FinTech Magazine - June 2021 | Page 101

TOP 10 Zillow Group Established : 2006
Zillow Group is an American online real estate marketplace company founded in 2006 by former Microsoft executives Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink . It has transformed from a platform that initially sold advertising space to a real estate solution for buyers and sellers . Zillow began offering estate agents and financial services in 2018 , and the move put it in indirect competition with its customers . The popular real estate company , which maintains an online database of 110 million homes , now markets itself as a solution that offers a faster , cheaper house buying and selling experience . Zillow has enjoyed great success through its financial services in real estate , with a revenue of US $ 2.74bn in 2019 , up from $ 1.33bn in 2018 .
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