Craigslist, the "free classifieds" site that offers community advertising in 570 markets worldwide but charges only for a tiny percentage of its ads, will generate $100 million in revenue in 2009, according to AIM Group / Classified Intelligence estimates.

That's an increase of more than 23 percent from Craigslist's estimated 2008 revenue, making clear that the company continues to grow significantly while many classified-advertising publishers are reporting year-over-year drops of 50 percent or more in certain categories.

The estimate of Craigslist's revenue is part of an 11-page annual overview of the company in the June 10, 2009 edition of Classified Intelligence Report, cornerstone of our clients-only continuous-advisory service.

But we're making our Craigslist coverage available to non-clients in a special report, purchasable here for $295.

The report also illustrates how the company has neatly sidestepped an agreement with state law-enforcement officials about ads for "erotic services;" recaps the company's ongoing court fight with part-owner EBay Inc.; and reviews some of the sites competing with Craigslist, including IList.com, Backpage.com from Village Voice Media, and Kijiji.com and its related classified sites from EBay. It includes more than a dozen links to legal action against and by Craigslist and other Craigslist-related information, and four graphics about Craigslist's revenue and growth. One full-page graphic details Craigslist's ad counts and revenue projections in 22 U.S. cities.

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