Dec. 1, 2025, 5:18 a.m.
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Impact of AI on Classifieds Industry and Potential Rightmove Takeover
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Fears that artificial intelligence will disrupt the business model of classifieds businesses have significantly reduced the value of some of the sector’s largest companies, wiping billions off their market worth. This has also sparked renewed speculation that UK property portal Rightmove could once again become a target for acquisition by Australian digital real estate giant REA Group. Advanced AI engines like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Perplexity have the potential to revolutionize how users search for homes, jobs, and cars by delivering results directly, eliminating the need to visit dedicated classifieds websites. As a result, investors in online classifieds are increasingly cautious, concerned about the long-term impact of AI-powered tools that could bypass traditional platforms, fundamentally challenging the existing classifieds business model and its profitability.Concerns that artificial intelligence will upend the business models of classified businesses have wiped billions of dollars off the market value of some of the sector’s largest companies and have fueled renewed speculation that UK property portal Rightmove may once more become a takeover target for REA Group. Widely used AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Perplexity can potentially locate homes, jobs, and cars that users are searching for without requiring visits to specialized websites, prompting investors in online classifieds to seek safety elsewhere. Loading. . .
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