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Coupang company history timeline

2010

After shutting down 02318, he founded Coupang in 2010.

2014

Experts have predicted that Coupang’s valuation will soar to around $51 billion after the IPO and will become the largest Asian company to enter the United States stock market since Alibaba Group’s $25 billion IPO in 2014.

2019

In 2019, the company announced it would build a high-tech mega fulfillment center in the Daegu National Industrial Complex in Daegu, North Gyeongsang province.

2020

The global ecommerce industry market generated $4 trillion in 2020 alone with numbers forecasted to grow even further in the next few years.

2021

With a Coupang stock debut expected to occur in March 2021, the company has already filed for an IPO and will be offering 120 million shares at $27 to $30 each.

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