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For some, it’s surprising; for others, not so much. Facebook Marketplace is now a genuine contender to eBay, Amazon, Craigslist, and other online marketplaces and e-commerce sites. It has been for quite some time. According to Fortune, Marketplace had more than 15 times more monthly active users (MAUs) than Craigslist in 2017 — 800 million versus 55 million. According to a report from Capital One Shopping, that rose to 1.2 billion today. On the other hand, the e-commerce giant Amazon had 310 mil