About Mercari

Mercari, Inc. is a Japanese company based in Minato-ku, Tokyo that operates the Mercari flea market app. The company was founded by Shintaro Yamada in 2013 as a company called KOUZOU and was later renamed Mercari, Inc. Yamada is also the company's current CEO. Mercari was previously operating other services such as Attē, a regional community app, Kauru, a flea market app for books, CDs, and DVDs, and Mercari Mezon, a luxury brand-focused resale app, but all of these services have been discontinued. One of Mercari's group companies is the J.League club Kashima Antlers.

Legal name
Mercari, Inc.
Japanese name
株式会社メルカリ
Industries
IT & Telecommunications
Founded
Founders
Shintaro Yamada
HQ
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 18F, Roppongi 6-10-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Employees
Around 1,800
IPO status
Public company
IPO date
Stock symbol
4385