{
  "id": 265390,
  "title": "Trade: Shopping platform Whatnot valued at $20 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/handel-shopping-plattform-whatnot-wird-mit-20-milliarden-dollar",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-07T12:53:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/handel-shopping-plattform-whatnot-wird-mit-20-milliarden-dollar-bewertet/100245700.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US company has almost doubled its value within a year. Whatnot also wants to grow strongly in Germany - and is thus challenging Ebay and Tiktok Shop.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/geschaftszahlen-saudi-aramco-verdient-kraftig-an-gestiegenen",
        "published": "2026-08-04T08:11:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}