15 Facts About Kijiji

Kijiji was launched in February 2005 as an eBay subsidiary and became part of the eBay Classifieds Group in 2007.

The Kijiji brand is used in more than 100 cities in Canada and with kijiji.

Kijiji parent is Dutch company Marktplaats BV since 2005, which is part of the same group.

Kijiji is the most popular online classifieds service in Canada and draws more traffic compared to competitor Craigslist in that country.

Kijiji offers similar services and is seen as a competitor to Craigslist, with the biggest differences being that Kijiji has an extensive pets section, as well as a more modern interface.

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Kijiji was launched as "a start-up within eBay created by a small team of entrepreneurial employees", according to eBay's March 2005 press release announcing the new service.

Kijiji was launched in February 2005 in Quebec City and Montreal, and expanded across the rest of Canada in November 2005.

In February 2010, Kijiji withdrew its Personals section in the United States and Canada.

In November 2012, Kijiji entered into a listing partnership with Rentseeker.

In January 2017, Kijiji introduced eBay ads that appear in search results, which are identified by an eBay logo.

In July 2017, Kijiji made it mandatory to register with the site to post ads.

In December 2017, Kijiji introduced “My Messages”, a messaging system which allows users to communicate with each other directly on the site.

In October 2018, Kijiji unveiled an updated logo, replacing the one that had been in use since the site started in 2005.

In November 2018, Kijiji launched Kijiji Autos, a new car shopping platform separate from the main site.

In July 2019, Kijiji announced the closure of the Tickets category, citing a shift from paper to digital tickets and the resulting problems with making sure the codes are authentic and functioning as the reason.