[1] Initially for second-hand and vintage items, it became of the largest sites for advertising pets, horses and livestock.

[4] As of 2014, Preloved was the largest independent classified ads site in the UK.

[3] In March 2014, Moo Ltd, the owner of Preloved.co.uk, was bought by The Hut Group.

[5][6][7] In July 2015, Preloved launched its first ever mobile app for iOS focused on Apple's iPhone market.

It has over 10 million members and hundreds of thousands of adverts in over 500 categories.