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Jiji.ng
IndustryMarketplace classifieds
Founded2014
Headquarters
Lagos
,
Nigeria
ParentGenesis Technology Partners
Websitejiji.ng

Jiji is Nigerian online marketplace, the largest online classified ads company, which represents C2C and B2C sellers in the country. At the moment, it is the place of publication of over 800,000 ads, attracting over 160,000 sellers and 7 million original users per months, who look for bargains in cars, household goods, electronics, services, and look for jobs. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Jiji is ranked as the 39th overall most visited website in Nigeria by Alexa.[7]

History

Jiji was founded in 2014 in Lagos,Nigeria by Anton Wolyansky, who is company’s CEO nowadays. In autumn 2015 Jiji started a project known as Jiji blog,[8] providing visitors with the information on business, technologies, entertainment, lifestyle, tips, life stories, news.

In 2016, Jiji partnered with Airtel, global telecommunications services company.[9][10] This means that customers to Jiji site will not pay for data if they access the websites via Airtel network.

In November 2016, Jiji held the first Conference for sellers, which took place in Westown Hotel in Lagos. [11] Currently, Jiji actively uses social networks for communication with users. The official public page in Facebook[12] has about 900,000 subscribers; the Instagram page[13] has about 63,300 followers.

In April 2017, Jiji received NIRA (Nigeria Internet Registration Association) Awards as the most innovative online service of the year in Nigeria.[14][15] In May 2017, Jiji became the finalist of The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), having entered the top 5 representatives in Commerce & Retail Category[16]

Mobile application

Jiji has the mobile version of the website, developed for Android and iOS. According to the Google Play statistics, Jiji App is in the list of ten most downloaded apps in Nigeria.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ "Jiji.ng SiteInfo". SimilarWeb. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  2. ^ "Top Classifieds Ads websites In Nigeria". Nigerianfinder. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  3. ^ "#1 Classifieds Site In Nigeria". Informationng.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  4. ^ "The 20 most popular Nigerian eCommerce sites". Techpoint.ng. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  5. ^ "Jiji.ng An Example Of The Trends In Nigeria Startup". Techproducts. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  6. ^ "Tactics To Sell Better On Jiji And Olx". Wealthresult.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  7. ^ "TOP sites in Nigeria". Alexa. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  8. ^ "Jiji.ng Blog". Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  9. ^ "AIRTEL PARTNERS PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO JIJI.NG". Innovation Village. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  10. ^ "Jiji is in Free Basics!". LindaikejisBlog. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  11. ^ "First Jiji conference Read more: https://www.naij.com/1050384-first-jiji-conference.html". Naij. Retrieved 2017-08-27. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  12. ^ "Jiji.ng". Facebook. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  13. ^ "Jiji.ng". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  14. ^ "NIRA Awards". NIRA. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  15. ^ "Winners of the .ng 2017 AWARDS" (PDF). NIRA. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  16. ^ "West Africa mobile awards finalists announced". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  17. ^ "Top Free in Android Apps Nigeria". Google Play. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  18. ^ "Nigerian Shopping App Jiji Grows Its Marketplace Using Mobile Native Ads". Leadbolt.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
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