5 mind-blowing facts about Craigslist

This fact is surprising because Craigslist has no advertising or marketing. However, the site ranks in the top 20 websites in the US.

Craigslist’s corporate structure is based on Dunbar’s number. It’s a psychology principle suggesting that there’s a cognitive limit to the number of people with whom any person can maintain stable social relationships. That’s why only 50 people work in Craigslist company.

Steven Ortiz (17 years old) traded his way from an old cell phone to a Porsche that was worth about $9,000.

Craig Newmark donated $143.8 million to charity in 2018. He donated more than Bill Gates whose company worth 60 times that of Newmark.

Weird Al wrote a song called “Craigslist” in 2009. He sings about buying and selling assorted minutiae on the site. Have you ever listened to this song?