Etsy Active Sellers

Business / By Gennaro Cuofano / February 28, 2024

Etsy had 9.03 active sellers in 2023, compared to 7.47 million in 2022, and 7.52 million in 2021.

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Etsy Revenue

Etsy Revenue — Etsy generated $2.75 billion in 2023, compared to $2.56 billion in 2022, $2.33 billion in 2021, and $1.72 billion in 2020.

Etsy GMS — Etsy generated $13.16 billion in Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS) in 2023, compared to $13.32 billion in 2022, $13.49 in 2021, and $10.28 billion in 2020.

Etsy Active Sellers

Etsy Active Sellers — Etsy had 9.03 active sellers in 2023, compared to 7.47 million in 2022, and 7.52 million in 2021.

Etsy Active Buyers

Etsy Active Buyers — Etsy had 96.48 million active buyers in 2023, compared to 95.07 million in 2022 and 96.33 million in 2021.

Etsy Employees

Etsy Employees — Etsy had 2,420 employees in 2023, compared to 2,790 in 2022, and 2,402 in 2021.

Etsy Revenue Per Employee

Etsy Revenue Per Employee — Etsy generated $1,135,693 per employee in 2023, compared to $919,753 in 2022, and $969,656 in 2021.

Is Etsy Profitable?

Etsy Profits — Etsy is profitable as it generated $307.56 million in profits in 2023, compared to a net loss of $694.29 million in 2022, and $493.5 million in 2021.

Etsy vs. Shopify

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Etsy Funnel

etsy-marketing-strategy — In 2022, Etsy had 88.3 million active buyers, over 35 million repeat buyers, and 7.6 million habitual buyers. Etsy’s funnel is skewed toward enabling active buyers to become habitual buyers, which is critical for long-term sustained growth in a two-sided digital marketplace.

Etsy Flywheel

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eBay Business Model

ebay-business-model — eBay’s core business is a platform business model that makes money from transaction fees through its marketplaces. In short, eBay primarily makes money by charging fees on successfully closed transactions. For instance, in 2021, on an $87 billion worth of gross merchandise value sold on eBay, the company generated $9.77 billion in transaction revenues at an 11.19% take rate (fee).

How Much Does eBay Take?

how-much-does-ebay-take — In 2021, eBay’s take rate was 11.19%. It means that eBay takes a cut of over 11% for each transaction happening through the platform. For instance, in 2021, on a total of over $87 billion in gross merchandise value on top of the platform, the company generated almost ten billion in transaction revenues.

eBay Bidding System

how-does-ebay-bidding-work — eBay bidding is a way for buyers to bid on a product whose sale price is decided by auction. The bidding process itself is automated, with eBay acting on the buyer’s behalf.

eBay Organizational Structure

ebay-organizational-structure — eBay was until recently a multi-divisional (M-form) organization with semi-autonomous units grouped according to the services they provided. Today, eBay has a single division called Marketplace, which includes eBay and its international iterations.

Depop Active Sellers

Depop Active Sellers — Depop had 1.8 million active sellers in 2023, compared to 1.8 million in 2022, and 2 million in 2021.

Depop Active Buyers

Depop Active Buyers — Depop had 3.6 million active buyers in 2023, compared to 3.3 million in 2022, and 3.7 million in 2021.

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Gennaro Cuofano

Gennaro is the creator of FourWeekMBA, which reached about four million business people, comprising C-level executives, investors, analysts, product managers, and aspiring digital entrepreneurs in 2022 alone | He is also Director of Sales for a high-tech scaleup in the AI Industry | In 2012, Gennaro earned an International MBA with emphasis on Corporate Finance and Business Strategy.