More than a hobby

Etsy sellers represent a growing sector of the economy: independent, flexible, solo entrepreneurs who are taking their economic and social well-being into their own hands. Together, they offer a new way forward — a path that relies not on the actions of a few big businesses, but on the proliferation of many small ones to build the capacity and resilience of the worldwide economy.

By the numbers

1.6 million
The approximate number of active sellers on Etsy at the end of 2015

$2.39 billion
The gross merchandise sales, in USD, that Etsy shops generated in 2015

30
The percent of sellers in the US who report that selling on Etsy is their sole occupation

76
The percent of US sellers who consider their Etsy shop a business

Source: 2014 Seller Survey