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Press release · 10 September 2026

# Mercado Libre Experience 2026: AI and technology redefine digital commerce in Mexico

Original title, in Spanish: “Mercado Libre Experience 2026: IA y tecnología redefinen el comercio digital en México”

**Publication**

El Financiero (Mexico)

**Author**

Unsigned

**Published on**

10 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

The Mercado Libre Experience 2026 event, held in Mexico City, presents the platform's artificial intelligence, payment and logistics tools for Mexican SMEs. According to data shared by executives of Mercado Libre and Mercado Pago, 47% of SMEs using the platform discovered AI through the built-in assistants, and 40% of those using these AI solutions have increased their sales. AI is used for content creation, listing optimisation and sales strategies. The article also mentions the overall economic impact of the Mercado Libre ecosystem in Mexico (106.4 billion pesos in 2025) and the expansion of its logistics network, with no direct link to AI.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on El Financiero →](https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/mundo-empresa/2026/09/10/mercado-libre-experience-2026-ia-y-tecnologia-redefinen-el-comercio-digital-en-mexico/)

## Figures cited

-   47 %
    
    Share of SMEs using Mercado Libre tools whose first interaction with AI was through the platform's assistants
    
    SMEs using Mercado Libre tools, Mexico, 2025
    
    > « La compañía destacó que 47 por ciento de las pymes que utilizan sus herramientas tuvo su primera interacción con esta tecnología a través de los asistentes disponibles en la plataforma. »
    
    Source: Mercado Libre
    
-   40 %
    
    Share of SMEs using Mercado Libre's AI solutions that have increased their sales
    
    SMEs using Mercado Libre's AI solutions, Mexico
    
    > « De acuerdo con Mercado Libre, cuatro de cada 10 pymes que utilizan estas soluciones han logrado incrementar sus ventas. »
    
    Source: Mercado Libre
    
-   20 %
    
    Share of Mexican SMEs operating in the Mercado Libre ecosystem
    
    SMEs, Mexico, 2025
    
    > « A ello se suma que una de cada cinco pymes mexicanas ya opera dentro del ecosistema de Mercado Libre. »
    
    Source: Mercado Libre / rapport Efecto MELI
    

## Classification

**Country**

Mexico

**Company size**

SMEs

**Industries**

Retail and distribution, e-commerce

**Companies**

Mercado Pago (supplier), Mercado Libre (supplier)

**Keywords**

generative ai, smes, e-commerce, ai assistants, logistics, mexico

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to El Financiero. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.