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OLX Group is a Dutch-based online marketplace headquartered in Amsterdam. The OLX consumer brand originated as OnLine eXchange in 2006. OLX Group is owned by Prosus, the international assets division of Naspers. The OLX brand is active in Poland, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Colombia, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Peru, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. South African media group Naspers acquired a majority ownership in OLX in 2010, as part of its classifieds division. Naspers increased its ownership share of OLX to 95% of the company in 2014. OLX Group has offices in Pakistan, Turkey, South Africa, India, and Indonesia, among others. The OLX marketplace is a platform for buying and selling services and goods such as electronics, fashion items, furniture, household goods, cars and bikes. In India, about 99% of its listings come from used mobile and electronics, used home and household goods, and used cars More

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  • Bengaluru man escapes being scammed for Rs 10,000 after posting an ad for iPad on Olx

    Sharing screenshots from the conversation, Unacademy senior vice President Hardik Pandya showed how the conman alias Dilip Vikas first pretended to transfer Rs 26,000 into his account -- Rs 10,000 more than the agreed amount.

  • How OLX is reshaping CarTrade Tech’s growth outlook

    How OLX is reshaping CarTrade Tech’s growth outlook

    After the closure of OLX car trading platform, CarTrade Tech is left with the classifieds business, the largest such platform in India

  • CarTrade Tech’s focus on profitability at OLX soothes investor nerves

    CarTrade Tech’s focus on profitability at OLX soothes investor nerves

    OLX has wide reach and can strengthen CarTrade’s automobile business

  • Bengaluru businessman steals car from OLX seller on pretext of test drive, arrested

    Bengaluru businessman steals car from OLX seller on pretext of test drive, arrested

    The Bengaluru police obtained 2,500 IP addresses from OLX in an effort to locate the accused person. It took months to analyse all of them.

  • Apple iPhones dominate India's pre-owned smartphone market: OLX report

    Apple iPhones dominate India's pre-owned smartphone market: OLX report

    Tier 3 cities saw the highest demand for pre-owned smartphones at 43 percent, followed by Tier 2 cities at 30 percent and Tier 1 cities at 27 percent.

  • OLX Autos crosses $1 billion-sales milestone

    OLX Autos crosses $1 billion-sales milestone

    Every month, around half a million (5 lakh) cars are listed for sale by consumers and dealers on OLX Autos classifieds platforms in India, Indonesia, and Latin America, OLX Group said in a statement.

  • Online purchases without permission by kids increased during pandemic: Olx report

    Online purchases without permission by kids increased during pandemic: Olx report

    Prolonged screen time and unhindered access to the internet due to online schooling have exacerbated mental stress, finds study. 80 percent parents felt it necessary to actively monitor the content being consumed by their little ones. About 1,500 parents across India were surveyed.

  • COVID-19 drug shortage: Remdesivir vials being sold for Rs 6,000 on OLX

    COVID-19 drug shortage: Remdesivir vials being sold for Rs 6,000 on OLX

    Remdesivir vials, which have seen a huge surge in demand in India, are being sold on the classified advertising website. OLX users from Gujarat and Maharashtra have listed Remdesivir vials for sale on the platform.

  • OLX merges online brand with offline CashMyCar for seamless car trade-in experience

    OLX merges online brand with offline CashMyCar for seamless car trade-in experience

    OLX has announced the launch of an all-new car buying and selling platform called OLX Autos, which will integrate the company’s online portal with its current offline brand CashMyCar

  • IAF aircraft on AMU campus listed for sale on OLX for Rs 10 crore; Proctor dismisses it as fake

    IAF aircraft on AMU campus listed for sale on OLX for Rs 10 crore; Proctor dismisses it as fake

    The aircraft installed at the university in 2009 as a symbol of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was listed on OLX for sale for Rs 999,99,999.

  • COVID-19 Impact | Why sanitization of a used car before sale matters now? It gets better pricing

    COVID-19 Impact | Why sanitization of a used car before sale matters now? It gets better pricing

    As people will continue to shun public transport and prefer to drive more personal vehicles to avoid risking exposure to the infection, here are those definitive tasks you should complete before taking the keys to the buyer.

  • Delhi HC restrains OLX, Quikr from posting fake Reliance job ads on web portals

    Delhi HC restrains OLX, Quikr from posting fake Reliance job ads on web portals

    Justice Mukta Gupta, in two separate interim orders, said RIL and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd have made out a prima facie case in their favour and in case no ad-interim injunction is granted they would suffer an irreparable loss and balance of convenience also lies in their favour.

  • Olx India to focus on biz expansion for now; monetisation after clocking 10-fold growth

    Olx India to focus on biz expansion for now; monetisation after clocking 10-fold growth

    The company reached break-even in the financial year 2018 with profit after tax of around Rs 15 crore.

  • OLX acquires Aasaanjobs for undisclosed amount

    OLX acquires Aasaanjobs for undisclosed amount

    With this acquisition, OLX will strengthen its jobs vertical and meet the growing need of over 60 million urban workforce in India.

  • OLX to expand used car business offline, eyes 150 outlets by 2021

    OLX to expand used car business offline, eyes 150 outlets by 2021

    The company, which has been running a pilot in six top cities in the country with around 30 outlets, is now accelerating the business under 'OLX Cash My Car' chain in partnership with Berlin-based Frontier Car Group.

  • 2GUD: Can Flipkart make a mark in the used goods market with its second innings?

    2GUD: Can Flipkart make a mark in the used goods market with its second innings?

    Flipkart will be hoping that the newest vertical under its umbrella will help bolster its status as the preferred destination for smartphones, both new and refurbished.

  • Pune-based woman duped of nearly Rs 1 lakh by 'car sale agent' on OLX

    Pune-based woman duped of nearly Rs 1 lakh by 'car sale agent' on OLX

    A case of cheating under Indian Penal Code section 420 and section 66 of the IT Act has been registered against Aizawl based-Lalthankunga in the Hadapsar police station

  • Facebook test runs Marketplace in India, to compete with Quikr, OLX

    Facebook test runs Marketplace in India, to compete with Quikr, OLX

    Facebook Marketplace is a service similar to Quikr and OLX active in 25 countries. It provides a platform to buyers and sellers to connect directly, free of charge

  • Ola, Uber drivers logon to Olx to sell their cabs as incentives dry up

    Ola, Uber drivers logon to Olx to sell their cabs as incentives dry up

    Also feeling the heat are many white collar professionals who had used this as an investment route to earn a side income.

  • The world of shared office spaces offers convenience and cost benefits

    The world of shared office spaces offers convenience and cost benefits

    For the premium piece of real estate that Lower Parel is, OLX would typically have had to pay anywhere between Rs 12,000 to Rs 18,000 per month for one workstation (of approximately 100 square feet) plus a security deposit equivalent to six to 12 months’ rent.

  • HC permanently stops UK portal from copying OLX content, logo

    HC permanently stops UK portal from copying OLX content, logo

    Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also stopped UK-based Padawan Ltd and its website www.TheGoodDeal.in from using the logo and trademark of OLX, saying the Indian company was "entitled to the relief of injunction".

  • Naspers floats VC arm in India to speed up investment drive

    Naspers floats VC arm in India to speed up investment drive

    The firm has also roped in Ashutosh Sharma to lead investments and merger and acquisitions in the country.

  • STARTUP CORNER: Ola, OLX and Uber up their act for a cleaner environment

    STARTUP CORNER: Ola, OLX and Uber up their act for a cleaner environment

    Ride-sharing and online classifieds portals like Ola, Uber, Shuttl, BlaBlaCar and OLX say the services they offer have helped reduce carbon emissions by approximately 33.1 lakh tonnes in the past 18 months.

  • Indians stock Rs 78,300 cr worth unused goods: Survey

    Indians stock Rs 78,300 cr worth unused goods: Survey

    The third edition of OLX Crust (Consumer Research on Used-Goods and Selling Trends) survey, conducted jointly with Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) across 16 cities, reveals that stocking of goods continues to rise in the country.

  • Disallow advertisements for sale of dogs on OLX, Quikr: NGO

    Disallow advertisements for sale of dogs on OLX, Quikr: NGO

    The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) had recently come out with a notification saying import of commercial dogs for breeding or any other commercial activity is not permitted in the country.

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