The Marketplace 50

The Marketplace 50 is an exclusive list of the top influencers in various categories of online marketplace and multi-vendor commerce innovation. These leaders are promoting the multi-vendor commerce model of platform business and pushing the pace of network-based commerce development from a business, technology, investment, and conceptual point of view. This highly competitive annual distinction accounts for dozens of factors and seeks to recognize those making a meaningful impact on this space.

Four categories of honorees, Marketplace Thought Leaders, Marketplace Enablers, Marketplace Market Makers, and The Marketplace 50 Hall of Fame have been announced with one more to come on our webinar “Introducing the Marketplace 50” on February 28th at 2pm ET, when the final category, Marketplace Operator Excellence, will be announced live. Be sure to register now.

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Award Categories

Recipients are recognized across five categories of excellence:

The Marketplace 50 Hall of Fame

These are the individuals whose contributions to the multi-vendor commerce space have set the tone for the entire industry. A winner of this category is inducted for life and therefore can only be awarded one time.

2023 Honorees Have Been Announced

Marketplace Market Makers

These are the individuals who lead the market-setting organizations in terms of investments, valuations, and what comes next. A winner of this category may repeat, as is warranted.

2023 Honorees Have Been Announced

Marketplace Thought Leaders

This category is for the media and analysts who cover the marketplace and multi-vendor commerce space via studies, surveys, articles, and other incredible thought-leadership that serves to raise the awareness and effectiveness of the overall space. A winner of this category may repeat, as warranted.

2023 Honorees Have Been Announced

Marketplace Enablers

These individuals create and/or implement the software that powers the platform revolution by enabling multi-vendor commerce to transact at scale. Be it platforms, point solutions, or implementing the stack, these innovative leaders push the pace of what’s possible with a marketplace.

2023 Honorees Have Been Announced

Marketplace Operator Excellence

These individuals are leading the way in providing an innovative marketplace shopping experience that benefits both the customers and the sellers. A winner of this category may repeat, as warranted.

2023 Honorees Have Been Announced

Thought Leadership

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