In this article, we discuss the 5 most valuable e-commerce companies in the world. If you want to read our detailed analysis of these companies, go directly to 15 Most Valuable E-Commerce Companies in the World.
5. Prosus N.V. (XAMS:PRX.AS)
Prosus N.V. (AEX: PRX) is an Amsterdam-based company, which is a global consumer internet group and technology investor. The group operates in several sectors including classifieds, payments and fintech, food delivery, travel, education, social, health, and internet platforms. Its enterprises extend across Africa, the Americas, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia.
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4. The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD)
The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is the largest home improvement products retailer across the globe. It also executes e-commerce operations. Headquartered in Atlanta, it operates 2300 warehouse-format stores in the US, Mexico, and Canada. It offers over 30,000 in-store products and 1 million online including building materials, lawn and garden products, home improvement products, décor products, repair and operation products, facilities maintenance, and several services like tool and equipment rentals and installations.
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3. Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is a Bentonville-based retailer. It operates in retail and wholesale and runs supermarkets, supercenters, warehouse clubs, hypermarkets, discount stores, and cash and carry stores. The company has over 10,500 stores in 24 countries and e-commerce websites under 48 banners. It has 6100+ pickup and delivery locations across the globe. The operations comprise three reportable segments including Walmart US, Walmart International, and Sam’s Club.
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2. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA)
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) is the world’s largest e-commerce company by gross merchandise volume (GMV), which remains $1.2 trillion in 2021. Headquartered in Hangzhou, China, the company operates in over 190 countries and regions. It deals in both retail and wholesale with coverage of more than 40 e-commerce categories including machinery, apparel, and consumer apparel. Its major business segments include core commerce, digital media and entertainment, cloud computing, and others.
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) recorded $78.39 billion worth of revenue in 2020. Its number of annual active customers stands at 1.18 billion as of June 2021.
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1. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ GS: AMZN) is a Seattle-based e-commerce company with operations extending to over 100 countries. It is an online retailer with a vast coverage of major retail categories and a service provider in entertainment, devices, cloud computing, and API segments.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ GS: AMZN) is America’s largest e-commerce company with its net sales amounting to $386 billion in 2020. The company recorded $263.16 billion in global retail sales and $482 billion in gross merchandise volume (GMV) in the said year. Its Amazon Prime service has over 200 million members across the globe while the small and medium enterprise (SME) sellers constitute 1.9 million of the store’s seller base and make 60 percent of its retail sales.
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