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: Mass Merchandiser and Warehouse Club Shopping in Focus—Walmart Leads; High Purchase Rates for Daily Essentials: US Consumer Survey InsightsAnalyst Corner: From Models to Markets—The Accelerating Shift Toward AI Applications, with Charlie Poon2026 Sector Outlook: US Mass Merchandisers, Warehouse Clubs and Discount Retailers—Warehouse Clubs To Lead Growth amid Sustained Value-Seeking BehaviorWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2026, Week 2: Greggs To Open 120 Net New Stores