71/100BMercadoLibre company profile
- CEO
- Ariel Szarfsztejn
- Employees
- 123,670
- Headquarters
- WTC Free Zone, Montevideo, MO 11300, UY
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- IPO date
- 10 Aug 2007
- Stock exchange
- NASDAQ
- ISIN
- US58733R1023
Website:mercadolibre.com
About the company
MercadoLibre, Inc. operates as a prominent provider of digital commerce platforms throughout Latin America. Its primary service, the Mercado Libre Marketplace, is an automated online system allowing businesses, independent vendors, and private individuals to list merchandise and finalize sales. Supporting this, the Mercado Pago FinTech platform offers a financial technology solution, facilitating transactions both on and off its e-commerce sites by enabling users to securely send and receive online payments and transfer funds via web and mobile applications. The company further expands its financial offerings through Mercado Fondo, a service that permits users to invest balances held in their Mercado Pago accounts, and Mercado Credito, which extends credit options to qualified merchants and consumers. For logistics, Mercado Envios provides a comprehensive solution, empowering sellers on its platform to utilize third-party delivery services and other logistical partners, including warehousing and fulfillment capabilities. Beyond these core services, MercadoLibre also runs Mercado Libre Classifieds, an online classifieds platform for motor vehicles, real estate, and professional services. Mercado Libre Ads serves as an advertising platform, assisting major retailers and brands in promoting their products and services across the internet. Lastly, Mercado Shops offers a solution for users to establish, manage, and market their personalized online storefronts. Founded in 1999, MercadoLibre, Inc. is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Employees
MercadoLibre had about 20,347 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 11.3% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns MercadoLibre
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 78.1% of MercadoLibre's shares on 30 June 2026, 1,522 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about MercadoLibre
Source: Financial Modeling Prep