Also known as
  • eBay Inc.
eBay Inc. is an American Internet company that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell goods and services worldwide. In addition to its original U.S. Web site, eBay has established localized Web sites in thirty other countries. eBay Inc. also owns PayPal, Skype, StubHub, and other businesses. The online auction Web site was founded in San Jose, California, on September 3, 1995, by French-born Iran computer programmer Pierre Omidyar... full article at wikipedia
Date founded
  • Sep 3, 1995
Headquarters
street address
city/town
state/province/region
postal code
country
  • 2145 Hamilton Ave.
  • 95125
Revenue
currency
amount
valid date
  • 5,969,700,000.0
  • Dec 31, 2006
Operating income
currency
amount
valid date
  • 1,967,500,000.0
  • Dec 31, 2006
Market capitalization
currency
amount
valid date
  • 46,000,000,000.0
  • Dec 31, 2007
Net income
currency
amount
valid date
  • 1,125,639,000.0
  • Dec 31, 2006
  • 348,251,000.0
  • Dec 31, 2007
Number of employees
number
date
  • 13,200
  • Jun 2007
Ticker symbol
stock exchange
ticker symbol
  • EBAY
Slogan
Previous names
Parent company
Spun off from
Acquired by
Companies acquired
company acquired
date
  • 2002
  • 2005
  • May 1999
  • May 2007
Involved in merger
Product of merger
Business Locations