Company

Back Market

Back Market is an online marketplace for refurbished electronics including smartphones, laptops, tablets, gaming consoles, and home appliances. The platform serves consumers seeking discounted tech products with quality assurance through inspections, warranties, and return guarantees. The company emphasizes environmental sustainability by extending device lifecycles through the refurbishment market.

Back Market is a privately held company operating in the retail & e-commerce sector, based in France. Leadership tracked by CEOInsider includes Thibaud Hug de Larauze (CEO).

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Leadership

Current

Thibaud Hug de Larauze

CEO · 2014–present

Recent developments

AI summary of recent coverage

Recent coverage has focused on Back Market's advertising campaign featuring its founder swearing on his mother's life to promote the company's refurbished technology offerings and quality assurances. The company has also garnered recognition for its business performance, including a 32 percent increase in gross merchandise value in 2025 and inclusion on TIME100's list of most influential companies. Additionally, coverage has examined Back Market's role in the broader circular economy and the growing consumer demand for secondhand tech.

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