Answer: Pierre Omidyar

The eBay platform was launched by a man named Pierre Omidyar in the year 1995. Pierre Omidyar is an entrepreneur and philanthropist, known for his significant contribution to the field of e-commerce through eBay, an online auction and shopping website.

In his living room in San Jose, California, Omidyar first created a simple site that eventually grew into a major online trading platform, transforming the way people buy and sell goods across the world.