Allegro (auction website)
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| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Founded | Poznań, Poland (1999) |
| Headquarters | Poznań, Poland |
| Area served | Poland |
| Key people |
Arjan Bakker, CEO Grzegorz Brochocki, COO |
| Industry | Auctions, Electronic commerce |
| Products | Online auction hosting, Online payment systems, Price comparison service, Online classified adverts |
| Owner | Naspers |
| Website | allegro.pl |
| Type of site | online auction |
| Registration | required to buy and sell. limited buying (only "buy it now", not auctions) is possible without registration. |
| Allegro (auction website) | |
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Alexa rank | 194 (December 2014)[1] |
Allegro zone at Woodstock Festival Poland (2013).
Allegro (Polish pronunciation: [aˈlɛɡrɔ]) is an online auction website based in Poznań, initially it was Polish but is now owned by a foreign company. It was formed in 1999 and subsequently purchased by online auction site QXL Ricardo plc in March 2000. QXL was soon acquired by Tradus which in turn was acquired by Naspers in 2008.
European Allegro sites:
- Czech Republic - Aukro.cz
- Hungary - Vatera.hu (Other Allegro sites in Hungary: TeszVesz.hu, Grando.hu, Arukereso.hu, Lealkudtuk.hu, OLX.hu)
- Russia - Molotok.ru
- Ukraine - Aukro.ua
- Bulgaria - Aukro.bg
- Belarus - Allegro.by
- Romania - Former site Aukro.ro (Other Allegro sites in Romania: OLX.ro, FashionDays.ro, Autovit.ro)
- Poland - Allegro.pl
- Slovakia - Aukro.sk
- Kazakhstan - Allegro.kz
- Serbia - Allegro.rs
Immensely popular in Poland, Allegro is ranked 194th among the world's most used online websites by Alexa Internet (26 December 2014) - compared to eBay UK at 92nd and eBay Germany at 77th.[2]
In 2011, Allegro claimed to have over 11 million users [3]
References
- ↑ "allegro.pl Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ↑ "Allegro.pl Site Info". Alexa.com. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ↑ http://www.crn.pl/news/wydarzenia/badania-rynku/2011/08/11-5-mln-uzytkownikow-allegro