MercadoLibre Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 84,207

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • MELI

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 30

  • Share Price
  • $2.58K
  • (As of Monday Closing)

MercadoLibre General Information

Description

MercadoLibre runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, with more than 218 million active users and 1 million active sellers across 18 countries stitching into its commerce network or fintech solutions when last reported. The company operates a host of complementary businesses to its core online shop, with shipping solutions (Mercado Envios), a payment and financing operation (Mercado Pago and Mercado Credito), advertisements (Mercado Clics), classifieds, and a turnkey e-commerce solution (Mercado Shops) rounding out its arsenal. MercadoLibre generates revenue from final value fees, advertising royalties, payment processing, insertion fees, subscription fees, and interest income from consumer and small-business lending.

Contact Information

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

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MercadoLibre Stock Performance

As of 19-May-2025, MercadoLibre’s stock price is $2.58K. Its current market cap is $131B with 50.7M shares.

(As of Monday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$2.58K $2.58K $1.55K - $2.61K $131B 50.7M 475K $40.66

MercadoLibre Financials Summary

As of 31-Mar-2025, MercadoLibre has a trailing 12-month revenue of $22.4B.

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 31-Mar-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 102,003,988 89,263,844 80,968,335 45,456,550
Revenue 22,379,000 20,777,000 15,107,000 10,780,000
EBITDA 3,298,000 3,066,000 2,116,000 1,274,000
Net Income 2,061,000 1,911,000 987,000 482,000
Total Assets 27,682,000 25,196,000 17,612,000 13,736,000
Total Debt 7,725,000 6,850,000 5,333,000 5,414,000
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MercadoLibre Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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MercadoLibre Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
MercadoLibre runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, with more than 218 million active users and 1 mil
Internet Retail
Buenos Aires, Argentina
84,207 As of 2024

New York, NY
 

Midvale, UT
 
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MercadoLibre Competitors (3)

One of MercadoLibre’s 3 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
Beyond Formerly PE-Backed Midvale, UT
Linio Formerly VC-backed Mexico City, Mexico
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MercadoLibre Signals

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MercadoLibre Investments & Acquisitions (30)

MercadoLibre’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Redelcom. The deal was made on 01-Dec-2021.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Redelcom 01-Dec-2021 Merger/Acquisition Financial Software
Kangu Technology 24-Aug-2021 Merger/Acquisition Logistics
Aleph Group 18-Aug-2021 Corporate Media and Information Services (B2B)
Simetrik 20-Apr-2021 Seed Round Financial Software
Lagash Systems 11-Mar-2020 Merger/Acquisition IT Consulting and Outsourcing
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MercadoLibre ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated February, 27, 2025

22.82 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

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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
Kangu Technology Sao Paulo, Brazil 2018
Mercado Libre Fund Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013
Axado Florianopolis, Brazil 2010
Redelcom Santiago, Chile 2010
Mercado Pago Instituição de Pagamento Osasco, Brazil 2004
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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 84,207 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 19-May-2025 the stock price of MercadoLibre is $2.58K.

  • What is the current market cap of MercadoLibre?

    The current market capitalization of MercadoLibre is $131B.

  • What is MercadoLibre’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for MercadoLibre is $22.4B.

  • Who are MercadoLibre’s competitors?

    Etsy, Beyond, and Linio are competitors of MercadoLibre.

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

    MercadoLibre’s EPS for 12 months was $40.66.

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