Mercari, the global marketplace platform headquartered in Japan, employs approximately 479 people. Current records show 42 new hires and 55 departures, indicating a modest net contraction of the overall workforce. The figures highlight Mercari’s ongoing focus on maintaining a balanced team structure while adjusting headcount to align with business needs.
Engineering is Mercari’s largest department with about 255 employees, accounting for just over half of the entire company. Marketing and Product follows with 74 team members, while Business Management houses 54 employees who oversee day-to-day corporate operations. Smaller yet essential groups include Information Technology (26), Human Resources (20), Sales and Support (17), and Finance and Administration (11). Program and Project Management, Operations, and an assorted Other category collectively add 22 more employees, illustrating a diversified but engineering-centric organizational makeup.
Tokyo hosts the majority of Mercari’s talent, employing roughly 362 people, or three-quarters of the company’s staff. Kanagawa contributes 23 employees, and an “Other” category—representing remote or less concentrated sites—adds another 77 people. Smaller outposts are found in Bengaluru, Taipei, Fukuoka, London, Osaka, Salsomaggiore Terme, and Las Vegas, each with single-digit headcounts. This distribution underscores Mercari’s strong domestic presence in Japan complemented by select international hubs.