Who Owns Etsy, Depop, Poshmark and ThredUp in 2026?
A clear, verified ownership map of the major handmade and resale marketplaces in 2026.
As of May 2026: Etsy is an independent, publicly traded company (NASDAQ: ETSY). Depop is owned by Etsy but is being acquired by eBay, in a deal announced February 2026 and expected to close in Q2 2026. Poshmark is owned by the South Korean internet company Naver, which completed its acquisition in January 2023. ThredUp is an independent, publicly traded company.
That is the short answer. If you sell on any of these platforms - or buy from them - the longer version is worth a few minutes, because who owns a marketplace quietly shapes its fees, its policies, and how much it cares about small, genuine makers.
Who owns Etsy?
Etsy is independent. It is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker ETSY, meaning it is owned by its shareholders rather than by a larger parent company. No single corporation controls it.
Etsy has, however, been a buyer and a seller of other marketplaces. It acquired the resale app Depop in 2021 and the secondhand musical-instrument marketplace Reverb. In February 2026 it agreed to sell Depop to eBay. So while Etsy itself has no parent, it actively reshuffles its own portfolio - a point that confuses a lot of sellers.
Who owns Depop?
Depop is currently owned by Etsy, but that is changing. Etsy acquired Depop in 2021 for about $1.625 billion. In a deal announced on February 18, 2026, eBay agreed to acquire Depop from Etsy for roughly $1.2 billion in cash, with the acquisition expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.
So Depop’s ownership chain runs: independent (founded 2011) → Etsy (2021) → eBay (acquisition agreed 2026, expected to close Q2 2026). Until the deal closes, Etsy is still the legal owner. We cover the full deal in eBay is buying Depop: what it means for sellers.
Who owns Poshmark?
Poshmark is owned by Naver, a major South Korean internet company. Naver acquired Poshmark in a deal that closed in January 2023, taking the resale marketplace private. Poshmark is no longer publicly traded; it operates as part of Naver.
Poshmark is also the priciest of these platforms for sellers - it takes a 20% commission on sales of $15 and above. For anyone weighing where to sell, that fee is a major factor; our marketplace selling fees 2026 guide lays the numbers side by side.
Who owns ThredUp?
ThredUp is independent. Like Etsy, it is a publicly traded company owned by its shareholders, not a subsidiary of any larger corporation. ThredUp operates as an online consignment and thrift marketplace focused on secondhand clothing.
It is worth noting what ThredUp is not: it is not a marketplace for handmade or one-of-one work. It resells existing secondhand garments. If you make things, it is not your platform - but it often comes up in the same conversation, so it belongs on the map.
The 2026 ownership map at a glance
- Etsy - independent, publicly traded (NASDAQ: ETSY). Sold Depop to eBay in 2026.
- Depop - owned by Etsy since 2021; being acquired by eBay (deal agreed February 2026, expected to close Q2 2026).
- Poshmark - owned by Naver; acquisition closed January 2023.
- ThredUp - independent, publicly traded; a secondhand resale marketplace, not a handmade one.
Why does marketplace ownership matter?
Ownership matters because it sets the incentives, and the incentives set the fees, the policies, and the priorities you live under as a seller. A marketplace owned by a large parent company answers to that parent’s revenue targets. A publicly traded company answers to shareholders every quarter. Both of those pressures can push a platform toward higher fees, more advertising, and chasing scale over curation.
When a platform changes hands, sellers often see knock-on effects within a year or two: fee structures aligned with the new owner, payments migrated to the parent’s systems, shifts in what gets promoted. None of this is hidden malice - it is simply what big companies do. But it is why genuine makers keep finding the ground moving under them, a pattern we explore in marketplace consolidation and makers.
You cannot read a marketplace’s priorities from its homepage. You read them from who owns it and who they answer to.
What does it mean to sell on an independent marketplace?
An independent, mission-driven marketplace does not have a distant parent company’s revenue targets dictating its fee schedule. That does not make it automatically better - but it does mean its incentives can stay aligned with the people who actually sell on it.
SCRAPD is independent and built around a single idea: curated, human-reviewed, one-of-one handmade work. Founding-50 makers pay 5% commission - well below Poshmark’s 20% and Etsy’s roughly 10-11% effective rate. Every storefront is reviewed by a real person before it goes live, which is how the marketplace stays what it says it is. For sellers, the practical takeaway is simple: know who owns the platform you build your business on, and what they want from it.
Who owns Etsy in 2026?
Etsy is an independent, publicly traded company on the NASDAQ under the ticker ETSY. It is owned by its shareholders and has no parent corporation. eBay did not buy Etsy.
Is Depop owned by Etsy?
Depop is owned by Etsy, which acquired it in 2021. However, eBay agreed to acquire Depop from Etsy in a deal announced February 2026 and expected to close in Q2 2026, after which eBay will own it.
Who owns Poshmark?
Poshmark is owned by Naver, a major South Korean internet company. Naver completed its acquisition of Poshmark in January 2023, taking the marketplace private.
Is ThredUp owned by another company?
No. ThredUp is an independent, publicly traded company. It is a secondhand resale and consignment marketplace, not a handmade marketplace.
Why does it matter who owns a marketplace?
Ownership shapes incentives. Large parents and public shareholders push for revenue growth, which often means higher fees, more pay-to-play advertising, and scale over curation. Knowing who owns a platform helps sellers anticipate change.