eBay: brands it owns and its ownership tree
eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Jose, California, United States that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
eBay was written over a weekend in 1995 by a programmer whose first sale was a broken laser pointer, bought deliberately by a collector of broken laser pointers. It pioneered the idea that strangers would trade with each other online if a feedback score stood in for trust.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- eBay Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
- Founded
- 1995
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: EBAY
- SEC CIK
- 0001065088
- Website
- www.ebayinc.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
eBay in numbers
- eBay owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 1 brands.[1]
Everything eBay owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does eBay own?
eBay owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including eBay.
Is eBay an American company?
Yes. eBay is headquartered in San Jose, California, United States and was founded in 1995.
Who owns eBay?
eBay is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as EBAY on the NASDAQ.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] eBay Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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