Rapaport Group

What Rapaport Group does

Rapaport Group, founded in 1976 by Martin Rapaport, operates an international network of companies providing pricing, trading, auction, news, and certification services to the global diamond and jewelry industry. Its core asset is the Rapaport Price List (RAPI), the international benchmark for polished diamond pricing since 1978, which anchors the company's positioning and is licensed exclusively to paying members. Building on that benchmark, the group operates Rapaport Trade (formerly RapNet), the world's largest online diamond and gemstone trading marketplace with over 1.6 million stones and more than $8 billion in daily listings across members in 103 countries; Rapaport Auctions, the world's largest recycler of polished diamonds at approximately 370,000 carats per year through 18,000 qualified participants; and Rapaport News and Intelligence, the trade's primary news platform with 2.8 million+ annual views and the monthly Research Report. Adjacent services include Rapaport Source Certification for traceability and ethical sourcing of natural diamonds.

The company's revenue model combines recurring membership subscriptions (Price List, Trade, News, Intelligence Report) with transaction fees from auctions. Distribution is hybrid: digital through rapaport.com and trade.rapaport.com, complemented by regional offices and in-person auction events in the major diamond trading centers of New York, Antwerp, Israel, India, Dubai, and Hong Kong. Customer segments are horizontally distributed across diamond dealers, retailers, miners, jewelry manufacturers, appraisers, and investors, with named enterprise participants including De Beers and Signet Jewelers. In early 2025, founder Martin Rapaport transitioned to Chairman and Dan Mano was appointed CEO to lead digital transformation and global expansion; under the new leadership, the company rebranded RapNet to Rapaport Trade, launched Source Certification, and announced testing of an agentic AI tool for market analysis in June 2026.

Name

Rapaport Group

Legal name

Rapaport USA Inc.

Website

https://rapaport.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Rapaport Group operates the global diamond industry's standard pricing benchmark (RAPI Price List), trading marketplace, auction network, news, and ethical sourcing certification, serving more than 20,000 diamond professionals across 100+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diamond Trading and Pricing Platform

NAICS

Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423940)

SIC

Wholesale-Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones & Metals (5094)

akta.pro primary industry

Diamond & Gemstone B2B Exchanges/Marketplaces (CRAKAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Diamond/Gemstone Auction Houses & Tender Platforms (CRAKAJAI), Polished Diamond Trading & Brokerage (CRAKAJAD)

Keywords

• Diamond price benchmark
• Diamond trading marketplace
• Diamond auction services
• Diamond market intelligence
• Gemstone news and research

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rapaport Price List Subscription: Weekly subscription to the Rapaport Diamond Price List, the global benchmark for diamond pricing since 1978. Distributed exclusively to Rapaport Members, creating transparency for those who trade diamonds responsibly at fair market prices.
2. Rapaport Trade Membership: Membership fees for access to the world's largest online diamond and gemstone trading marketplace. Members buy and sell directly with verified suppliers worldwide with no commissions, using real-time pricing tools powered by the Rapaport Price List.
3. Rapaport Auctions: Transaction fees from the world's largest recycler of polished diamonds, marketing approximately 370,000 carats per year through 18,000 qualified buyers and sellers from 70+ countries.
4. Rapaport News and Intelligence: The trade's primary source of diamond and jewelry news with 2.8 million+ annual views. Content includes breaking news, market analysis, Rapaport Magazine, videos, podcasts, webinars, and press releases distributed through digital platforms and newsletters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Rapaport Group operates a multi-product platform serving the global diamond trade. Its core offering is the Rapaport Diamond Price List (RAPI), the international benchmark for polished diamond pricing since 1978, supplemented by Rapaport Trade (formerly RapNet), the world's largest online diamond and gemstone trading marketplace, and Rapaport Auctions, the world's largest recycler of polished diamonds. The company monetizes these through membership subscriptions, transaction fees from auctions, and market intelligence/news services.

Product overview

Rapaport Group operates as a multi-product platform serving the global diamond and jewelry industry. The core offerings include the Rapaport Price List (the global pricing benchmark since 1978), Rapaport Trade (formerly RapNet, the world's largest online diamond trading marketplace), Rapaport Auctions (the world's largest diamond recycler), and Rapaport News (the industry's primary news source). Supporting modules include the Rapaport Intelligence Report for market research and Rapaport Source Certification for ethical sourcing verification. The products work together to support every stage of the diamond trade: Price List establishes the benchmark, News keeps professionals current on market events, Trade enables sourcing and trading at scale, and Auctions provide an exit channel for recycling diamonds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rapaport Price List The international benchmark for polished diamond pricing since 1978, providing independent asking prices used across major markets to standardize, compare, and negotiate diamond prices. Distributed weekly exclusively to Rapaport Members.
• Rapaport Trade (formerly RapNet) The world's largest online diamond and gemstone trading marketplace, listing 1.6 million+ stones and jewelry pieces with over $8 billion in daily diamond, gem, and jewelry listings, serving tens of thousands of verified members from 103 countries who buy and sell directly without commissions.
• Rapaport Auctions

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20,000 professionals in 100+ countries use the Rapaport Price List daily for accurate diamond pricing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRapaport is a member of the Responsible Jewellery Council and is independently audited to ensure full compliance with all laws. The RJC is an international standards organization promoting responsible ethical, human rights, social and environmental practices throughout the diamond and gold jewelry supply chain.
• Trade AssociationscoreOthersRapaport is a trusted member of major trade associations including AWDC (Antwerp World Diamond Centre), AGTA (American Gem Trade Association), AGS (American Gem Society), GIA (Gemological Institute of America), JBT (Jewelers Board of Trade), JA (Jewelers of America), and DMIA (Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association).
• BonasminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBonas serves as the auction house for selling artisanal diamonds through the OrigemA program. The first sale included 103.77 carats of rough diamonds from the DRC sold through Bonas.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Sarine Technologies: Provider of diamond manufacturing technology, planning, and traceability solutions. Operates in adjacent diamond-tech infrastructure with overlapping customers (manufacturers and graders) served by Rapaport.

Direct peers

• IDEX Online: Real-time diamond pricing and online trading platform serving diamond professionals. Directly competes with Rapaport Trade as a B2B diamond marketplace and offers an alternative price index to RAPI.
• Polygon (Polygon.net): Online diamond trading network connecting verified dealers and retailers globally. Competes directly with Rapaport Trade for B2B polished diamond liquidity and listings.
• Bonas Group: International diamond and gemstone auction house already partnering with Rapaport on the OrigemA artisanal diamond program. Comparable as a polished diamond auction operator.

Broad incumbents

• Gemological Institute of America (GIA): The dominant diamond grading and gemological research institution globally. Operates in the same diamond ecosystem as Rapaport, providing certification infrastructure that complements Rapaport's pricing and trading platform.
• De Beers Group: World's leading diamond miner and marketer through De Beers Forevermark and sightholder network. Operates upstream in the value chain that Rapaport's pricing benchmark and auction business depends upon; provides input data that influences RAPI.
• ALROSA: Largest diamond miner by volume globally, supplying rough diamonds to international markets. Comparable as a major upstream participant in the same diamond value chain that Rapaport's pricing and auction infrastructure serves.
• Sotheby's (Jewelry & Diamonds division): Global auction house with significant jewelry and colored diamond auctions. Comparable as a high-end auction venue competing for premium polished diamond flow alongside Rapaport Auctions.
• Blue Nile: Major online diamond and fine jewelry retailer (now under Signet Jewelers). Comparable as a downstream consumer-facing diamond platform whose retail demand ultimately drives the trading activity Rapaport's B2B platform facilitates.

Emerging players

• StoneAlgo: AI-driven diamond pricing and analytics platform serving both consumers and trade. Emerging threat to traditional price lists like RAPI by offering algorithmic, real-time diamond valuation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rapaport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rapaport
• Instagraminstagram.com/rapaportgroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/rapaport

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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