11 mind-blowing facts about Craigslist, which makes more than $1 billion a year and employs just 50 people

Craigslist is one of the top 20 websites in the US, and generates over $1 billion in revenue.The site's been around since 1999, and now serves 700 cities in 70 countries.Here are 11 surprising facts about one of the most well-known sites on the internet.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Craigslist is not just one of the largest websites on the internet.It also dates back to the web's earliest days, having gotten its start in 1999, when founder Craig Newmark turned his email newsletter featuring local events in the San Francisco Bay Area into a website. Craigslist now serves 700 cities spread across 70 countries — all with a site that eschews modern design in favor of a mostly text-based layout that is largely unchanged since the early 2000s. Here are 11 facts that you might not know about Craigslist, the classified ad marketplace with an archaic site design.