Mercado Libre highlighted the creation of more than 17,000 jobs in Argentina during 2025, stemming from the growth of commercial activity of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that use its platform.
This information was shared by the company through its official X account and later echoed by its founder, Marcos Galperin, who focused on the impact of e-commerce on employment.
According to the company, more than 8,000 Argentine SMEs strengthened their work teams during the past year to meet the needs of their operations within the marketplace and the growth of activity under the Government of Javier Milei.
The message from Mercado Libre and Marcos Galperin.
In total, these companies made more than 17,000 hires, a figure that reflects the generation of indirect employment linked to the development of digital sales.
"In 2025, more than 8,000 Argentine SMEs reinforced their teams due to their operations on Mercado Libre. In total, they hired more than 17,000 people", the company published on its official profile.
The figure was also highlighted by Marcos Galperin, founder of Mercado Libre, who shared his own message to emphasize the number of workers hired by companies that sell their products through the platform.
"More than 17,000 jobs hired in 2025 in Argentina to operate sales on Mercado Libre...17,000 in 2025. You read that right", the businessman wrote on X.
Javier Milei and Marcos Galperin.
The impact of e-commerce on SME employment
The data released by Mercado Libre highlights the effect that the expansion of e-commerce has on the labor structure of small and medium-sized enterprises.
The need to manage a higher volume of operations, attend to digital sales, and sustain commercial activity on the platform led thousands of businesses to hire new workers.
In this sense, the more than 17,000 hires are not exclusively positions generated directly by Mercado Libre, but rather additions made by Argentine SMEs as a result of the growth in commercial activity.
This information is significant due to the number of companies involved, with more than 8,000 firms expanding their workforce during 2025, with new hires aimed at supporting their online sales operations.
