Mercado Libre, a publicly owned company headquartered in Argentina, was founded in 1999 and employs approximately 42,850 individuals. Primarily engaged in internet publishing, the company operates as an e-commerce technology provider. Through its core platforms, MercadoLibre.com and MercadoPago.com, it delivers solutions enabling individuals and companies to buy, sell, advertise, and facilitate payments for goods online.
On January 26, 2026, Mercado Libre Uruguay country manager Diego Gamba reported a pronounced increase in online purchases for outdoor activities, beach kits, and air conditioning inverters due to intense heat, with pool and beach game sales doubling by 117% over the previous season, alongside growth in electric children's mobility. Previously, on September 10, 2025, Mercado Libre announced that its e-commerce and financial ecosystem generated over US$15 billion in economic activity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mexico during 2024, accounting for 0.81% of the country's national GDP. This information came from its "Best of Mexico" report, developed with Euromonitor International. Earlier, on August 21, 2025, CFO Martin de los Santos provided insights into the company's Q2 2025 performance during an episode of "CFO Perspectives," a special series within the Inside Mercado Libre podcast. This discussion followed Mercado Libre's Q2 2025 earnings report on August 4, 2025, which detailed $6.8 billion in revenue and $825 million in income from operations, with items sold in its Commerce segment rising 31% year-over-year.
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