Letgo is a mobile marketplace that allows users to buy and sell goods locally. Letgo features a variety of product categories such as clothing, cars, furniture and electronics. Letgo developed a proprietary technology that enables sellers to post listings instantly by only taking a picture of the product. Additionally, it enables buyers to easily browse listings through its user-friendly interface and communicate with buyers through its chat. Letgo was launched in 2015 and has rapidly reached more than 20 million active users per month and 45 million app downloads.
Alternatives to Letgo
Wallapop
Company: Wallapop | Founder: Agustin Gomez, Gerard Olivé, Miguel Vicente | CEO: Agustin Gomez | Since: 2013
Wallapop is an online buy-and-sell application. Buyers can post brand-new or pre-loved items on site, and sellers can choose from the wide selection posted online. The service is currently available in Spain. Spain partnered with the Correos, a post and…
Ioffer
Company: Ioffer Corporation | Founder: Steven Nerayoff | CEO: Ryan Boyce | Since: 2002
iOffer is an online trading community that operates on a negotiated commerce model. Users can freely post items for sale, but must pay a transaction fee when an item is sold. Sellers can ask for a specific price or request…
Offerup
Company: OfferUp, Inc. | Founder: Arean van Veelen, Nick Huzar | CEO: Nick Huzar | Since: 2011
OfferUp is a marketplace that allows users to buy and sell goods and services locally. OfferUp’s users can post items for sale on different social media networks and online communities, browse daily new postings and exchange communications with sellers. Among…
Backpage
Company: Backpage.com, LLC | Founder: Michael Lacey, James Larkin | CEO: Carl Ferrer | Since: 2004
Backpage is a website that allows its users to post classified ads for a broad range of products and services such as jobs listings, real estate and car sales. The website was launched in 2004 and by 2011 it was…
Ebay
Company: eBay Inc. | Founder: Pierre Omidyar | CEO: Devin Wenig | Since: 1995
eBay is an e-commerce company that allows both people and businesses to securely buy and sell a broad array of products and services accross the globe. Products can be sold in eBay’s platform through an online auction or through direct…
Craigslist
Company: Craigslist, Inc. | Founder: Craig Newmark | CEO: Jim Buckmaster | Since: 1995
Craigslist is a website for local classifieds and forums, allowing its users to post goods for sale, services, jobs, housing, wanted items, among others. The Company was launched in 1995 in the United States and since then has grown exponentially…
Gumtree
Company: Gumtree.com Limited | Founder: Michael Pennington, Simon Crookall | Since: 2000
Gumtree is a British classifieds website. Originally a local classifieds site for London, Gumtree expanded to cover more of the UK, and eventually launched sites for Warsaw, Berlin, Milan, and Rome. Users can post listings for free, but the site…
Oodle
Company: Oodle, Inc. | Founder: Craig Donato, Faith Sedlin, Scott Kister | CEO: Craig Donato | Since: 2004
Oodle is an online marketplace and search engine for classified ads. The largest classifieds aggregator in the world, Oodle takes listings from eBay, ForRent.com, and other websites, including national and local sources in the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, and India.…
Final edit: Jan Willem Beumer, editor-in-chief of Mindbogglingmedia