leboncoin

leboncoin is France's biggest classifieds platform, operated by the Paris-based company LBC France. Schibsted launched it in 2006, and it belongs to Adevinta today. In 2023 it reached about 29 to 30 million unique visitors per month and is regularly among the most visited websites in France.

Features

• Ads for goods, vehicles, flats, jobs and holiday rentals, free for private individuals in most categories.
• Payment and shipping through the platform for private sales since 2018, via a payment partner.
• Usable without registration to browse, with an app for iOS and Android.

Ownership and limits

Adevinta belongs to the Aurelia group. According to the UK company register (Companies House, October 2025) and the 2026 reports of eBay and Vend Marketplaces, funds advised by Permira (London) hold about 37 percent, Blackstone about 29 percent, General Atlantic about 8 percent and TCV about 4 percent, while Vend Marketplaces (Oslo) holds 14 percent and eBay about 8 percent. Owners based in Europe thus hold slightly more than half. leboncoin serves the French market only and the interface is in French.