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Who owns Depop?
Depop is run by Depop Limited, a company in the United Kingdom, and its top owner is now eBay Inc., a company based in the United States. As of our check of 28 October 2026, eBay is listed on Nasdaq as EBAY, and this comes from Wikidata, an SEC filing, an eBay press release and the LEI register.
Checked on by AnyFact's AI Business Check, with a fresh look at Wikidata, the LEI register and the sources linked below.
Ownership chain
From depop.com to its owner
Website
depop.com
Depop's website
Runs the site
Depop Limited
UK company, registered at Companies House as number 08316342; named in an SEC filing
Sources:sec.govfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Top owner
eBay Inc.
US company, based in San Jose; completed its purchase of Depop on 30 July 2026
Sources:search.gleif.orginstagram.com
The sources do not all agree
Wikidata names both Etsy and eBay (from 2026) as parent, and our report summary still says Depop is part of Etsy. An Etsy SEC filing and an eBay press release of 30 July 2026 say Depop was sold to eBay, so we show eBay.
Leaders and founders
The people behind Depop
Simon Beckerman · Founder of Depop
Source:wikidata.org
Peter Semple · CEO of Depop (as named in a video search result)
Source:youtube.com
Jamie Iannone · CEO of eBay, Depop's top owner
Source:wikidata.org
What the registers say
- Register and LEI records
Companies House (UK) lists a company named DEPOP LIMITED with number 08316342, but our AI could not confirm automatically that it runs depop.com. The LEI record for eBay gives the legal name EBAY INC., jurisdiction US-DE, status ACTIVE.
Sources:find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uksearch.gleif.org
- Wikidata, in our check
Known organisation: Depop (Wikidata), based in United Kingdom, part of Etsy
Source:wikidata.org
- Company register, in our check
A company named DEPOP LIMITED (08316342, GB) is registered in Companies House (UK); our AI could not confirm automatically that it runs this site
Dated, from the sources
How Depop's ownership changed
2011
Depop was founded as a social shopping app.
Source:news.depop.com
June 2021
Etsy acquired Depop for $1.6 billion in cash.
Source:en.wikipedia.org
30 July 2026
eBay completed its acquisition of Depop from Etsy.
Our method
How to find out who is behind any other site
Read the site's own legal pages
Terms of use, privacy policy, imprint or legal notice: they name the company you contract with. For depop.com, the operator in the chain above comes from pages like these, from filings or from Wikidata.
Look that company up in a register
Companies House in the UK, SEC EDGAR for US public companies, the French Annuaire des entreprises, and the GLEIF LEI register worldwide give its legal name, number, address and status.
Follow it to its parent
Wikidata records parent organisations, owners and stock listings with dates; annual reports and filings confirm them. Check the date of each source: Wikidata can lag behind a sale.
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Questions about who owns Depop
Who owns Depop?
eBay owns Depop. An eBay press release dated 30 July 2026 says it completed the acquisition, and an Etsy SEC filing reports the sale of Depop to eBay.
Sources:investors.ebayinc.comsec.gov
Is Depop a British company?
Depop is based in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are in London, with offices in New York. Its owner eBay is a US company, which is a fact about ownership only.
Sources:news.depop.comwikidata.org
Who founded Depop?
Wikidata names Simon Beckerman as the founder of Depop. The company says it was founded in 2011 as a social shopping app.
Sources:wikidata.orgnews.depop.com
Is Depop publicly traded?
Depop is not listed by itself in the sources we read. Its owner eBay is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker EBAY, according to Wikidata.
Source:wikidata.org
Who owned Depop before eBay?
Etsy owned Depop before eBay. Etsy bought it in June 2021 for $1.6 billion in cash, and an Etsy SEC filing later reports its sale to eBay.
Sources:en.wikipedia.orgsec.gov
Is Depop still owned by Etsy?
No, according to the most recent sources. An Etsy SEC filing says ownership has changed from Etsy, and eBay announced completion of the deal on 30 July 2026. Wikidata still lists Etsy as a parent as well.
Sources:sec.govwikidata.org
Who is the CEO of Depop?
One video result in our sources names Peter Semple as CEO of Depop. Wikipedia text also mentions Kruti Patel Goyal as CEO in July 2024. Our AI could not confirm automatically who leads Depop today.
Sources:youtube.comen.wikipedia.org
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