In which California city is PayPal Holdings headquartered?

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PayPal Holdings is headquartered in San Jose, California.

PayPal’s corporate headquarters is in San Jose, in the heart of Silicon Valley. The company’s headquarters location is distinct from the places where its predecessor businesses were founded and from its many international offices.

PayPal was created through the merger of Confinity and X.com. Confinity was founded in 1998, while X.com was founded by Elon Musk and others the same year. The combined company adopted the PayPal name and became widely known for online payments.

PayPal became an independent public company again in 2015 after having been part of eBay. Its San Jose headquarters reflects the company’s continuing connection with Silicon Valley, even though its payment services are used by consumers and merchants around the world.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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