Trader Classified Media is one of the largest classified advertising companies in the world. It was founded in 1987 by John MacBain and currently operates over 575 print titles and 56 websites in 20 countries. The company focuses particularly on the automotive, real estate, jobs and general merchandise sectors. The company lists over 25 million items of content in 90 million ads each year. Based in Canada, it went public in March 2000 as Trader.com on NASDAQ and in Paris, and currently employs 7,500 people.