Marketplace (Two-sided platforms) conversion rate benchmarks

Two-sided marketplaces like Etsy (buyers + sellers), Airbnb (guests + hosts), Upwork (clients + freelancers). Two distinct funnels — one per side. Supply-side activation is often the harder CVR problem because supply must exceed demand for liquidity.

Business model

transaction fee (typically 10-20% of GMV)

Typical ACV

highly variable — supply-side and demand-side have different funnels

Sales cycle

~1 days

Top traffic sources

organic-search, paid-search, paid-social

Cited benchmarks (0)

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Notes on this vertical

Most public benchmarks cover demand-side (buyer) CVR because it's the visible user-facing flow. Supply-side CVR (lister acquisition + first-listing activation) is benchmarked far less often but is the more valuable metric for marketplace founders.

Industry profile cited from NFX Marketplace Metrics Guide.