MELI Effect

MELIEffect

A regional story, told country by country

The MELI Effect moves across Latin America in different ways. Choose a country to see how it plays out in each market.

ENTREPRENEURS AND SMBS

The marketplace asa gateway

7in10

sellers made their first online sale on Mercado Libre.

Selling online scales up a business and opens new possibilities for growth: reaching new markets, adopting digital tools and accessing financing.

Mercado Libre works as a gateway to digital commerce.

In 2025, more than 220,000 SMBs and entrepreneurs sold on Mercado Libre. For nearly 7 in 10 sellers, Mercado Libre was their first experience selling online.

In Mexico, a growing share of online sales comes from SMBs and entrepreneurs. Mercado Libre works as a gateway to digital commerce for most of them: beyond selling online, they can reach new cities, access shipping and payment methods, and add tools that until recently were out of their reach.

+220K

More than 220,000 SMBs and entrepreneurs sold on Mercado Libre in 2025.

68%

For 68% of them, it was their first experience selling online.

2/3

Two thirds sold to a city they had not reached before.

45%

45% used artificial intelligence for the first time thanks to the marketplace.