Leboncoin

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Leboncoin
Founded28 April 2006
Number of employees
368 in 2019
Websitehttps://leboncoin.fr/

Leboncoin is a French website for classified ads.

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The company founded in 2006 by the Norwegian company Schibsted. It allows individuals to buy and sell goods locally, and its free service is funded by charging fees to professionals and advertisers.[1] Optional functions are also available for a fee. Leboncoin has become a trusted third party for consumer goods transactions and vacation rentals, and acts as an online payment intermediary through a partnership with the Dutch company Adyen.[2][3] It is the fourth most visited website in France, with a monthly audience of 28 million unique visitors in early 2017, and recorded 20.4 million visits in a single day in February 2021.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Airbnb, Blablacar, Le Bon Coin ... Pourquoi et comment utilise-t-on les plateformes de consommation collaborative". April 2018.
  2. "La France au miroir du "Bon Coin"". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  3. "Paiement, livraison, IA : Leboncoin fait sa révolution technologique". lsa-conso.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  4. "Le Bon Coin se porte bien, malgré les déboires de sa maison mère". lsa-conso.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-19.