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The company changed the name of its service from AuctionWeb to eBay in September 1997, after Echo Bay Technology Group, Omidyar's consulting firm. The echobay.com domain name was already registered by Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company, so Omidyar shortened it to eBay.com.

eBay (EBAY) Ownership Overview The ownership structure of eBay (EBAY) stock is a mix of institutional, retail and individual investors. Approximately 72.91% of the company's stock is owned by Institutional Investors, 11.50% is owned by Insiders and 15.60% is owned by Public Companies and Individual Investors.

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