York City and Buenos
Aires, Argentina. The OLX website hosts free user- generated classified advertisements for urban communities around the world and provides discussion forums sorted by various topics.
OLX gained prominence upon announcing a partnership with
Friendster , the social networking website. The story was covered by dozens of media publications, including the New York Times, [1] and was a topic of debate among bloggers.
The company was co- founded in March 2006 by Internet entrepreneurs Fabrice
Grinda and Alec
Oxenford. OLX considered itself the next generation of free online classifieds. OLX's objective was to provide a simple solution to the complexities involved in selling, buying, trading, discussing, organizing, and meeting people near you, wherever you may reside. The OLX website allows you to:
Design rich ads and personalise them with pictures and videos
Control your selling, buying, and community activity in My OLX
Display your ads on your social networking profile (Facebook,
Myspace, ...)
Access the site from your mobile phone
OLX is used in over 96 countries in 40 languages. The company was founded in March
2006 and is privately held. Geographic scope
As of January 2011, OLX is available in 96 countries and 45 languages. [2]
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Media Coverage &
Recognitions
In August 2009, OLX was named a good competitor to Craigslist in the United States by
TechCrunch .[3]
In December 2009, OLX
Inc. was named a rival to
Craigslist by
BusinessWeek .[4]
In December 2009, OLX's
Co-CEO, Fabrice Grinda appeared on Le Web
Paris 2009. [5]
In January 2010, OLX was named one of New York
City's 10 hottest tech startups by amNY. [6]
In August 2012 , OLX was named Finalist in
Lead411's New York City
Hot