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The popular auctions site was a special mention in last year's TopTech but eBay has earned itself a place amongst the top 50 companies this year now that its acquisition of Skype in September last year is finalized.

Founded in 1995, eBay's third-quarter (ended September 2006) revenues grew by 31 percent to US$1.4 billion over the same period last year.

To date, there are over 212 million eBay registered users--compared to last year's 157 million--who generated item listings totaling 584 million in the third quarter of 2006. Under its new parent, Skype also grew its revenues by 13 percent and saw its user base soar from 113 million to 136 million in the third quarter, over the previous quarter.

eBay has also been keeping busy this past year, signing new deals with search and Internet rivals Google and Yahoo

eBay services can also be found on localized Asian sites including China, India, Singapore and the Philippines.

This company is listed in Networking & Communications, Internet.

Financials
Fiscal year-end Dec. 31 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03 FY02
Global full-year
revenue (US$millions)
4,552.4 3,271.3 2,165.1 1,214.1
Global full-year net
income (US$millions)
1,082.0 778.2 441.8 249.9

Average year-on-year revenue growth over 4 years 56.19 %
Average year-on-year net income growth over 4 years 63.99 %
Percentage of revenue from Asia
Percentage of Asian revenues from channel

Operations:
Founded United States/1995
First Asian office
Global employees 11,600
Employees in Asia
Asian countries:
Total 3
China, India, Taiwan
Notes * Data correct as at September 2006. Information was compiled by ZDNet Asia from sources such as official reports, corporate Web sites, and Hoover's. ZDNet Asia strived to get the latest information but does not guarantee the correctness or completeness of the data. The information provided on this site is for general informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or sell any securities.

ZDNet Asia's Top Tech Index will be next updated in 2008.


ZDNet Asia Top Tech categories
Systems | Networking and communications | Storage management | Security | Software Infrastructure | Services | Business applications | Internet services



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