Ecommerce large eBay is shopping for round trend market Depop. The resale app is at the moment owned by Etsy. eBay is paying round 1.2 billion {dollars} for the platform. With the acquisition, the platform hopes to succeed in a youthful viewers.
eBay is a web-based market primarily based in the USA. In 2025, the corporate reported a income of 1.4 billion euros in the UK. This was greater than 100 million {dollars} lower than a 12 months earlier. The corporate has been struggling to maintain up with in style platforms like Vinted. In 2024, it eliminated sellers charges on pre-owned garments in an effort to drive extra second hand gross sales.
Acquisition of Depop
Now, the corporate is shopping for Depop, a British second hand trend resale app. By the top of final 12 months, the app had 7 million lively patrons. And nearly 90 % of them are below the age of 34, with greater than 3 million lively sellers. Final 12 months, its gross merchandise gross sales got here to 1 billion euros.
The deal is value 1.2 billion {dollars}
Lower than 5 years in the past, Depop was purchased by Etsy, a web-based market with a give attention to craft objects. The deal was value 1.6 billion {dollars} on the time. The corporate is now promoting Depop at a lack of 400 million {dollars}: 1.2 billion {dollars}.
‘Deepening attain with youthful shoppers’
“The acquisition of Depop is meant to assist eBay by deepening its attain with youthful fashion-forward shoppers and increasing its presence in some of the dynamic areas of resale”, mentioned the businesses in an announcement. And Peter Semple, Depop’s chief government, mentioned that the deal was “testomony to the numerous development we have now delivered as we have now advanced our product expertise.”
‘The deal is testomony to the expansion we have now delivered’
The deal has been authorised by the boards of each firms. It’s anticipated to be accomplished within the second quarter of the 12 months, after receiving regulatory approval. Depop will proceed working with its personal title, model and platform.
