Craig Newmark began the service in 1995 as an email distribution list to friends, featuring local events in the San Francisco Bay Area. It became a web-based service in 1996 and expanded into other classified categories. It started expanding to other U.S. cities in 2000, and now covers 50 countries.
In March 2008, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese became the first non-English languages Craigslist supported.[3] As of August 9, 2012, over 700 "cities" in 70 countries have Craigslist sites.[4] Some Craigslist sites cover large regions instead of individual metropolitan areas—for example, the U.S. states of Delaware and Wyoming, the Colorado Western Slope, the California Gold Country, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are among the locations with their own Craigslist sites
Q: What is craigslist?A: Local classifieds and forums - community moderated, and largely free.
Q: What can I find there?A: Jobs, housing, goods, services, romance, local activities, advice - just about anything really.
Q: What is the origin of craigslist?A: An email list of SF events started by Craig Newmark in 1995.
Q: Who runs craigslist?A: Jim Buckmaster has been CEO since the year 2000.
Q: What is Craig up to these days?A: Craig launched craigconnects in March 2011 to "connect the world for the common good".
Q: Is craigslist a nonprofit?A: No, craigslist was incorporated as a for-profit in 1999.
Q: Why does craigslist still use a ".org" domain?A: It symbolizes the relatively non-commercial nature, public service mission, and non-corporate culture of craigslist.
Q: What is CL?A: Popular nickname for craigslist and an easy alternative web address - cl.com
Q: How much traffic does craigslist get?A: More than 50 billion page views per month
Q: How many people use craigslist?A: More than 60 million each month in the US alone
Q: What languages does craigslist support?A: Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portugese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Q: How many classified ads does craigslist receive?A: craigslist users post well over 80 million classified ads each month (including reposts and renewals)
Q: How many job listings does craigslist receive?A: More than 1 million new job listings each month
Q: What about craigslist discussion forums?A: More than 200 million user postings in 100 topical forums
Q: How many employees does craigslist have, and where are its offices located?A: 40-some craigslist staff work at offices located in San Francisco, CA
Q: Is craigslist hiring?A: Yes! Current CL job openings are listed here
Q: How many craigslist sites are there?A: More than 700 local sites in 70 countries
Q: What is the craigslist Charitable Fund (CCF)?A: CCF, funded by craigslist, donates millions each year to worthy charities.