eBay registers 212 million users
More than 210 million people worldwide are now registered users of the eBay auction site, the firm has revealed, trading items worth $12.6bn (£6.7bn).
The 26% growth in annual registered users helped the US firm record a 10% rise in quarterly profits to $281m.
The firm is bullish about the outlook for its core trading business, its online payment operation PayPal and its internet telecoms business Skype.
It is forecasting full-year sales of between $5.86bn and $5.92bn.
Delivering value
Sales grew 31% to $1.45bn in the three months to the end of September, the firm's third quarter, ahead of market expectations.
The firm's e-commerce websites, including Shopping.com, recorded a 22% rise in sales to $1.04bn.
Revenues at PayPal rose 41% to $350m while Skype, which eBay bought for $2.6bn last year, contributed $50m in sales.
This represented a 13% rise on the previous quarterly period.
"As our results demonstrate, we are executing on our strategy to grow our marketplaces, PayPal and Skype businesses individually and collectively to deliver greater value to our community of users and to our shareholders," said chief executive Meg Whitman.
The firm has raised its profit forecasts for the year as a whole, shrugging off concerns that a slowdown in the US economy may hit its results.
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