Gmarket
AcquiredSeoul, South Korea · Founded 2000
- Headquarters
- Seoul
- Employees
- 501–1000
- Founded
- 2000
- Business Model
- Marketplace
- Website
- gmarket.co.kr
- Acquisition Date
- Apr 2009
Indexed holds 1 funding round for this company. The full record is or through the API.
About
Gmarket is a South Korean e-commerce marketplace founded in 2000 as a subsidiary of Interpark, initially known as Goodsdaq before being renamed Gmarket in 2003. It became the first South Korean company listed on NASDAQ in 2006, was acquired by eBay in 2009 for roughly $1.2 billion, and was sold to Shinsegae's E-Mart in 2021 for 3.4 trillion KRW (about $2.6 billion), becoming Korea's second-largest e-commerce platform after Coupang. Renamed Gmarket Global in 2022, it operates as a joint venture between Shinsegae (80.01%) and eBay (19.99%), and in December 2024 formed a 50:50 joint venture with Alibaba International.
Summary
Gmarket is an E-Commerce company based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2000.
Exit History
Apr 2009
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