Growth Of eBay In India

A low internet penetration and customer apprehensions has meant that eCommerce is still not huge in India. Despite this, in absolute terms, the volumes are impressive. With the acquisition of Baazee.com in the early part of the decade, eBay has set up a significant eCommerce presence in the non-ticketing category. Here are some numbers about eBay in India

Number of unique users : 1.6 million

Shopping Catalog
2005 : 75,000
2009 : 350,000

Penetration of PaisaPay, the payment gateway
2005 : 15%
2008 : 54%
2009 : 70%