FAQs

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive and efficient diamond and jewelry markets. Established in 1978, the group has more than 20,000 clients in over 120 countries. 

The Rapaport Group’s key activities and services include: 

  • RapNet – The world’s largest online diamond and gemstone trading marketplace, with over $8 billion in daily listings. 
  • Rapaport Auctions – The world’s largest recycler of diamonds, operating international single-stone and melee auctions. 
  • Rapaport Information Services – The trade’s primary source of diamond pricing data, research, analysis, and news, as well as the home of Rapaport Magazine. 

Rapaport aims to advance transparency, trust and ethical business practices in the global diamond and jewelry industry by providing data, pricing information, and fair-trade initiatives. 

Rapaport’s reach spans the globe. With regional offices in the major diamond trading centers, including New York, Belgium, Israel, India, Dubai and Hong Kong, the group serves clients worldwide. 

The Rapaport Price List — also known as the Rapaport Diamond Report and Rapaport Diamond Price List  is the primary source of diamond prices in the market. Established in 1978, it provides independent benchmark asking prices that the global diamond trade uses to standardize, compare and negotiate diamond prices.  

Diamond retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, miners and appraisers use the Rapaport Diamond Price List to determine diamond values, set pricing strategies, and research diamondmarket trends. 

The Rapaport Diamond Price List is updated weekly and distributed to subscribers around the world. 

Rapaport publishes daily news articles, monthly research reports, market analyses, and educational content covering price trends, consumer demand, and trade developments. Among other things, the Rapaport News team reports on a wide range of diamond mining companies and retail conglomerates, including De Beers, Alrosa, Signet Jewelers, Chow Tai Fook, and Tiffany & Co. 

Rapaport facilitates global trade through RapNet and Rapaport Auctions, providing trusted platforms for buying and selling polished diamonds, gemstones, and jewelry.

Rapaport Auctions hosts regular loose-stone and diamondmelee tenders and auctions in major trading centers, including New York, Dubai and Ramat GanViewing takes place over a specified time period, and bidders must submit sealed bids by the close of auction. Sellers have one business day after closing to approve or reject top bids, and buyers then receive invoices for lots accepted. 

Yes. Rapaport offers a wide range of advertising and sponsorship opportunities across digital, print and event platforms. Options include Rapaport Magazine ads, newsletter sponsorships, webinars, podcasts, and custom marketing campaigns. 

Rapaport reaches a highly targeted, global audience of diamond and jewelry professionals, including senior executives, wholesalers, retailers, and decision-makers. 

Yes. Rapaport provides detailed advertising specifications for print and digital formats, including size, resolution and layout guidelines to ensure the highest production quality.  

You can contact Rapaport’s advertising department directly through advertising@rapaport.com to request the current media kit, rates, and scheduling details. 

To send us your diamond and jewelry-related news tips, please contact news@rapaport.com. 

Some services, such as newsnewsletters and general insights, are available for free to the public. Others — including access to the Rapaport Diamond Price List, trading platforms, and auctions — require membership. The Rapaport Research Reportproviding market insights, analysis, and Rapaport diamond data, is a premium service.

Rapaport offers customer service and regionaloffice support for all its divisions and members, including Rapaport Diamond Price List subscribers, RapNet members, and Rapaport Auctions participants. Please visit our contact page for more information.