PayPal Is Pulling Away From Its Former Parent
PayPal vs. eBay
Prior to the official announcement of the split in September 2014, many people shared the impression that eBay was actually holding PayPal back, which ultimately resulted in the amicable divorce. At the time, PayPal was already growing faster than eBay’s core marketplace business and many people thought that it could do even better if its potential partners (i.e. third-party online retailers) would no longer have the feeling of feeding an enemy (eBay) when working with PayPal.
That turned out to be right. After the split, PayPal’s business continued to flourish while eBay struggled to keep pace with its former subsidiary. As of today, PayPal’s market capitalization ($128b) is nearly four times as high as eBay's ($33b) and we can expect that trend to continue going forward.
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Richter, F. (April 25, 2019). PayPal Is Pulling Away From Its Former Parent [Digital image]. Retrieved May 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/chart/11544/paypal-ebay-quarterly-revenue/
Richter, Felix. "PayPal Is Pulling Away From Its Former Parent." Digital image. April 25, 2019. Accessed May 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/chart/11544/paypal-ebay-quarterly-revenue/
Richter, F. (2019). PayPal Is Pulling Away From Its Former Parent. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/chart/11544/paypal-ebay-quarterly-revenue/
Richter, Felix. "Paypal Is Pulling Away From Its Former Parent." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/chart/11544/paypal-ebay-quarterly-revenue/
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PayPal Is Pulling Away From Its Former Parent [Digital image], Richter, F, April 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/chart/11544/paypal-ebay-quarterly-revenue/