1. Heavy Traffic

Craigslist receives more than 50 billion page monthly pageviews. More than 60 million people from the U.S. alone visit the site each month
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2. Millions of Listings
Craigslist users post more than 100 million classified ads each month. Of those listings, more than 2 million are job ads.
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3. How Craigslist Makes Money
While some listings are free, Craigslist makes money by charging for job postings in 28 metro areas, brokered apartments in New York City and therapeutic services in the U.S.
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4. Started in San Francisco
Craigslist started as an email list of events in San Francisco by Craig Newmark, a computer programmer.
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5. Why Craigslist Is a .ORG
Though Craigslist is incorporated as a for-profit, it uses a .org rather than a .com to signify the relatively non-commercial nature of the platform. It claims its mission is public service over spinning a profit.
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6. Craigslist Is All Over the World
There are more than 700 local Craigslist sites in 70 countries around the globe.
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7. A Small Team of Employees
Craigslist has 30-something employees in its San Francisco headquarters
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8. Craigslist Speaks 13 Languages
Craigslist supports Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portugese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
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9. What Craig Is Up to Now
In March 2011, Newmark launched Craigconnects, a multi-issue non-profit working to "connect the world for the common good."
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10. EBay Has Partial Ownership
In August 2004, eBay acquired roughly 25% of Craigslist.
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When you think of Craigslist, you probably imagine the sparsely designed Internet agora of job listings, apartment rentals and just about everything else in between. But what do you really know about the community-driven e-commerce hub?

We dug into Craigslist's About page to learn some lesser-known facts.

How many people actually post to Craigslist each month? Why is it craigslist.org rather than craigslist.com? And who is Craig, anyways? Take a look through the gallery above to become a Craigslist expert.

Are you a frequent Craigslist user? Let us know in the comments if any of these facts surprise you.

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