Allegro – Interesting and Fun Facts

Allegro is the largest auction site in Poland.

It was founded in Poznań in 1999 by Arjan Bakker.

The headquarters are in Poznań.

Website: allegro.pl

Allegro interesting facts

1. Allegro owners are: Cinven, Permira, Mid Europa Partners.

Added: Marta

2. About 70 million products are sold monthly on the Allegro website.

3. Over 16 million people are registered.

4. 90% of the items on display have only the “buy now” option set.

Added: Tomasz

5. From November 17, 2007, you can set up your virtual shop on Allegro.

6. An airship advertising Allegro is flying over Poznań.

Added: A

7. Allegro creators followed the example of eBay.

8. Ceneo belongs to the Allegro Group.

9. Allegro cooperates with such portals as: Onet, Wirtualna Polska, Interia.

Added: Arizona

10. As of March 21, 2018, all auctions of items bearing Nazi and racist symbols will be removed.

Added: Nigdy Więcej

11. Before OLX bought the tablica.pl website, it belonged to the Allegro Group.

Added: Ola

12. The largest number of counterfeit products in the European Union is sold on Allegro and the police turn a blind eye to it! Where in other countries it is fought and the dread of heavy punishment for it.

Added: Rafix

Allegro questions and answers

What does the name Allegro mean?

Allegro is a musical term that means “fast, fun”. This is how every auction transaction should look like.

Answer: Marta

Can only an adult set up an account on Allegro?

You can set up an Allegro account from the age of 13. Minors have “junior” added to their nickname.

Answer: Marta

Need to be registered to buy?

Allegro on November 23, 2010 introduced the possibility of shopping with an unregistered person.

Answer: Marta