Online Classifieds growing rapidly in India



The indications are loud and clear. Online Classifieds market in India is growing rapidly in India currently. A recent study conducted by a mega search engines Google and renowned management firm KPMG states that the current digital classifieds market is likely to grow three times to reach a whopping $ 1.2 billion by the year 2020. Quikr, Sulekha, Just Dial,OLX and Perclik are some of the leading digital classifieds websites in India now

A senior official of Google claims that the ecosystem is ripe for the emergence of digital classifieds. The market has been spurred by the Smartphone penetration. Thus online users are expected to grow to a stunning 650 million by 2020.

Category wise Online Classifieds trends in India


The report also claims that the next phase of growth for the digital classifieds market will be led by online services, real estate and automobiles. At present these sectors are about 30% of the total online classifieds market. 

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The google searches made on Google trends reveal that the local searches made across these categories  in the last 4 years have grown by 4 times. In terms of cities these have been led by  Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Kochi, Coimbatore, Indore and Jaipur.

As against the expectation of the growth in real estate market which is likely to be around 4 times, the growth in online services is likely to grow by as much as 7 times. The online services under this category include services like dining, auto rentals, relocation services, beauty services, repairing services, tutorials and so on. 

The report also claims that online job market too is set to double by 2020. At present 63% of the total candidates seeking job, search for jobs listed on online classifieds websites. Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad are the top cities in terms of online job searches in India. The maximum online job searches pertain to government jobs. 

Some Challenges online classifieds market is facing

Though there is great scope for online classifieds there are certain challenges as well for the market as a whole. These include unverified listings and low customer loyalty.  This is why you must make use of the leading and more credible online classifieds websites for getting trustworthy clients.

Perclik happens to be one such leading online classifieds website which is very trustworthy. So if you are looking to boost your business through online classified, then you must make best use of the online classifieds services we offer. For further details, please visit our website.