MercadoLibre Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 123,670

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • MELI

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 34

  • Share Price
  • $1.49K
  • (As of Friday Closing)

MercadoLibre General Information

Description

MercadoLibre is the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, with more than 120 million unique active buyers and 1 million active sellers at the end of 2025. The company is roughly split between its e-commerce business, which includes its fulfillment and advertising services, and its fintech segment, which comprises its rapidly expanding payment and digital wallet platform (Mercado Pago) and its lending business (Mercado Credito). While the company operates in 18 countries, its primary markets are Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, which account for more than 95% of its revenue.

Contact Information

Website
www.mercadolibre.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • Avenida Caseros 3039
  • 2nd Floor, Parque Patricios, CABA
  • Buenos Aires, 1264
  • Argentina
Primary Industry
Internet Retail
Other Industries
Internet Software
Stock Exchange
NAS
Vertical(s)
E-Commerce, TMT
Corporate Office
  • Avenida Caseros 3039
  • 2nd Floor, Parque Patricios, CABA
  • Buenos Aires, 1264
  • Argentina

MercadoLibre Timeline

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MercadoLibre Stock Performance

As of 13-Nov-2026, MercadoLibre’s stock price is $1.49K. Its current market cap is $75.6B with 50.7M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$1.49K $1.48K $1.46K - $2.34K $75.6B 50.7M 590K $37.28

MercadoLibre Financials Summary

As of 30-Sep-2026, MercadoLibre has a trailing 12-month revenue of $38.5B.

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 30-Sep-2026 FY 2025 31-Dec-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023
EV 95,278,943 107,916,306 89,263,844 80,968,335
Revenue 38,523,000 28,893,000 20,777,000 15,107,000
EBITDA 3,767,000 3,682,000 3,066,000 2,116,000
Net Income 1,890,000 1,997,000 1,911,000 987,000
Total Assets 57,254,000 42,667,000 25,196,000 17,612,000
Total Debt 16,154,000 11,392,000 6,850,000 5,333,000
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MercadoLibre Valuation & Funding

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EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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MercadoLibre is the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, with more than 120 million unique active buyers and
Internet Retail
Buenos Aires, Argentina
123,670 As of 2025

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MercadoLibre Competitors (2)

One of MercadoLibre’s 2 competitors is Etsy, a Formerly VC-backed company based in New York, NY.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Etsy Formerly VC-backed New York, NY
Amazon.com Formerly VC-backed Seattle, WA
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MercadoLibre Patents

  • 2

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • 2

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

MercadoLibre Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20260035129-A1 Transport box Pending 03-Jun-2024
US-20250345665-A1 Device for ball replacement in sportive practices Pending 10-May-2024

MercadoLibre Signals

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MercadoLibre Investments & Acquisitions (34)

MercadoLibre’s most recent deal was a Corporate Asset Purchase with Loggi (Logistics Assets in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The deal was made on 23-Apr-2026.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Loggi (Logistics Assets in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 23-Apr-2026 Corporate Asset Purchase Buildings and Property
Sequoia Logistica e Transportes (B2C Logistics Operations) 22-Apr-2026 Merger/Acquisition Logistics
MercadoLibre (Physical Drugstore in Sao Paolo, Brazil) 09-Oct-2025 Corporate Asset Purchase Buildings and Property
ALiCE Biometrics 19-May-2025 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
Redelcom 01-Dec-2021 Merger/Acquisition Other Financial Services
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MercadoLibre ESG

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MercadoLibre Exits (3)

MercadoLibre’s most recent exit was on 12-Jul-2018 from Sirena App. The exit was categorized as with 4 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Sirena App 12-Jul-2018 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Mandaê 02-May-2018 Completed
  • 9 buyers
Ecomsual Argentina 01-Aug-2014 Angel (individual) Completed
  • 2 buyers
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MercadoLibre Affiliates

Subsidiaries (8)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
K2I Intermediação Sao Paulo, Brazil 2019
ALiCE Biometrics Vigo, Spain 2019
Mercado Libre Fund Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013
Axado Florianopolis, Brazil 2010
Redelcom Santiago, Chile 2010
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MercadoLibre FAQs

  • When was MercadoLibre founded?

    MercadoLibre was founded in 1999.

  • Where is MercadoLibre headquartered?

    MercadoLibre is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • What is the size of MercadoLibre?

    MercadoLibre has 123,670 total employees.

  • What industry is MercadoLibre in?

    MercadoLibre’s primary industry is Internet Retail.

  • Is MercadoLibre a private or public company?

    MercadoLibre is a Public company.

  • What is MercadoLibre’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for MercadoLibre is MELI.

  • What is the current stock price of MercadoLibre?

    As of 13-Nov-2026 the stock price of MercadoLibre is $1.49K.

  • What is the current market cap of MercadoLibre?

    The current market capitalization of MercadoLibre is $75.6B.

  • What is MercadoLibre’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for MercadoLibre is $38.5B.

  • Who are MercadoLibre’s competitors?

    Etsy and Amazon.com are competitors of MercadoLibre.

  • What is MercadoLibre’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    MercadoLibre’s EPS for 12 months was $37.28.

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