Chat enabled online marketplace systems and methods

A computer system, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive a search query for a user;
• generate, on a graphical user interface, a list of search results based on the search query;
• provide, on the graphical user interface, a chat option to chat with one or more other users based on the search query;
• and
• generate, on the graphical user interface, a chat session between the user providing the search query and the one or more other users based on a user selected chat option;
• wherein the chat session is generated without requiring the user to browse away from the list of search results.

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer code for execution by a computer system including at least one processor, the computer code configuring the computer system to complete a process including:

• receiving a search query for a user;
• using the search query to generate a graphical user interface comprising a list of search results based on the search query;
• providing, on the graphical user interface, an indication of a number of other users searching a substantially similar search query;
• providing, on the graphical user interface, a chat option to chat with one or more of the other users;
• and
• generating, on the graphical user interface, a chat session between the user providing the search query and the one or more other users based on a user selected chat option.