ikman.lk

ikman.lk is a premier classified advertisements website operating in Sri Lanka.

ikman.lk
Type of site
Classifieds
Available inSinhala, Tamil, English
Ownerikman.lk team
URLikman.lk
CommercialYes
Registrationnone
LaunchedJune 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
Current statusActive

Business description

The site hosts user-generated classified advertisements, sorted by various categories. The name "ikman" comes from the Sinhala term "ඉක්මන්" meaning "fast", or "quick".[1]

Launched in June 2012, ikman.lk gained prominence due to its large selection of second-hand and brand new items.

ikman.lk became the 6th most visited website in Sri Lanka after three months of operation.[2]

The site is developed and maintained by technical teams based in Sweden, although the business development and customer services for ikman.lk are managed by local staff within Sri Lanka.[3]

The website can be used by anyone, with users required to provide a valid email address and need to pay in order to upload advertisements onto the site. All submitted ads are manually screened before being shown on the site, a security measure to ensure that the products and services being offered are authentic and legal.[3]

The ikman.lk website is considered to be the first classifieds portal in the country to offer content in English as well as the country's main Sinhala and Tamil languages.[3][4][5][6]

Geographic scope

ikman.lk's services are not limited to cities and locations in Sri Lanka, with an estimated potential audience of approximately 6 million internet users (as of July 2015).[7]

Usage statistics

Items listed on ikman.lk include electronics, pets, cars and, vehicles and other categories including land and property. The categories with the highest volume (in terms of online transactions) on the site are vehicles, electronics and property.[8]

Ads for second hand cars account for nearly 20% of all ads posted, with users from Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy and Kurunegala contributing the majority of ads. Colombo leads as the primary trading hub for cars and vehicles.

References
  1. "Sinhala - English : ඉක්මන් - fast". www.sinhala-online.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. Dilshani, K.M.T. (30 November 2012). "Sri Lanka records highest internet growth in South Asia". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. Kaushalya, Nisansala; Dilshani, K. M. T. (25 October 2012). "The first-ever tri-lingual free classified website unveiled in Sri Lanka". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. "Put your shopping needs in one place! - With ikman.lk". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  5. "ikman.lk launches website for classified advertising". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 28 October 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. Wijeratne, Vishmi (6 November 2012). "lkman.lk, a cost-effective classified service, a first in Sri Lanka". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  7. "Sri Lanka Internet users". IndexMundi. July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  8. "Second hand car sales increase online". Ceylon Today. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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