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MercadoLibre vs Rakuten Ichiba

A side-by-side comparison of MercadoLibre and Rakuten Ichiba — how they pay, where they work, and who they are for.

	MercadoLibre Latin America dominant marketplace, where sellers across 18 countries list to the region largest buyer base, w… Visit	Rakuten Ichiba Japan giant marketplace where merchants open storefronts inside the Rakuten ecosystem and its loyalty points e… Visit
Type	Big marketplaces like Amazon	Big marketplaces like Amazon
Category	Selling & Resale	Selling & Resale
Vetted	No	No
Work from home	Yes	Yes
Fees	Free listings, ~8-20.5% selling fee by country/category	Setup + monthly plan (Y25,000-130,000) + 2-7% system fee
Withdraw via	Bank transfer (Mercado Pago)	Bank transfer (Japan)
Availability	18 countries across Latin America	Japan
Local to	Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay	Japan
Founded	1999	1997
Headquarters	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Tokyo, Japan
Stock ticker	NASDAQ: MELI	TYO: 4755
Popularity	21 views · 0 likes	19 views · 0 likes