Poshmark
| Primary URL | Location | Industry | poshmark[.]com |
Country
United States of America
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Retail
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Profile
Poshmark operates as an online marketplace where users can buy and sell new and used clothing, accessories, and related fashion items. The platform enables individuals to create virtual closets, list items for sale, and browse offerings from other users. It incorporates social features such as sharing, following, and commenting to foster a community‑driven shopping experience. Poshmark’s core service centers on facilitating peer‑to‑peer transactions in the apparel sector.
The company is headquartered in the United States, with its headquarters located in Redwood City, California. According to disclosures related to a 2019 security incident, Poshmark’s registered user base exceeds fifty million accounts. This figure reflects the platform’s reach across its primary markets, which include the United States and other regions where the service is available. The scale of the user base positions Poshmark among the larger consumer‑to‑consumer fashion platforms.
Poshmark differentiates itself by combining traditional marketplace functionality with social networking elements, allowing users to share listings, follow style influencers, and participate in virtual “posh parties.” The platform’s emphasis on community interaction aims to increase engagement and repeat transactions. Additionally, Poshmark has maintained a focus on fashion‑only categories, avoiding broader general‑merchandise offerings that characterize some competing resale sites.
In August 2019, Poshmark experienced a security breach in which unauthorized access to its servers resulted in the exposure of user data such as usernames, email addresses, hashed and salted passwords, names, gender, city of residence, clothing size preferences, linked social‑media profiles, and internal account settings. The breach did not compromise financial information or physical addresses. After discovery, the company engaged a third‑party security vendor, conducted audits that found no material vulnerabilities exploited, and notified affected U.S. customers in phased email batches despite the platform’s global user count exceeding fifty million.