⚡ Classified Ads in Japan

Classified ads software enables users to publish, browse, and manage online listings for products and services in categorized directories.

Japan is an East Asian country with a population of around 125 million people.

According to our data, classified ads software is used on 0.009% of websites from Japan.

Statistics based on 179K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top classified ads software in Japan in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is ClassiPress with a share of 18.8%, followed by GeoDirectory with 18.8% and Craigslist with 12.5%.

ClassiPress 18.8%
GeoDirectory 18.8%
Craigslist 12.5%
Directorist 12.5%
HivePress 12.5%
WPAdverts 6.3%
DJ-Classifieds 6.3%
Osclass 6.3%
AWP Classifieds 6.3%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top solutions that is more popular in Japan than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. ClassiPress ^(-2)
3. Craigslist ^(-6)
5. HivePress ^(-3)
6. WPAdverts ^(-5)
7. DJ-Classifieds ^(-3)

✨ Best Classified Ads Software

Below is a more detailed list of 9 classified ads software solutions used on sites from Japan, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	ClassiPress San Francisco, California, United States A paid WordPress theme designed for building classified ads websites with built-in listing management and monetization features. $69	18.8%
2	GeoDirectory Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom A WordPress plugin for building business directories, classifieds, review websites, and location-based listing platforms. FreeOpen source$229/year	18.8%
3	Craigslist San Francisco, California, United States An online platform featuring local classified advertisements and community forums, organized by geographic location and category for goods, services, jobs, housing, and discussions.	12.5%
4	Directorist Dhaka, Bangladesh A WordPress plugin for building business directories, classifieds, and listing websites with AI-assisted content and directory management tools. FreeOpen source$134/year	12.5%
5	HivePress Warsaw, Poland A free multi-purpose WordPress plugin for building directory, marketplace and classifieds websites. FreeOpen source$69+	12.5%
6	WPAdverts Krakow, Poland A WordPress classifieds plugin available in free and paid versions. FreeOpen source$59+/year	6.3%
7	DJ-Classifieds Gowino, Pomorskie, Poland A classifieds extension for Joomla that allows you to create your own classifieds ads website, business directory or any other listing platform. €79+	6.3%
8	Osclass Chtelnica, Slovakia An open-source PHP classifieds script for building and managing self-hosted classifieds and marketplace websites. FreeOpen source	6.3%
9	AWP Classifieds Riverton, Utah, United States A plugin used to add classifieds functionality to WordPress websites. FreeOpen source$49.50+/year	6.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Classified Ads in other countries
- China
- Korea
- Taiwan

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 179,544 websites from Japan.
We currently track the presence of 15 classified ads software solutions across the web.
Of these, 9 were detected on websites from Japan.
Statistics were last calculated on August 13, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.