eBay is one of the leading e-commerce companies headquartered in San Jose, California. eBay manages the shopping website in which customers can buy and sell a wide variety of goods worldwide. The company was established by Pierre Omidyar on 3rd September 1995 by the name 'AuctionWeb'. The company changed its name to eBay in September 1997. The website of the company originally belongs to Echo Bay Technology Group. In 2001, this e-commerce site was the one with the largest user base. On 31st July 2019, the company acquired 5.59 per cent shares of Paytm Mall. 

As of 2011, the company operates in more than 30 countries and has millions of satisfied customers. iBazar, Auction Co., GittiGidiyor, Kijiji, Gumtree, Marktplaats.nl, GMarket, Qoo10.jp, StubHub, Half.com and eBay classifieds are the subsidiaries of eBay. With revenue of US$10.746 billion, the company is also listed in the Fortune 500 list.