List of Online Platforms that do not own anything

Geert Jan
PayRequest
Published in
3 min readJul 13, 2020

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Online platforms are becoming increasingly popular, they bring customers and suppliers together, they often do not provide services themselves and do not own physical goods, so they are a kind of online marketplace and intermediary.

Most online platforms often have a monopoly position by their well-known and large investors who only need to see profit in the long term, most online platforms are therefore startups.

List of online platforms that do not own anything!

‪AliExpress: Platform for Sellers

  • Most products are from third-party sellers.

FlixBus: Platform for Bus rides

  • Does maybe own some buses, but most are from tour operators.

Airbnb: Platform for Accommodations

  • does not own any properties.

Uber: Platform for Ride-hailing

  • does not own any vehicles.

Facebook: Platform for Social & News

  • Does not create any news articles

Uber Eats: Platform for Restaurants

  • Does not own any restaurants.

Spotify: Platform for Music/Podcasts

  • Does not make any music or podcasts.

NetFlix: Platform for Movies and Series

  • Does not have any actors.

N26 bank: Not really a platform, it is an online bank

  • does not own any ATMs or banking offices.

ParkMobile: Platform for Parking garages

  • Does not own any parking garages.

Expedia: Platform for Flights & Hotels

  • Does not own any airplanes or hotels.

Etsy: Platform for Arts

  • Does not own any artwork.

Fiverr: Platform for Freelancers

  • Does not employ freelancers.

PayRequest: Platform for Payments

  • Does not own any SaaS or webshop.

More Online Platforms will be coming

Online Platforms make our lives easier, they connect us to the right business and mostly you can use it easily, and with just one app.

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