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  1. Etsy: sellers with highest sales volume worldwide 2024

    • statista.com
    Updated Oct 16, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Etsy: sellers with highest sales volume worldwide 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306498/top-etsy-sellers-sales-volume/
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 16, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Oct 16, 2024
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    As of October 16, 2024, CaitlynMinimalist was the Etsy seller with the most sales on the platform in the previous year. The store, which sells jewelry, recorded over 680,000 purchases by Etsy buyers in 12 months. Esty’s Overview Etsy, an online marketplace, generates revenue from three primary segments: marketplace revenues, this includes fees for sales transactions and listings of products; seller service revenues; and other revenues which includes third-party payment processor fees. The annual revenue of Etsy has steadily increased over the past years, reaching over *** billion U.S. dollars, which in part is due to a steady increase of investment into their advertising. Usage of Etsy When ranking the leading websites by share of visits in the United States, esty.com was fourth, outranked by amazon.com, ebay.com, and walmart.com. Still, over the past years, the number of active Etsy sellers has increased, reaching over * million in 2023. That year, Etsy's active buyers also grew, reaching over ** million, a new high for the company.

  2. Etsy: number of active buyers 2012-2024

    • statista.com
    Updated Apr 15, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Etsy: number of active buyers 2012-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/409375/etsy-active-buyers/
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 15, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In 2024, there were approximately 95.45 million active buyers who purchased goods through the Etsy ecosystem. The number of Etsy's active buyers peaked in 2023 is higher than it ever has been, just over the amount of buyers recorded in 2021 (96.34 million). An overview of EtsyEtsy is an online commerce website with strong integration of social features such as user profiles and collections, as well as interactive seller storefronts and the ability to share content to other social networks. In 2021, Etsy’s annual company revenue amounted to over 2.3 billion U.S. dollars, with the majority of revenues generated through its marketplace. That year, the social commerce site’s annual merchandise sales volume amounted to 13.5 billion U.S. dollars. Etsy salesEtsy sellers predominantly offer handcrafted or vintage products, and the platform serves as the most popular marketplace for such items. As the platform has a large pool of active buyers, the same can be said about the number of active sellers on Etsy. Both buyers and sellers helped the company increase its annual gross merchandise sales by 33 percent from 2020 to 2021.

  3. Etsy: number of active sellers 2012-2024

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Etsy: number of active sellers 2012-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/409374/etsy-active-sellers/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In 2024, about *** million sellers sold goods through the Etsy Inc's platforms, a decrease from the **** million active sellers in the previous year. By comparison, there were around ** million active Etsy buyers worldwide. Etsy sellersEtsy has sellers from *** countries, most of them being based in the United States. With so many users across Etsy Inc's marketplaces, it is easy to question what motivates Etsy sellers to run their shops. In the latest recorded year, ** percent of Etsy sellers reported that they considered their Etsy shop as a business. Another ** percent of Etsy sellers aspired to increase their sales in the future. From the seller’s side of things, Etsy platforms are also women-dominated, with the majority of Etsy sellers identifying as women as of 2021. Etsy marketplace salesThe online marketplace has three core sections: handmade, vintage and supplies. During the coronavirus pandemic, the most popular categories among handmade Etsy sellers worldwide were home & living, art & collectibles and jewelry. In 2021, Etsy’s annual gross merchandise sales volume (GMV) amounted to nearly **** billion U.S. dollars, up from **** million in product sales in 2020.

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    ETSY - Operating Expenses

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Mar 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). ETSY - Operating Expenses [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/etsy:us:operating-expenses
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    xml, csv, excel, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 15, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2000 - Jun 24, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    ETSY reported $673.5M in Operating Expenses for its fiscal quarter ending in March of 2025. Data for ETSY - Operating Expenses including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last June in 2025.

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    ETSY - Net Income

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Mar 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). ETSY - Net Income [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/etsy:us:net-income
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    xml, excel, csv, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 15, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2000 - Jun 9, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    ETSY reported $-52096000 in Net Income for its fiscal quarter ending in March of 2025. Data for ETSY - Net Income including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last June in 2025.

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    Etsy Vintage Retail Data

    • crawlfeeds.com
    csv, zip
    Updated Jan 29, 2025
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    Crawl Feeds (2025). Etsy Vintage Retail Data [Dataset]. https://crawlfeeds.com/media-datasets/etsy-vintage-retail-data
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 29, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Crawl Feeds
    Description

    Explore Etsy Vintage Retail Data to gain valuable insights into the vintage product market. This comprehensive dataset includes detailed information on product listings, pricing trends, seller performance, and customer reviews.

    Ideal for market research, competitor analysis, and sales strategy optimization, this data helps businesses and researchers understand the evolving trends of Etsy’s vintage market.

    Use this dataset to identify popular categories, optimize pricing, and uncover new business opportunities. Updated monthly, it ensures access to the latest data for precise analysis.

    For customized retail data solutions, access Etsy vintage product insights to power your decision-making.

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    Websites using Etsy

    • webtechsurvey.com
    csv
    Updated Oct 18, 2020
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    WebTechSurvey (2020). Websites using Etsy [Dataset]. https://webtechsurvey.com/technology/etsy
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 18, 2020
    Dataset authored and provided by
    WebTechSurvey
    License

    https://webtechsurvey.com/termshttps://webtechsurvey.com/terms

    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    Global
    Description

    A complete list of live websites using the Etsy technology, compiled through global website indexing conducted by WebTechSurvey.

  8. Etsy.com List Users following T-Shirts for men

    • dataandsons.com
    csv, zip
    Updated Feb 5, 2022
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    Vinh Hanh (2022). Etsy.com List Users following T-Shirts for men [Dataset]. https://www.dataandsons.com/categories/business-information-and-financials/etsy-com-list-users-following-t-shirts-for-men
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    csv, zipAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Feb 5, 2022
    Dataset provided by
    Authors
    Vinh Hanh
    License

    Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Feb 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2022
    Description

    About this Dataset

    The data is list of users, who is following "t-shirts for men"

    Category

    Business Information & Financials

    Keywords

    Online data,Etsy,T-Shirts,T-Shirts for men

    Row Count

    233375

    Price

    Free

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    Data from: ETSY

    • zh.tradingeconomics.com
    • ar.tradingeconomics.com
    • +11more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Mar 27, 2021
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2021). ETSY [Dataset]. https://zh.tradingeconomics.com/etsy:us:pe
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    xml, json, csv, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 27, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2000 - Jun 20, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    ETSY - 当前值,历史数据,预测,统计,图表和经济日历 - Jun 2025.Data for ETSY including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last June in 2025.

  10. eCommerce GMV Analytics: Etsy

    • ecommercedb.com
    Updated Nov 4, 2022
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    ECDB (2022). eCommerce GMV Analytics: Etsy [Dataset]. https://ecommercedb.com/marketplace/etsy-88
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 4, 2022
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    Authors
    ECDB
    Description

    The online GMV of Etsy amounted to US$9,417.6m in 2024. Explore everything you need to know about it. Including GMV development, regional scope, and many more.

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    ETSY - Operating Profit

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Mar 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). ETSY - Operating Profit [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/etsy:us:operating-profit
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    csv, json, xml, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 15, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2000 - Jun 9, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    ETSY reported $-22327000 in Operating Profit for its fiscal quarter ending in March of 2025. Data for ETSY - Operating Profit including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last June in 2025.

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    Etsy Number of Employees 2013-2025 | ETSY

    • macrotrends.net
    Updated May 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Etsy Number of Employees 2013-2025 | ETSY [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/ETSY/etsy/number-of-employees
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    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    2010 - 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Etsy number of employees from 2013 to 2025. Number of employees can be defined as a measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, expressed on a per share basis

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    ETSY - Employees Total Number

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Dec 21, 2024
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2024). ETSY - Employees Total Number [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/etsy:us:employees
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    xml, excel, json, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Dec 21, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2000 - Jun 9, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    ETSY reported 2.4K in Employees for its fiscal year ending in December of 2024. Data for ETSY - Employees Total Number including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last June in 2025.

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    Etsy EBITDA Margin 2013-2025 | ETSY

    • macrotrends.net
    csv
    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Etsy EBITDA Margin 2013-2025 | ETSY [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/ETSY/etsy/ebitda-margin
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    2010 - 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Etsy ebitda margin from 2013 to 2025. Ebitda margin can be defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization as a portion of total revenue.

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    Etsy Price/Book Ratio 2013-2025 | ETSY

    • macrotrends.net
    csv
    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Etsy Price/Book Ratio 2013-2025 | ETSY [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/ETSY/etsy/price-book
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    2010 - 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Etsy price/book ratio from 2013 to 2025. Price/book ratio can be defined as

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    Etsy Eyes Growth Opportunities? (ETSY) (Forecast)

    • kappasignal.com
    Updated Apr 2, 2024
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    KappaSignal (2024). Etsy Eyes Growth Opportunities? (ETSY) (Forecast) [Dataset]. https://www.kappasignal.com/2024/04/etsy-eyes-growth-opportunities-etsy.html
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 2, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    KappaSignal
    License

    https://www.kappasignal.com/p/legal-disclaimer.htmlhttps://www.kappasignal.com/p/legal-disclaimer.html

    Description

    This analysis presents a rigorous exploration of financial data, incorporating a diverse range of statistical features. By providing a robust foundation, it facilitates advanced research and innovative modeling techniques within the field of finance.

    Etsy Eyes Growth Opportunities? (ETSY)

    Financial data:

    • Historical daily stock prices (open, high, low, close, volume)

    • Fundamental data (e.g., market capitalization, price to earnings P/E ratio, dividend yield, earnings per share EPS, price to earnings growth, debt-to-equity ratio, price-to-book ratio, current ratio, free cash flow, projected earnings growth, return on equity, dividend payout ratio, price to sales ratio, credit rating)

    • Technical indicators (e.g., moving averages, RSI, MACD, average directional index, aroon oscillator, stochastic oscillator, on-balance volume, accumulation/distribution A/D line, parabolic SAR indicator, bollinger bands indicators, fibonacci, williams percent range, commodity channel index)

    Machine learning features:

    • Feature engineering based on financial data and technical indicators

    • Sentiment analysis data from social media and news articles

    • Macroeconomic data (e.g., GDP, unemployment rate, interest rates, consumer spending, building permits, consumer confidence, inflation, producer price index, money supply, home sales, retail sales, bond yields)

    Potential Applications:

    • Stock price prediction

    • Portfolio optimization

    • Algorithmic trading

    • Market sentiment analysis

    • Risk management

    Use Cases:

    • Researchers investigating the effectiveness of machine learning in stock market prediction

    • Analysts developing quantitative trading Buy/Sell strategies

    • Individuals interested in building their own stock market prediction models

    • Students learning about machine learning and financial applications

    Additional Notes:

    • The dataset may include different levels of granularity (e.g., daily, hourly)

    • Data cleaning and preprocessing are essential before model training

    • Regular updates are recommended to maintain the accuracy and relevance of the data

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    ETSY | 매출원가

    • ko.tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Apr 23, 2021
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2021). ETSY | 매출원가 [Dataset]. https://ko.tradingeconomics.com/etsy:us:cost-of-sales
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    excel, xml, json, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 23, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2000 - Apr 22, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    ETSY 매출원가 - 현재 값, 이력 데이터, 예측, 통계, 차트 및 경제 달력 - Apr 2025.Data for ETSY | 매출원가 including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last April in 2025.

  18. Most popular handmade Etsy categories worldwide 2020

    • statista.com
    Updated Mar 24, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Most popular handmade Etsy categories worldwide 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019956/global-leading-categories-handmade-etsy-sellers/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 24, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jun 2020
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    This statistic presents the most popular categories among handmade Etsy sellers worldwide as of June 2020, by share of sellers. During the measured period, the handmade segment represented 85 percent of Etsy sellers and the most popular category in handmade was home & living with a 25 percent seller share.

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    ETSY Emerging E-Commerce Leader? (Forecast)

    • kappasignal.com
    Updated Apr 20, 2024
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    KappaSignal (2024). ETSY Emerging E-Commerce Leader? (Forecast) [Dataset]. https://www.kappasignal.com/2024/04/etsy-emerging-e-commerce-leader.html
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 20, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    KappaSignal
    License

    https://www.kappasignal.com/p/legal-disclaimer.htmlhttps://www.kappasignal.com/p/legal-disclaimer.html

    Description

    This analysis presents a rigorous exploration of financial data, incorporating a diverse range of statistical features. By providing a robust foundation, it facilitates advanced research and innovative modeling techniques within the field of finance.

    ETSY Emerging E-Commerce Leader?

    Financial data:

    • Historical daily stock prices (open, high, low, close, volume)

    • Fundamental data (e.g., market capitalization, price to earnings P/E ratio, dividend yield, earnings per share EPS, price to earnings growth, debt-to-equity ratio, price-to-book ratio, current ratio, free cash flow, projected earnings growth, return on equity, dividend payout ratio, price to sales ratio, credit rating)

    • Technical indicators (e.g., moving averages, RSI, MACD, average directional index, aroon oscillator, stochastic oscillator, on-balance volume, accumulation/distribution A/D line, parabolic SAR indicator, bollinger bands indicators, fibonacci, williams percent range, commodity channel index)

    Machine learning features:

    • Feature engineering based on financial data and technical indicators

    • Sentiment analysis data from social media and news articles

    • Macroeconomic data (e.g., GDP, unemployment rate, interest rates, consumer spending, building permits, consumer confidence, inflation, producer price index, money supply, home sales, retail sales, bond yields)

    Potential Applications:

    • Stock price prediction

    • Portfolio optimization

    • Algorithmic trading

    • Market sentiment analysis

    • Risk management

    Use Cases:

    • Researchers investigating the effectiveness of machine learning in stock market prediction

    • Analysts developing quantitative trading Buy/Sell strategies

    • Individuals interested in building their own stock market prediction models

    • Students learning about machine learning and financial applications

    Additional Notes:

    • The dataset may include different levels of granularity (e.g., daily, hourly)

    • Data cleaning and preprocessing are essential before model training

    • Regular updates are recommended to maintain the accuracy and relevance of the data

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    Etsy Gross Profit 2013-2025 | ETSY

    • macrotrends.net
    csv
    Updated May 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Etsy Gross Profit 2013-2025 | ETSY [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/ETSY/etsy/gross-profit
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    MACROTRENDS
    Time period covered
    2010 - 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Etsy gross profit from 2013 to 2025. Gross profit can be defined as the profit a company makes after deducting the variable costs directly associated with making and selling its products or providing its services.

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Statista (2024). Etsy: sellers with highest sales volume worldwide 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306498/top-etsy-sellers-sales-volume/
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Etsy: sellers with highest sales volume worldwide 2024

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Dataset updated
Oct 16, 2024
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
Oct 16, 2024
Area covered
Worldwide
Description

As of October 16, 2024, CaitlynMinimalist was the Etsy seller with the most sales on the platform in the previous year. The store, which sells jewelry, recorded over 680,000 purchases by Etsy buyers in 12 months. Esty’s Overview Etsy, an online marketplace, generates revenue from three primary segments: marketplace revenues, this includes fees for sales transactions and listings of products; seller service revenues; and other revenues which includes third-party payment processor fees. The annual revenue of Etsy has steadily increased over the past years, reaching over *** billion U.S. dollars, which in part is due to a steady increase of investment into their advertising. Usage of Etsy When ranking the leading websites by share of visits in the United States, esty.com was fourth, outranked by amazon.com, ebay.com, and walmart.com. Still, over the past years, the number of active Etsy sellers has increased, reaching over * million in 2023. That year, Etsy's active buyers also grew, reaching over ** million, a new high for the company.

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