Explore categories of over hundred thousands items that were exchanged on Agora darkenet market from 2014 to 2015.
Price per sale
Number of items sold
Most common words in item descriptions
Origin of sale
Summary of results:
Drugs are by far the most popular category, with over 90,000 items sold.
Weapons are the most expensive category per unit. Nearly all guns traded on Agora were made by Glock.
By looking at locations, item counts, prices, and the text analysis simultaneously, we
can get an idea of what items are being sold, and in what locations. The counterfeit market,
for example, is mostly counterfeit watches being sold in China. Most forgeries, on the other hand,
are driver's licences for sale in the US.
Across most categories, China and the US are the biggest sellers.