{"id":167,"date":"2016-06-14T12:38:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T12:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatbit.com\/glossary\/?p=167"},"modified":"2025-11-18T09:12:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:12:55","slug":"peer-to-peer-p2p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatbit.com\/glossary\/peer-to-peer-p2p\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer to peer (P2P) Marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;A peer-to-peer or P2P marketplace is an online platform that connects people in need of a product temporarily with people who have that product, but are not using it. Through a P2P marketplace, people can rent out a product in exchange of money or a similar product only for the time they need it. Today, there are P2P marketplaces for renting homes, cars, bikes, spots gears, music gears, etc. Collectively, these P2P marketplaces are part of Sharing Economy, which emphasize optimum use of resources through collaborative consumption and reusability.\\nRecommended Reading: Rise of Sharing Economy &amp; Why Startups Are Loving It\\nhttp:\/\/www.fatbit.com\/fab\/strangers-benefits-rise-sharing-economy-startups-loving\/ &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:893,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">A peer-to-peer or P2P marketplace is an online platform that connects people in need of a product temporarily with people who have that product, but are not using it. Through a P2P marketplace, people can rent out a product in exchange of money or a similar product only for the time they need it. Today, there are P2P marketplaces for renting homes, cars, bikes, spots gears, music gears, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;A peer-to-peer or P2P marketplace is an online platform that connects people in need of a product temporarily with people who have that product, but are not using it. Through a P2P marketplace, people can rent out a product in exchange of money or a similar product only for the time they need it. Today, there are P2P marketplaces for renting homes, cars, bikes, spots gears, music gears, etc. Collectively, these P2P marketplaces are part of Sharing Economy, which emphasize optimum use of resources through collaborative consumption and reusability.\\nRecommended Reading: Rise of Sharing Economy &amp; Why Startups Are Loving It\\nhttp:\/\/www.fatbit.com\/fab\/strangers-benefits-rise-sharing-economy-startups-loving\/ &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:893,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Collectively, these P2P marketplaces are part of Sharing Economy, which emphasize optimum use of resources through collaborative consumption and re-usability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recommended Reading:<br \/>\n<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;A peer-to-peer or P2P marketplace is an online platform that connects people in need of a product temporarily with people who have that product, but are not using it. Through a P2P marketplace, people can rent out a product in exchange of money or a similar product only for the time they need it. Today, there are P2P marketplaces for renting homes, cars, bikes, spots gears, music gears, etc. Collectively, these P2P marketplaces are part of Sharing Economy, which emphasize optimum use of resources through collaborative consumption and reusability.\\nRecommended Reading: Rise of Sharing Economy &amp; Why Startups Are Loving It\\nhttp:\/\/www.fatbit.com\/fab\/strangers-benefits-rise-sharing-economy-startups-loving\/ &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:893,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatbit.com\/fab\/strangers-benefits-rise-sharing-economy-startups-loving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rise of Sharing Economy &amp; Why Startups Are Loving It<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A peer-to-peer or P2P marketplace is an online platform that connects people in need of a product temporarily with people who have that product, but are not using it. Through a P2P marketplace, people can rent out a product in exchange of money or a similar product only for the time they need it. Today, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatbit.com\/glossary\/peer-to-peer-p2p\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Peer to peer (P2P) Marketplace&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Peer to peer (P2P) Marketplace - FATbit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fatbit.com\/glossary\/peer-to-peer-p2p\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Peer to peer (P2P) Marketplace - FATbit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A peer-to-peer or P2P marketplace is an online platform that connects people in need of a product temporarily with people who have that product, but are not using it. 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