Dealabs isn't just another coupon site—it's a 25-million-visit-a-month community that holds a monopoly on French bargain hunting. With just 16 employees, this bootstrapped giant proves that community-driven commerce can outscale traditional retail.

"Dealabs commands more monthly traffic than most French media outlets, yet operates with the lean team of a Series A startup."

The Trustpilot rating of 1.7/5 from 2,971 reviews is the elephant in the room. It suggests a platform optimized for volume over user experience—likely driven by aggressive ad placements, affiliate friction, or community moderation gaps. For founders, this is a critical lesson: traffic ≠ satisfaction. The 1.4M revenue on 24.8M visits equals ~$0.057 per visit—extremely low for e-commerce traffic, indicating heavy reliance on low-margin affiliate deals.

• Monopoly on French deal-seeking behavior with 93.2% traffic from undefined (likely France)
• Lean operations: 16 employees generating ~$87K revenue per employee
• Tech stack optimized for speed (Vite, PWA) despite massive scale
• Social presence across 6 platforms, but TikTok is notably absent from the list