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AkuSouq — Building Iraq's Digital Marketplace

An Arabic-first classifieds and price-discovery platform for the Iraqi market — cars, real estate, jobs, B2B suppliers, and live market prices — that reached first-page Google rankings within 90 days of launch.

90 days
from launch to first-page Google rankings
3.5×
month-over-month growth in search impressions
6+
verticals: cars, real estate, jobs, B2B, electronics, prices

The Challenge

Iraq's online marketplace space is underserved: buyers can't find reliable local prices for fast-moving goods — Chinese EVs, gold, currency, phones — and sellers lack a trusted Arabic-first platform built for Iraqi cities and search habits.

What We Built

  • Full RTL Arabic marketplace across six verticals
  • Live price-discovery pages: BYD & EV prices, gold, USD/IQD, phones
  • City-level landing pages for all 18 governorates
  • Structured data (Car, FAQ, Breadcrumb schema) for rich results

The Results

Within its first quarter, AkuSouq went from zero search presence to ranking on Google's first page for Iraq's most-searched automotive queries — led by BYD car prices, the country's single most-searched car brand — with impressions growing 3.5× month over month and an audience spanning Iraq, the Gulf, and the Iraqi diaspora.

Explore the live platform: akusouq.com — سوق العراق الإلكتروني (Iraq's online marketplace)

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