Who We Are

Kijiji exists for one simple reason: life is busy. It's a rare day when you're not doing at least one Kijiji-esque task: looking for a job, buying a car, needing to find a plumber, selling your old bike, lining up a babysitter, or warming up to your kids' plea for a puppy.

Life is too busy, in fact, to deal with iffy classifieds sites. Sites that are not completely free, remarkably simple, and safe enough for your kids to look at — they're not worth your time. Kijiji strives to be all three. There's always "someone home," and we're here to help.

The word “Kijiji” (pronounced key-gee-gee) means “village” in Swahili. This word captures the essence of what we are creating — a community where members can connect with one another to exchange goods, ideas, and services.

In the US, Kijiji was launched on June 29, 2007, and we're thrilled to celebrate our second birthday with you.

Fast Facts about Kijiji in the US

• As of June 2009, Kijiji attracted nearly 7 million monthly unique visitors and more than 400,000 live listings
• Kijiji has generated more than 1 billion page views since launch – more than three for every person living in the United States
• You’ll find over 75,000 listings for cats and dogs ready for adoption or sale on Kijiji
• Over 80,000 items are For Sale on Kijiji – twice the number of last year’s Chicago marathon runners
• There are over 90,000 cars and vehicles listed on Kijiji – thirty for every county in the US
• Kijiji users submit hundreds of success stories each month. To read these stories or share your own, click here.

Press

For media inquiries please contact Kathy Domingo at kadomingo@ebay.com.
(To contact our customer support team please click here: Contact Us)

Kijiji.com has been recently featured in media across the country:

Shape—Shape your life news  (4/1/2009)

Herald News—Making a cleansweep of things  (3/22/2009)

NBC Chicago—Bolingbrook Couple Wins Clutter Contest  (3/20/2009)

CNet.com—Webware Radar  (3/12/2009)

WebProNews—Kijiji Adds New Search Features  (3/4/2009)

Woman's Day—Remodeling & Makeovers  (3/1/2009)

Woman's Day—Organizing on a Budget  (2/25/2009)

Redbook—Good to Know  (2/1/2009)

MarketingGrrl—Kijiji  (2/4/2009)

BlogHer—How to Generate Cash After the Holiday Season  (12/23/2008)

Yahoo! Shine—How to earn back the money you spent on presents  (12/23/2008)

MarketWatch—Filling those pots: How to generate cash during the holiday season  (12/23/2008)

TodayShow—Today's Money: How to cash in your valuables  (12/8/2008)

Mommy Bytes—Thankfully I'm not a packrat!  (11/20/2008)

Modern Mom—Pass It Down  (11/14/2008)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch—Financial disaster puts his style back in vogue  (10/26/2008)

Union Tribune—Good stuff or useless junk?  (10/18/2008)

The Kansas City Star—Sensible saving is cool again  (10/13/2008)

Newsday.com—In tough times, good habits get hip  (10/12/2008)

The Washington Times—Online flea markets make happy couples  (10/1/2008)

Parenting—My Junk Made $183 on eBay  (10/1/2008)

iVillage—Being frugal - with our space  (10/1/2008)

Sun-Sentinel—Humberto Cruz: Saving money is now the cool thing to do  (9/22/2008)

Newsweek—What About Ijunk?  (9/20/2008)

TechCrunch—Ebay Survey Says Americans Buy Crap They Don’t Want  (8/21/08)

Context Analytics Survey—Unused Items Around the House Cause Strain on 8 in 10 Couples  (8/20/08)

DM News—Available to good home: Online classifieds  (6/23/08)

Business Wire—Kijiji Celebrates One Year Anniversary  (6/20/08)

Time—Taking Aim at Craigslist  (6/18/08)

eBay Ink Blog—Oodles of Opportunities  (06/5/08)

Reuters—Web classifieds rise point to consumer bargain hunt  (05/16/08)

DenverPost.com—More help for foreclosure pets  (04/16/08)

NY Times—In Restless Pursuit of Craigslist’s Success  (12/31/07)

U.S. News & World Report—EBay's Challenge to Craigslist  (7/10/07)

NY Times—EBay to Be Rival of Craigslist on Online Classifieds  (07/04/07)