JD.com vs Shopify

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

JD.com is the older of the two, founded in 2004 — 2 years before Shopify.

Founded: 2004; 2006
Status: Active; Active
Headquarters: Beijing, China; Ottawa, Canada
Industry: e-commerce; e-commerce
Founders: Liu Qiangdong; Tobias Lütke
Employees: 62,000; 8,300
Legal form: company limited by shares; corporation
Listed on: Nasdaq; Toronto Stock Exchange
Website: jd.com; shopify.com

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on JD.com and Shopify.