This is a non-exhaustive list of online marketplaces.

Name Location Industry Year Launched Total Financing ($) Business Model # of Service Professionals Global Alexa page ranking
Airbnb San Francisco, CA, US Home rental 2008
  • Fees charged to home owners
  • Fees charged to renter
 358[1]
AliExpress Hangzhou, China Consumer products 2010
Amazon Marketplace Seattle, WA, US Consumer, business, and industrial products 1999
  • Fees charged to sellers
 10[2]
Amazon.com Home Services Seattle, WA, US Home services 2014
  • 10-15% of the project value [3]
 10[2]
As Seen On TV Clearwater, FL, US Consumer Products 2015 16,536[5]
Avvo Seattle,WA, US Legal services 2006 60,500,000[6]
  • Premium subscription for attorneys.[7]
  • Access to legal advice for consumers.[8]
 185,000[9] 5,006[10]
eBay San Jose, CA, US Any product 1995
  • 10-15% fees to seller
 41[11]
Etsy Brooklyn, NY, US Consumer and hand made products 2005
  • Fees charged to sellers
 168[12]
Farmigo Palo Alto, CA Farm products 2009 26,000,000 * 35% mark-up 120[13]
Fiverr Tel Aviv, Israel Creative services 2010 110,000,000[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 India Consumer Products 2007 7,700,000[17][18]
  • B2C (business to consumer model)
 105[19]
Freeads.co.uk United Kingdom Online classifieds 1996
  • Fees for upgraded ads and featured placements
 47,484[20]
Freelancer Sydney, Australia Freelance marketplace, Online outsourcing, Employment website 2009 1,506[21]
Freightos Hong Kong International freight 2012 50,000,000
  • SaaS-Enabled Marketplace model
 130,130[22]
Gumtree London, U.K Online classifieds. 2000
  • 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, US Creative services 2011
  • Marketplace for creative digital services.
  • Gumroad charges a flat 10% fee to the Seller.
HomeAdvisor Golden, CO, US Home improvement 1999
  • Lead generation (for home improvement contractors)
 5,908[25]
Hum Mart Karachi, Pakistan Home Improvement 2018 398
Jetsuite Irvine, CA, US Private jet charter 2006
  • 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 US Manufacturing 2012 1,000,000[26]
Openbay Boston, MA, US Automotive Repair and Maintenance Services 2012 8,000,000[27]
  • Openbay+ automotive services subscription program for Openbay partner customers, paid by partner.
 99,349[28]
PakWheels Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Car Shopers and Sellers 2003
Pinduoduo Shanghai, China Agriculture, general consumer products 2015
Shein Nanjing, China Fast fashion 2008
Shpock Vienna, Austria Local classifieds 2012
Skreened Columbus, Ohio, US On-Demand Apparel & Housewares 2006
  • Skreened artists set up a free account and earn a commission that they set on every order.
 46,247[29]
TaskRabbit San Francisco, CA, US Small jobs 2008 37,700,000
  • Task Rabbit earns a commission on every transaction they broker.
 19,840[30]
Temu China Consumer products 2022
Thumbtack San Francisco, CA, US Local services 2008 148,200,000[31]
  • Charging service provider for increased access to leads
 240,000[32] 4,073[33]
Udemy Silicon Valley, CA, US e-learning 2010
  • 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, US Freelancers 2015
  • Fees charged to contractors and employer
 528[35]
ZocDoc New York, NY, US Medical care 2007 97,900,000
[citation needed]
  • Subscription to scheduling system software
 6,665[36]

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  22. ^ "Freightos.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". www.alexa.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  23. ^ "Gumtree - Services for hire". gumtree. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
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  36. ^ "Zocdoc.com site overview". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
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