Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, created the first online auction site, AuctionWeb, in 1995, which later became eBay. After the company went public in 1998, it expanded its product categories and user base worldwide. In 2020, Jamie Iannone became the new CEO, and eBay made significant moves in the NFT market. In 2021, eBay had an annual revenue of $10.42 billion and a workforce of 10,800 employees.