How does Craigslist make money?

Craigslist makes money by charging users a listing fee for certain categories. Users of Craigslist are charged when uploading a listing on the platform in the following ways:

• To post jobs on Craigslist it costs users anywhere from $10 to $75 per job listing in the United States

• Apartment rental listings and commercial real estate listings can be charged to users in certain cities, including New York, Boston, and Chicago, the cost per listing is $5

• To use the all-for-sale by-dealer option, Craigslist charges users between $3 to $5

• Cars, trucks, RVs, and motorcycles that are listed by dealers see Craigslist charging them $5

• Users posting Gig listings in the US incur a charge of $3 to $10

• Craigslist charges $5 for service offerings in the United States and Canada