Craigslist 2.0: OLX Is Largest Free Online Classified Site You Never Heard Of

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OLX is a global online classifieds website with more features than Craigslist, while remaining completely FREE, even for jobs and rental listings. But chances are you never heard of OLX.com because its popularity lies mainly outside of the United States in places like Spain, India, Portugal, Mexico, South America, China, and the Philippines. (I know of them because they’re based in New York City)

Here are some Fun Facts from OLX’s Social Media Press Release:

OLX has over 50 million unique visitors per month and 400 million page views per month
Almost 2 million new ads are posted monthly
OLX has raised $28.5 million in funding since March, 2006 including from Bessemer Venture Partners
OLX has offices spread over the globe with 125 employees working out of New York, Buenos Aires, Beijing, and Moscow
OLX is the first classified sites to merge Web 2.0 functionality with the ease of use and simplicity of Craigslist
OLX is now present in 84 countries and 36 languages

Here’s what you can do on OLX:

Add pictures and videos to your listings via their HTML editor
Display your listings on your social networking profile (Facebook, Myspace, …)
Access the site from your mobile phone
View OLX in your local language
Search by city, neighborhood and zip code using sliders
Do a proximity search to locate property near a zip code
Comment on listings
Post listings in any language in any country
View the site in any country in any language
Save listings to your mobile phone

Here’s a video interview with one of the founders, Fabrice Grinda:

So, now you’ve heard about OLX.

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jimmy

I like to use olx much better then craigslist, with craigslist you get so many spam and scam emails.

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tony

I like to use olx much better then craigslist, with craigslist you get so many spam and scam emails.

jfsellsius

Im really liking olx

Tony Sena

This site is pretty cool...Way better on the eyes than CL.

Sundream Estate

Many thanks for this tip. It’s perfect for my company. I didn’t know about it before this article. A new way to free advertising to the Spanish talking people. OLX here we come.

jfsellsius

Let me know of your experience with OLX

Brendan Aiello

Thanks for the heads up, I will check it out on my listings here in the bay area and keep you posted on how well it does.

jfsellsius

Thanks Brendan. Would love to know how you like OLX

Katy

Thanks for the tip. I just wonder how many people are searching for real estate from abroad. But..I'm sure with posts like this, the site will grow in the U.S. and maybe we'll begin to see some return.

KellyTidySongs

It was really easy to find items in Charlottesville. The comment feature is really cool because I feel like a lot of times something gets sold on Craigslist and the buyers aren't updated. The comment portion of the site is helpful to give a quick update.