OLX in 10 slides
The classifieds giant of emerging markets - list and sell anything free in Pakistan, Ukraine, Poland, Brazil, and more.
- Classifieds marketplace
- Marketplaces
- Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
What you do on OLX
How the money is made: selling products
- List your items
- A buyer orders
- Ship it
- Payout after delivery
The classifieds giant of emerging markets - list and sell anything free in Pakistan, Ukraine, Poland, Brazil, and more.
Founded 2006 · next to 73 other marketplaces
Work and topics
Good for
What OLX takes
Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does OLX take?
Free basic listings, paid packages, 1% sale fee in Pakistan
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
How the money reaches you
From sign-up to payout
- Sign upFree
- Start straight away
- Do the work
- First payoutDays
1 way to withdraw
- Direct payment from buyers
Can you join?
Yes.
You need a smartphone. You can start straight after signing up. The first payout comes within days.
What you need
- A smartphone
- Free to joinSign-up cost
- Instant sign-upHow sign-up works
What people actually earn
OLX Group said its platforms in nine markets hosted nearly 64 million active listings daily and had 29 million monthly app users in its financial year to March…
Source: olxgroup.com ↗How it scores
Strong on fees and track record. Weaker on getting paid.
- Fees4.5
- Getting paid2.3
- Access3.3
- Track record4.0
- Proof of earnings2.5
- Free to join
- Clear fees
- Low cut
- 10 years running
- 20 years running
OLX against its peers
Guess: next to the 24 other marketplaces that charge a percentage, is OLX…
The cut of all 25 marketplaces that charge a percentage
| Platform | Fee |
|---|---|
| OLX | 1% |
| Joongna | 1% |
| Ruten | 2.5% |
| Bunjang | 4.8% |
| Tindie | 5% |
| Yahoo! Fleamarket | 5% |
| Jimoty | 5% |
| Folksy | 6% |
| Allegro Lokalnie | 6.4% |
| Depop | 6.5% |
| Rakuma | 7.3% |
| Reverb | 8.2% |
| Discogs | 9% |
| Etsy | 9.5% |
| Mercari | 10% |
| Ricardo | 10% |
| Yahoo! Auctions Japan | 10% |
| Grailed | 11% |
| StockX | 11% |
| GOAT | 12.4% |
| Vestiaire Collective | 15% |
| Dolap | 15% |
| Enjoei | 15% |
| Pinkoi | 15% |
| Poshmark | 20% |
- At 1%, OLX takes a smaller cut than 23 of the 25 marketplaces we track that charge a percentage fee (median 9%).
- Founded in 2006, OLX has been running for about 20 years — longer than 50 of the 75 marketplaces we track with a known launch year.
How much we know
We have 9 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Wikipedia or reference page
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts