History Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, in 2006 and Canadian cities in 2000 and now covers 70 countries. It became a web-based service in 1996 and expanded into other classified categories.
Craigslist (stylized as craigslist) is a privately held American company operating a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, services, community service, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.Ĭraig Newmark began the service in 1995 as an email distribution list to friends, featuring local events in the San Francisco Bay Area.