GiftList press resources · Updated 2026-10-17

Jon Jaklitsch — Founder, GiftList

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Jon Jaklitsch is the founder of GiftList, a free wishlist, gift registry and Secret Santa app. GiftList helps people collect gift ideas from different stores, share their lists and coordinate gifts with family and friends. He is available for interviews about gifting, wishlists and product discovery.

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Jon Jaklitsch is the founder of GiftList, a free wishlist, gift registry and Secret Santa app. GiftList brings gift ideas from different stores into one list that people can share with family and friends. Gift-givers can view a shared list and reserve gifts without creating an account, helping people avoid duplicates and keep the surprise.

The product includes wishlists for birthdays, holidays and other occasions, gift discovery through Genie, and tools for organizing Secret Santa exchanges. GiftList is available on the web, iOS and Android, with a Chrome extension for saving products while browsing. Its users had added more than five million gifts cumulatively by the milestone confirmed October 3, 2026.

Jaklitsch is available to discuss how people collect and share gift ideas, the practical challenges of coordinating gifts across a family, and the role of conversational tools in product discovery. Interviews and demonstrations can be arranged through the GiftList press team.

INTERVIEW TOPICS

How families coordinate gifts across different stores

What saved gift ideas can—and cannot—tell us about shopping

Organizing Secret Santa with wishlists and draw exclusions

Conversational gift discovery and turning ideas into a wishlist

Interviews: support@giftlist.com