- Dubizzle
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Dubizzle Industry Web services Founded 2005 Headquarters Dubai, United Arab Emirates Key people Co-Founders: J.C. Butler & Sim Whatley Employees 
50Website www.dubizzle.com Dubizzle is an online classifieds and community portal offering users the opportunity to buy, sell and find things within their community.[1]
Launched in 2005 by co-founders J.C. Butler and Sim Whatley, the Dubai-based company started off as an attempt to provide expats with an easy to use classifieds platform. As noted by Gulf Business magazine, they are one of the earliest “Dubai-centric community sites to emerge on the scene and has grown and developed with the city over time”.[2] In December 2010, Dubizzle’s UAE portal was generating nearly 50 million page views a month with over 3 million visits.[3]
Today, Dubizzle is available in 14 countries and 20 cities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with platforms available in English, Arabic and French.[4]
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Origin
Dubizzle was launched in Dubai, UAE, in 2005 by J.C. Butler and Sim Whatley. The two co-founders began working from home and funding the project from their own pockets, building the website with just USD $ 12,000.[5]
Services
Dubizzle has made a reputation for itself as a free market, where almost anything can be bought or sold. The site contains a free classifieds section including property for rent and sale, an automotive section, job pages and other interactive sections.[6]
Locations
Dubizzle is headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and is available in:[7]
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Egypt
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Morocco
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates
References
- ^ [1], The National, Five Years On - Dubizzle Ready to Cast Net Wider, December 2010
- ^ Gulf Business, The Digital Ones to Watch For, March 2011
- ^ [2], The Next Web, UAE Classifieds Dubizzle Expands to 9 Arab Countries
- ^ [3], ITP.net, Dubizzle expands across the MENA region
- ^ Forward Syria, Syria; a new country on the Dubizzle market, March 2011
- ^ [4], Khaleej Times, The Weird and Wonderful Web
- ^ Gulf Business, The Digital Ones to Watch For, March 2011
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