Digital Platforms as a Base for Forming a Digital Economy

The paper discusses the essence of digital platforms, their types and properties due to their functioning. The subject of this research is to study the impact of digital platforms and platform technologies on the formation and development of the digital economy. The purpose of the study is to reveal the features and areas of application of digital platforms in the digital economy. In the course of the study, methods of scientific analysis were used, including methods of analogies for generalization and comparative analysis for typing digital platforms. The result of the study is a description of the structure of the business model used by platform companies to involve the main participants in the business process (business partners, potential customers, developers, etc.). As a conclusion, it should be noted that digital platforms are actively used in traditional fields of activity and contribute to the development of innovations that lead to a change in the boundaries and composition of industry markets and the rules of competition in them.