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Big marketplaces like Amazon in 9 slides

Open a store on the giants — general marketplaces with hundreds of millions of buyers.

37live big marketplaces
11.5%median cut
1open almost worldwide
How it works2 / 9

Earning on big marketplaces

How the money is made: selling products

  1. List your items
  2. A buyer orders
  3. Ship it
  4. Payout after delivery

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed
  1. None12 types
  2. Some34 types
  3. Specialist7 types
Startup cost
  1. None23 types
  2. Low14 types
  3. Medium10 types
  4. High6 types
First payout
  1. Days12 types
  2. Weeks14 types
  3. Months23 types
Typical earnings

About 70% of Amazon sellers make under $5,000 a month in sales, 31% under $500 (Jungle Scout 2024 survey).

Source: junglescout.com ↗

Best for: Product sellers with inventory or a sourcing plan who want access to huge buyer traffic

The leaders3 / 9

The best-known big marketplaces

Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.

Fee spread4 / 9

What big marketplaces take

Guess first: roughly what is the median cut across these 31 big marketplaces?

11.5%median cut across 31 big marketplaces

Smallest cuts

The middle of each platform's published percentage fee, before payment or withdrawal charges.

Against other types5 / 9

How big marketplaces stack up

8largest of 53 platform types we list
11.5%median cut, against 12.5% across types

Live platforms by type

Marketplaces75Remote job boards68Freelance sites58Payment receiving…53Delivery platforms41Tutoring platforms39Task platforms388. Big marketplaces37
ItemLive platforms
Marketplaces75
Remote job boards68
Freelance sites58
Payment receiving platforms53
Delivery platforms41
Tutoring platforms39
Task platforms38
Big marketplaces37
The seven largest types, and big marketplaces at number 8.

Median cut by platform type

0%15%30%Payment receiving platforms: 1.7%Card processing platforms: 2.8%Course platforms: 4.3%Crowdfunding platforms: 5%Marketplaces: 9.3%Live shopping platforms: 9.8%Creator platforms: 10%Big marketplaces: 11.5%Freelance sites: 12.3%Mentorship platforms: 12.5%Ticket resale platforms: 12.5%Task platforms: 15%UGC marketplaces: 15%Rental platforms: 16.8%Ride platforms: 17.5%Website marketplaces: 17.5%Care platforms: 20%Tutoring platforms: 21.3%Tour platforms: 25%Big marketplaces 11.5%Median 12.5%LowestHighest
PlatformMedian cut
Payment receiving platforms1.7%
Card processing platforms2.8%
Course platforms4.3%
Crowdfunding platforms5%
Marketplaces9.3%
Live shopping platforms9.8%
Creator platforms10%
Big marketplaces11.5%
Freelance sites12.3%
Mentorship platforms12.5%
Ticket resale platforms12.5%
Task platforms15%
UGC marketplaces15%
Rental platforms16.8%
Ride platforms17.5%
Website marketplaces17.5%
Care platforms20%
Tutoring platforms21.3%
Tour platforms25%
Each column is one type with at least five published percentage fees.
Countries covered6 / 9

Where you can join

13with verified country rules
1open almost worldwide
12limited to some countries

How many of them accept each country

Up to a quarterUp to halfUp to three quartersMoreNone

Where the most of them accept you

Getting paid7 / 9

How big marketplaces pay out

The withdrawal methods listed by the 35 big marketplaces whose payout options we have verified. Bank transfer is offered by 35 of them.

35platforms
  • Bank transfer3585%
  • PayPal12%
  • bKash merchant account12%
  • Cash12%
  • monthly12%
  • Other25%
Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.
Best first platform8 / 9

Where to start

Our pick to start witheBayThe highest rated of the 6 big marketplaces that are free to join.3.8/ 5
  • Open worldwide
  • Free to join
  • Clear fees
  • Fast payouts
  • Top 10K website
  • 10 years running
  • 20 years running
  • Public company
  • Fully documented

Top rated of the 6 free to join

eBay3.8Allegro3.6Cdiscount3.4Newegg Marketplace3.3Daraz3.1Walmart Marketplace3.1
ItemRating
eBay3.8
Allegro3.6
Cdiscount3.4
Newegg Marketplace3.3
Daraz3.1
Walmart Marketplace3.1

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

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