Facebook Marketplace: The Hidden Success Story Keeping Users Engaged

28/03/2025 9 min

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Episode Synopsis

Despite Facebook's declining popularity among younger users, its Marketplace feature has become a major success with 1.1 billion users across 70 countries. Facebook Marketplace offers a fee-free platform for secondhand sales, rivaling eBay and Craigslist, while providing the trust factor of connecting to Facebook profiles. In January 2025, eBay announced a partnership with Facebook Marketplace, potentially expanding its reach and addressing EU regulatory concerns.