RedFlagDeals.com
title: "RedFlagDeals.com" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["sales-and-clearances", "canadian-internet-forums", "sales-promotion"] topic_path: "geography/canada" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RedFlagDeals.com" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | RedFlagDeals.com |
| logo | RFD Wiki logo.jpg |
| logo_size | 175px |
| founder | Derek Szeto |
| foundation | |
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| key_people | Derek Szeto (President) |
| num_employees | 50 |
| homepage | |
| screenshot | [[File:RFD Wiki Screenshot.jpg |
| caption | Screenshot of RedFlagDeals' homepage |
| website_type | Bargain/Coupon website |
| language | English |
| num_users | 5.7 million visitors per month |
| 1.2 million registered users | |
| launch_date | November 2000 |
| current_status | Active |
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| name = RedFlagDeals.com | logo = RFD Wiki logo.jpg | logo_size = 175px | founder = Derek Szeto | foundation = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | key_people = Derek Szeto (President) | net_income = | num_employees = 50 | homepage = | screenshot = [[File:RFD Wiki Screenshot.jpg|center|200px]] | caption = Screenshot of RedFlagDeals' homepage | website_type = Bargain/Coupon website | language = English | num_users = 5.7 million visitors per month 1.2 million registered users | launch_date = November 2000 | current_status = Active ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/RedFlagDealsShippingContainer.jpg" caption="RedFlagDeals.com shipping container at a warehouse"] ::
RedFlagDeals.com is a Canadian coupon website owned by VerticalScope (majority owned by Torstar). As of December 2024, an estimated 5.7 million or more visitors per month use the website and there are over 1.45 million registered users.
History
In November 2000, RedFlagDeals.com was started with the founding of Clear Sky Media by Derek Szeto. Since then, RedFlagDeals.com has become one of the largest Canadian bargain-hunting websites.
In February 2010, Yellow Pages Group acquired the company for $9,750,000 worth of preferred shares.
In August 2018, the company was purchased by VerticalScope, a Toronto-based operator of online communities, who is owned by Torstar.
Forums
The RedFlagDeals.com forums is ranked #173 on the list of biggest message boards on the Internet. Some notable sub-forums include the Hot Deals, Freebies, and Contests forums.
Forums statistics :
- Members: 1,455,517
- Threads: 2,007,561
- Posts: 33,789,584
References
References
- "RedFlagDeals.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". [[WHOIS]].
- "'Great time for bargain hunters' | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun".
- "Canadian Consumers Plan to Overwhelmingly Shop Online & Will Support Canadian Retailers This Holiday Season In Light of COVID-19, Says RedFlagDeals.com.".
- "Clear Sky Media Inc".
- [http://forums.redflagdeals.com/ RedFlagDeals.com Forums]
- "Yellow Media Inc. Annual Report 2010".
- (2018-08-21). "Yellow Pages sells RedFlagDeals to VerticalScope for $12 million". Financial Post.
- "Owh联盟外投".
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