SEEK

What SEEK does

SEEK Limited is a publicly listed (ASX: SKLTY) Australian employment marketplace founded in 1997 by Paul and Andrew Bassat, headquartered in Melbourne. The company operates Australia's number one job search platform with the largest inventory across 30+ industry classifications, and extends this footprint across eight Asia-Pacific markets (Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand) plus Bangladesh via wholly-owned regional brands JobsDB, Jobstreet, Jora, and Bdjobs. In March 2026 SEEK replaced its traditional keyword search with an AI-powered contextual search that interprets candidate intent and refines recommendations using behavioral signals.

The core product is a two-sided marketplace connecting job seekers (free access) with employers (paid job advertising, premium hiring solutions, and analytics) through a self-serve employer portal. Adjacent and partner offerings extend the platform beyond job listings: SEEK Pass (credential verification), SEEK Grad (graduate recruitment via gradconnection), Sidekicker (contingent/gig workforce), and integrations with GO1 and FutureLearn (learning) and JobAdder (ATS). Customers span SMBs through large enterprises across healthcare, trades, manufacturing, education, government, ICT, retail, and professional services.

SEEK's revenue model combines subscription/recurring job advertisement fees with placement transaction fees, supported by a freemium funnel for job seekers. Q2 2026 (H1 FY2026) revenue was $601 million AUD (up 12% YoY) with adjusted profit of $104 million AUD (up 35%) from continuing operations; a record dividend of $0.27 per share (up 13%) was declared. The company has 1,001–5,000 employees and is currently divesting its Employment Hero stake following a Federal Court API dispute and recording a $356M non-cash impairment on its Zhaopin investment, indicating portfolio rationalization around the core marketplace.

Name

SEEK

Legal name

SEEK Limited

Website

https://seek.com.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

SEEK is Australia's largest employment marketplace, connecting job seekers with employers across 30+ industries and eight Asia-Pacific markets via an AI-powered contextual search platform, monetizing through paid job advertisements and placement services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Employment Marketplace

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Business Services Marketplaces (Freelancers, SMB Services) (BPAMAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vertical/Specialty Search (e.g., jobs, real estate, travel, products) (BPAMAAAD), Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL), Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

Keywords

• Online job marketplace
• Employment marketplace
• Recruitment platform
• Job listing platform
• Hiring marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

North Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Job Advertisement Fees: SEEK generates revenue primarily through charging employers to post job advertisements on the platform. Q2 2026 showed strong performance with revenue of $601 million (up 12%), driven by AI-powered product innovation and market share gains.
2. Freemium Model: Job seekers access the platform for free while employers pay for premium posting and hiring solutions. Freemium model rollout completed across all Asia markets.
3. Placement Services: ANZ region achieved record placement share with 17% yield uplift, contributing to revenue through successful job placements facilitated by the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SEEK operates an online employment marketplace that connects job seekers with employers across Australia, New Zealand, and seven Asia-Pacific markets. The platform lists jobs across 30+ industry classifications with advanced search filters for salary, work type, and work arrangement (on-site, hybrid, remote). Employers access a dedicated portal to post paid job advertisements, manage applications, and use recruitment solutions, while job seekers access the platform for free. The service also includes salary benchmarking, career advice content, and credential verification via SEEK Pass.

Product overview

SEEK operates a comprehensive employment marketplace platform across APAC, comprising the core SEEK job search platform plus associated partner services. The core platform offers job search across multiple work arrangements (full-time, part-time, contract, casual, on-site, hybrid, remote) and 30+ job classifications. Associated services include SEEK Pass (credential verification), SEEK Grad (graduate recruitment), Sidekicker (contingent workforce), and integrations with third-party learning platforms (GO1, FutureLearn) and recruitment software (JobAdder). The platform serves job seekers and employers across Australia, New Zealand, and several Asian markets including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jobsdb: Employment marketplace operating in Southeast Asia
• Jobstreet
• Jora
• Bdjobs
• SEEK Pass
• SEEK Grad
• Sidekicker
• GO1

Products and services

• SEEK Core Platform (Job Seeker Marketplace) SEEK's flagship online employment marketplace where job seekers search and apply for positions across 30+ industry classifications, with filters for salary range, work type (full-time, part-time, contract, casual), work arrangement (on-site, hybrid, remote), and listing date. Free for job seekers to access.
• SEEK Employer Platform Dedicated employer portal for businesses to post job advertisements, manage applications, access hiring advice, market insights, hiring analytics, and customer service. Includes tiered pricing and products for job advertising and recruitment solutions targeting enterprise and SMB customers.
• SEEK NZ New Zealand-specific version of SEEK's employment marketplace serving the NZ job market with localized job listings, features, and dedicated NZ URL (nz.seek.com).
• JobsDB SEEK's regional employment marketplace serving Southeast Asia markets including Hong Kong (hk.jobsdb.com) and Thailand (th.jobsdb.com), part of the company's international expansion across 8 APAC markets.
• Jobstreet SEEK's regional employment marketplace serving Southeast Asia markets including Indonesia (id.jobstreet.com), Malaysia (my.jobstreet.com), Philippines (ph.jobstreet.com), and Singapore (sg.jobstreet.com), enabling localized job search across the region.
• Jora SEEK's partner job aggregator platform operating in Australia and worldwide, aggregating job listings from multiple sources across the web.
• Bdjobs

Quantifiable outcome

• Job advertisements fell 0.8% in May and 4.5% year-on-year, with applications per role increased 3.6% month-on-month
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Employment HerominorOthers · 16 February 2026SEEK has launched a process to sell its stake in HR software platform Employment Hero, formally ending their investor-partner relationship that began in 2017. The platform has surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue and supports more than 350,000 businesses globally. SEEK previously sold a $95 million portion of its stake to KKR last year. The separation follows a Federal Court dispute over API access.
• JobsDBcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJobsDB is SEEK's regional platform for Southeast Asia, part of the company's international expansion strategy across 8 Asia-Pacific markets.
• JobstreetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJobstreet is SEEK's regional platform serving Southeast Asia markets, enabling localized job search across the region.
• BdjobsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBdjobs is Bangladesh's job portal operating as SEEK's international partner, extending SEEK's geographic footprint to South Asia.
• JoraminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJora operates as SEEK's partner platform in Australia and worldwide, aggregating job listings across multiple sources.
• SEEK PassminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEEK Pass is a partner service offering credential verification and skills validation for job seekers on the SEEK platform.
• SEEK GradminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEEK Grad (gradconnection) is a graduate recruitment platform partner helping connect recent graduates with entry-level opportunities.
• SidekickerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSidekicker is a partner service for temporary and gig workforce solutions, integrated with SEEK's employment marketplace.
• GO1minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGO1 is a partner service providing e-learning and professional development resources integrated with SEEK's career development offerings.
• FutureLearnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFutureLearn is a partner platform for online courses and educational content, supporting SEEK's career development and upskilling services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn (Microsoft): LinkedIn operates a global professional networking platform with integrated job search and recruiter tools. It competes directly with SEEK for both job seekers and enterprise hiring clients across APAC, particularly in professional and technical roles, and is part of Microsoft which provides deep enterprise distribution.
• Recruit Holdings: Recruit Holdings is the parent of Indeed and operates a diversified HR services portfolio including staffing agencies. It is a directly comparable incumbent in the global online recruitment and staffing market with overlapping employer-customer value propositions.

Direct peers

• Indeed: Indeed is a leading global job search engine and marketplace operated by Recruit Holdings, competing directly with SEEK through pay-per-click job advertising and AI-driven matching. Indeed has aggressive global expansion, including APAC, making it SEEK's closest direct competitor in the online job marketplace category.
• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a US-based online employment marketplace using AI-driven matching between employers and job seekers. It is comparable to SEEK in marketplace business model, employer subscription pricing, and reliance on AI to differentiate matching.
• StepStone Group: StepStone operates one of Europe's largest online job marketplaces connecting employers with candidates across multiple verticals. It is comparable to SEEK in business model (employer-paid job listings, behavioral matching) and global marketplace dynamics.
• Glassdoor: Glassdoor is a US-based job search and employer review platform now integrated with Indeed. It is comparable to SEEK in providing job listings, salary benchmarking, and company research features that drive candidate decision-making.

Regional players

• Naukri (InfoEdge): Naukri, operated by InfoEdge, is India's leading online job portal and recruitment marketplace. It is structurally comparable to SEEK's JobsDB/JobStreet operations in Southeast Asia as a dominant regional job marketplace monetizing via employer listings.
• 51job: 51job was a major China-focused online recruitment platform serving employers and job seekers across verticals. It is comparable to SEEK as a regional employment marketplace with employer subscription and job advertising revenue, and relevant given SEEK's exposure to Chinese recruitment via its Zhaopin stake.
• Bayt.com: Bayt.com is the Middle East's largest online job portal with employer listing and candidate matching services. It is comparable to SEEK as a regional employment marketplace operating across multiple countries with localized platforms and employer subscriptions.
• Reed (Reed Online): Reed is a UK-based recruitment and job marketplace platform offering job listings and recruitment services. It is comparable to SEEK in core marketplace business model, employer fee structure, and online job advertising focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/seekjobs
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SEEKJobs
• Facebookfacebook.com/seek
• Instagraminstagram.com/seekau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seek

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A7 records

Investments2 records

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