Facebook has announced that it is now expanding its Marketplace feature to 17 new countries in Europe, bringing the total number of countries where the feature is available to 24.
When it was launched in October, Facebook’s Marketplace feature was available in seven countries across the globe – Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, New Zealand, the U.K. and the United States. Since then, over 18 million new items have been posted for sale in the US alone, and now Facebook is expanding the feature into Europe, with its launch in 17 new countries across the continent – Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
As Deborah Liu, VP, Marketplace explains in a blog post announcing the expansion, this gives “more people a single destination on Facebook to discover, buy and sell goods in their local communities.”
Since it was launched, Marketplace has had some “teething problems,” especially with illegal listings around the time that it was launched. People started to use the feature to post and search for drugs, animals, and more, creating a big headache for the company. The problems had initially caused Facebook to stop its global rollout. With technical problems allowing illegal listings now fixed, the feature is rolling out normally.
Just how long there are no problems remains to be seen, but Facebook needs Marketplace to continue boosting its ads revenue. The company recently started testing ads within Marketplace.
You might also like
More from Facebook
Meta Is Killing Its Messenger For Apple Watch App
Meta announced it will remove the Messenger for Apple Watch app on May 31 “After May 31st, Messenger won’t be available …
Facebook And Instagram Start Selling Blue Checks With Meta Verified
Meta Verified will give you a blue check badge on both Facebook and Instagram, along with other benefits for $12 …
Meta Brings Back #BuyBlack Friday For A Third Year
Meta is bringing back #BuyBlack Friday for a third consecutive year in North America. Meta emphasized the importance of the Holiday …
Facebook Is Giving You More Controls Over What You See On Your Feed
Facebook is introducing new "show more" and "show less" controls to let you adjust what you want to see on …
Meta Introduces Facebook Reels API, Offering An Option To ‘Share To Reels’
Meta has introduced the Facebook Reels API, a solution allowing developers to build a 'share to reels' option into their …
Facebook Gets Into Delivery With DoorDash Partnership
DoorDash is partnering with Meta to pilot Facebook Marketplace deliveries across multiple cities in the U.S. Drivers will only transport items …
Meta Rolls Out Horizon Worlds In France And Spain
Meta Horizon Worlds, the VR community and game, is now available in France and Spain.
Meta Refreshes Facebook Groups With New Features
Facebook Groups now have an updated invitation system to reduce admin workloads and limit sharing of misinformation.
Meta Offers Digital Security Course For Journalists And Human Rights Defenders
The Meta Journalism Project and the ICFJ have put together a self-paced 90-minute course and webinars to provide online safety …
