Republic of China and across international markets. The company's operations are organized across seven primary segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao (its logistics network), Cloud Computing, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. The company's extensive digital ecosystem features premier online retail platforms like Taobao and Tmall. Wholesale business-to-business transactions are facilitated through 1688.com and Alibaba.com. Globally, it operates retail platforms such as AliExpress, Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz. For fresh goods and groceries, it offers Freshippo, and Tmall Global specializes in import e-commerce. Monetization and advertising solutions are provided via Alimama, its proprietary platform, which offers diverse marketing services including pay-for-performance, in-feed, and display ads, supported by the Taobao Ad Network and Exchange for real-time bidding. Logistics operations are primarily handled by the Cainiao Network. Its local consumer services encompass Ele.me for on-demand food and delivery, Koubei for restaurant and local service directories, and Fliggy for travel booking. Alibaba Cloud offers a wide array of services, including elastic computing, data storage, networking, security, database management, big data analytics, and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. It also supplies hardware, software licenses, installation, and application development and maintenance. The digital media and entertainment division includes Youku, an online video platform; Quark, an information search and content consumption tool; and Alibaba Pictures, collectively offering diverse content spanning films, live events, news feeds, literature, and music. Its innovation portfolio further extends to Amap, a mobile application for digital mapping and navigation; DingTalk, a business communication and efficiency platform; the Tmall Genie smart speaker; and Qwen, an advanced artificial intelligence chatbot. Founded in 1999, Alibaba Group is headquartered in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.

Market cap$266.9B
Employees132,165
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