5 mind-blowing facts about Craigslist
Craigslist is an American classified advertisement website. It makes more than $1 billion a year and employs just 50 people. There are plenty of surprising facts connected to Craigslist. Keep on reading to learn more about this site.
While Craigslist is full of adds, QuizzClub is full of general knowledge. Answer daily trivia questions to boost your brainpower. If you just want to have fun, take QuizzClub’s personality tests. Let’s go back to Craigslist. Here are some general information about the site:
- The founder of Craigslist is Craig Newmark.
- There was only an email distribution list to friends before the site.
- The site works in 70 countries.
#1 Craigslist gets more visitors than Netflix
This fact is surprising because Craigslist has no advertising or marketing. However, the site ranks in the top 20 websites in the US.
#2 Dunbar’s number
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.
#3 From an old cell phone to a Porsche
Steven Ortiz (17 years old) traded his way from an old cell phone to a Porsche that was worth about $9,000.
#4 The biggest philanthropist in America
Craig Newmark donated $143.8 million to charity in 2018. He donated more than Bill Gates whose company worth 60 times that of Newmark.
#5 Song about the site
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?
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