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eBay Statistics
The purpose of this page is to keep
updated statistical information about eBay. I have also created
the
eBay facts and
eBay timeline pages to help you
sort fact from fiction.
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Average number of bids per item |
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We conducted some research into this question using a sample of
3,500 items across the eBay categories, in proportion to the
total number of items listed in each category (see above). This
represents approximately one item analyzed for every 4,500
currently listed - not a huge number, but a representative
sample. This is what we found:
| Number of Bids |
Number of Items |
% of Total Items |
| No bids |
1,891 |
54% |
| 1 |
797 |
23% |
| 2 |
174 |
5% |
| 3 |
125 |
4% |
| 4 |
122 |
3% |
| 5 |
87 |
2% |
| 6 |
57 |
2% |
| 7 |
43 |
1% |
| 8 |
36 |
1% |
| 9 |
33 |
0.94% |
| 10+ |
135 |
4% |
| TOTAL |
3,500 |
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More than half of the items received no bids
at all, and 23% received only one bid. However, this does
include fixed-price ("Buy It Now") listings and auctions with
the "Buy It Now" option. But it is interesting that the majority
of items listed on eBay do not attract any competitive bidding
for one reason or another. |
Current numbers
of members
(buyers and sellers) as of 11/11/2006 |
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1.)
Current numbers of members (buyers and sellers)
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212
million Worldwide
(Q3-2006)
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128 million in
the USA
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84
million in the other countries
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eBay Stores - At
the end of Q2-05, eBay hosted approximately 299,000 eBay stores
worldwide, with approximately 173,000 stores hosted on the U.S.
site. That's a lot of money!
299,000 eBay Stores
x$15.95 (Basic is $15.95, Featured $49.95 & Anchor is
$499.95)
$4,769,050
x
12 Months
$57,228,600 Per year and that's without the "Final Value Fees"
2.)
Number of eBay Sellers =
(July 21, 2005)
More than 724,000
Americans report that eBay is their primary or secondary
source of income. Another 1.5 million individuals say they supplement
their income by selling on eBay, according to the July 2005
survey.
Survey conducted for
eBay by ACNielsen International Research.
In the first six months of 2005, eBay members in the U.S. sold
merchandise worth approximately $10.6 billion.
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Interesting
Facts about eBay |
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9: Number of
minutes between the sale of a SUVs on eBay.
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$18: Cost of
an eBay share when company went public in September 1998. After
splits, it's worth $760.32 as of Friday.
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95: Percentage
of eBay's sellers that are individuals or small businesses.
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$729: Value of
goods sold on eBay every second.
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10,000: Number
of people who visit eBay Motors every month.
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19 million:
Number of items on the site at any given time, more than 300 times
the number of stock-keeping units in a typical Wal-Mart.
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65 million:
Number of registered eBay users by the end of 2003. That is up 36%
from the year before.
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$6.7 billion:
Value of cars, used and new, sold on eBay in 2003.
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$20 billion:
Dollar value of goods sold on eBay in 2003, $6.5 billion more than
the annual revenue of Gap clothing stores.
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$34.2 billion:
eBay's market value as of close of market Dec 2004.
Many Billions more than the market value of 100-year-old Ford Motor.
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What are the most popular categories on eBay? |
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Below is a snapshot of the
most popular top-level categories on eBay, in descending order:
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Category |
Number of Items |
% of Total Items |
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Collectibles |
2,790,047 |
17% |
| Clothing,
Shoes & Accessories |
1,752,844 |
11% |
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Entertainment |
1,720,951 |
11% |
| Sports |
1,509,556 |
9% |
| Home |
1,326,249 |
8% |
| Jewelry &
Watches |
1,253,376 |
8% |
| Computers &
Electronics |
1,117,060 |
7% |
| Toys &
Hobbies |
1,085,657 |
7% |
| Books |
752,467 |
5% |
| Everything
Else |
577,648 |
4% |
| Pottery &
Glass |
425,740 |
3% |
| Art |
301,738 |
2% |
| Dolls &
Bears |
270,386 |
2% |
| Antiques |
254,859 |
2% |
| Business &
Industrial |
221,857 |
1% |
| Coins |
221,060 |
1% |
| Stamps |
208,527 |
1% |
| Musical
Instruments |
162,931 |
1% |
| Tickets |
34,769 |
0.22% |
| Specialty
Services |
24,866 |
0.16% |
| Travel |
15,480 |
0.1% |
| Real Estate |
2,108 |
0.01% |
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TOTAL |
16,030,176 |
The top 20
second-level categories with the most items listed, in
descending order, are as follows:
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Category |
Number of Items |
% of Total Items |
| Clothing,
Shoes & Accessories: Women's Clothing |
645,710 |
4% |
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Entertainment: Music |
575,515 |
4% |
| Sports:
Sporting Goods |
503,224 |
3% |
| Sports:
Cards |
485,666 |
3% |
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Entertainment: DVDs & Movies |
466,826 |
3% |
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Entertainment: Memorabilia |
452,871 |
3% |
| Home:
Crafting, Sewing, Art Supplies |
419,843 |
3% |
| Sports: Fan
Shop |
409,804 |
3% |
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Collectibles: Decorative Collectibles |
305,928 |
2% |
| Home: Home
Decor |
277,080 |
2% |
| Books:
Nonfiction |
276,338 |
2% |
| Everything
Else: Health & Beauty |
275,016 |
2% |
| Pottery &
Glass: Pottery & China |
264,783 |
2% |
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Collectibles: Animals |
230,843 |
1% |
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Collectibles: Postcards & Paper |
229,439 |
1% |
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Entertainment: Video Games |
225,739 |
1% |
| Clothing,
Shoes & Accessories: Men's Clothing: Regular |
225,647 |
1% |
| Computers &
Electronics: Cell Phones & Plans |
216,213 |
1% |
| Toys &
Hobbies: Diecast, Toy Vehicles |
212,841 |
1% |
| Jewelry &
Watches: Charms & Charm Bracelets |
197,707 |
1% |
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