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Zalando, founded in 2008, is Europe's biggest pure-play online fashion platform. The company is present in 25 European countries with a market share of around 12% in European online apparel sales. In 2024, Zalando had...

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Profitably scaling a dominant European online fashion platform while expanding B2B services and AI-driven personalization amid...

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Industry Internet Retail / E-Commerce Fashion
4 named competitors
4 recent developments
11 analyst dimensions
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Cyborg Score recalibrated: June 15, 2026
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Zalando, founded in 2008, is Europe's biggest pure-play online fashion platform. The company is present in 25 European countries with a market share of around 12% in European online apparel sales. In 2024, Zalando had 50 million active users.

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Zalando has acquired About You in 2025 and now positions its B2B Scayle software as a multi-billion euro opportunity. The company is preparing to announce its first deal with an American customer, marking a break into the US market with its B2B offerings. The company expects traffic to Zalando's platform from AI chatbots and agents to increase, with currently a low single-digit percentage driven by AI.

Competitive Landscape

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Key competitors include About You (now acquired), ASOS, Farfetch, and Sarenza. Other competitors include ABOUT YOU, Boozt.com and StockX. Zalando commands around 12% market share in European online apparel sales, positioning it as the clear market leader in Europe.

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Zalando SE operates in Internet Retail / E-Commerce Fashion.

Key facts

Founded: 2008 · Headquarters: Berlin, Germany · Employees: 16,117 · Revenue: $12.8B · Market cap: $9.5B

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ASOSGlobal online fashion retailer→FarfetchLuxury fashion e-commerce platform→Boozt.comNordic online fashion retailer→SarenzaEuropean footwear and accessories retailer→

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What does Zalando SE do?+
Zalando, founded in 2008, is Europe's biggest pure-play online fashion platform. The company is present in 25 European countries with a market share of around 12% in European online apparel sales. In 2024, Zalando had...
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Zalando SE has a Cyborg Score of 7/10 (Strong). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
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Named competitors include ASOS, Farfetch, Boozt.com, Sarenza. The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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