Mercado Libre (Uruguay R&D)
UruguayE-commerceFounded 1999
Mercado Libre is a leading e-commerce and fintech platform in Latin America that enables users to buy and sell a wide variety of products online. The company operates through five main business units: Mercado Libre Marketplace for product sales, Mercado Pago for payments, Mercado Publicado for advertising, Mercado Shops for merchant tools, and Mercado Crédito for credit services. It serves customers across Latin America, with significant operations and R&D presence in Uruguay and Argentina. The company is recognized as Latin America's most valuable company and is currently transitioning leadership from founder Marcos Galperin to new CEO Ariel Szarfsztejn.
Key people
- Marcos Galperín Founder and CEO (until Jan 2026)
- Ariel Szarfsztejn President of LATAM unit and incoming CEO