Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: What Happened to eBay? Coresight Research September 13, 2021 Coresight Bites provide free snapshots of Coresight Research data and findings. Subscribers can access the full research here. To find out how to subscribe, click here. Once a peer to Amazon, eBay has gradually become a relatively less significant player in US e-commerce. This relative decline has occurred alongside the growth in marketplace and resale formats, with rivals including Amazon capturing greater share as the overall marketplace space has grown. eBay’s total US GMV has roughly flatlined over the past five years, and its underperformance equates to lost share of online retail sales—a 4.5-percentage-point attrition in channel share between 2016 and 2020, we calculate. Click the image below for more on eBay’s position in US retail. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Analyst Corner: Understand Who Shops Where in US Retail, with John MercerCPG Giants Realign Through Over $100 Billion in M&A, Demergers and DivestmentsJuly 2025 US Retail Sales Outlook: Projecting 3+% Growth To Continue Amid Mixed Economic SignalsAmazon Prime Day 2025: Preview—Five Essential Insights on Consumers’ Shopping Plans