Takealot

Online marketplace offering multi-category products

placeCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa calendar_todayFounded 2011 groups3,894 employees language takealot.com

Reputation

Customer rating 1.5 / 5 across 1,148 reviews.

Web presence

Audience by country — top 5 markets by share of visits.

CountryShare
South Africa94.5%
United States2.3%
United Kingdom0.5%
Zimbabwe0.3%
Germany0.3%

Social engagement

Social engagement: 293.9K social following, 10 posts in the last 12 months — below the industry typical range.

Investor mix

2 investors on record; lead investors include Naspers; 1 has since exited.

Investor typeCountShare
Venture capital150%
Private equity150%

Share of voice

Share of voice in South Africa: 41.4% of web traffic across its competitive set; worldwide: 0.5%.

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