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Jul 01, 2003

Big Business Online Dating

Some interesting facts about online dating from a New York Times article; all proving the fact that this is one of the perfect online business models and becoming mainstream more and more.

  • There have been 45 million US visitors to online dating sites in May 2003.
  • Visitor numbers have been growing more than 5% per month between end of 2002 and today, which would translate into 83% annual growth if sustained.
  • Quarterly revenues in the sector are estimated to come in at $100 million this year.
  • Market leader Match.com has almost 800,000 subscribers for $24.95 per person (roughly $20 million of revenues per month).
Posted by Stefan Smalla on Jul 01, 2003 at 11:26 | Permalink