MercadoLibre: brands it owns and its ownership tree
MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay that owns 7 consumer brands.[1]
MercadoLibre is the largest online commerce and fintech ecosystem in Latin America and the leader in the region by marketplace gross merchandise value. It was incorporated in Delaware on 15 October 1999 and its principal executive offices are in the World Trade Center Free Zone in Montevideo, Uruguay, though most of its people are elsewhere: of 123,670 employees at the end of 2025, 61,139 were in Brazil, 34,336 in Mexico, 16,726 in Argentina and 1,858 in Uruguay. Its marketplace operates in 18 countries and its Mercado Pago fintech platform in eight.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- MercadoLibre, Inc. (also Mercado Libre, Mercado Livre, MELI)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇾 Montevideo, Uruguay
- Founded
- 1999
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: MELI
- SEC CIK
- 0001099590
- Website
- www.mercadolibre.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
MercadoLibre in numbers
- MercadoLibre owns 7 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 7 brands.[1]
- 7 of its brands originated outside Uruguay.
Everything MercadoLibre owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does MercadoLibre own?
MercadoLibre owns 7 consumer brands tracked here, including Mercado Pago, Mercado Envíos, Mercado Libre, Mercado Play, Mercado Crédito and Mercado Libre Classifieds.
Is MercadoLibre a Uruguayan company?
Yes. MercadoLibre is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay and was founded in 1999.
Who owns MercadoLibre?
MercadoLibre is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as MELI on the NASDAQ.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] MercadoLibre, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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