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About Kijiji US

Overview

Kijiji is a free local classifieds website for your community. Our goal at Kijiji is to create a clean and easy-to-use marketplace that allows you to browse and post listings in areas such as Pets, Motors, For Sale, Housing, Jobs, and Services.

The word “Kijiji” (pronounced key-gee-gee) means “village” in Swahili. This word captures the essence of what we are creating—a community where members can connect with one another to exchange goods, ideas, and services.

Kijiji sites are currently available in more than 1,000 cities and countries around the world. In the US, Kijiji was launched in 220 cities on June 29, 2007.

Fast Facts about Kijiji in the US

  • As of July 2008, Kijiji attracted nearly 5 million monthly unique visitors and more than 300,000 organic live listings
  • Kijiji has generated more than 400 million page views since launch – more than one for every person living in the United States
  • You’ll find over 40,000 listings for dogs and puppies ready for adoption on Kijiji
  • Over 70,000 items are For Sale on Kijiji – more than enough to fill each seat in Chicago’s Soldier Field
  • There are over 40,000 cars and vehicles listed on Kijiji – twelve for every county in the US
  • Kijiji users submit hundreds of success stories each month. To read these stories or share your own, Click Here.

Press

For media inquiries please contact Lisa Boyd at lboyd@kijiji.com.

(To contact our customer support team please click here: Contact Us)

Kijiji.com has been recently featured in media across the country:

TechCrunch—Ebay Survey Says Americans Buy Crap They Don’t Want  (8/21/08)

Context Analytics Survey—Unused Items Around the House Cause Strain on 8 in 10 Couples  (8/20/08)

DM News—Available to good home: Online classifieds  (6/23/08)

Business Wire—Kijiji Celebrates One Year Anniversary  (6/20/08)

Time—Taking Aim at Craigslist  (6/18/08)

eBay Ink Blog—Oodles of Opportunities  (06/5/08)

Reuters—Web classifieds rise point to consumer bargain hunt  (05/16/08)

DenverPost.com—More help for foreclosure pets  (04/16/08)

NY Times—In Restless Pursuit of Craigslist’s Success  (12/31/07)

U.S. News & World Report—EBay's Challenge to Craigslist  (7/10/07)

NY Times—EBay to Be Rival of Craigslist on Online Classifieds  (07/04/07)

 

 
How to pronounce "Kijiji"

Kijiji Team

The Kijiji team

Kijiji Team 2

Our team playing foosball - of course, the table was found on Kijiji!

VW Van

You can try to sell anything on Kijiji! Even a beat-up VW van covered in Kijiji stickers...

 

 
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