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This is a partial, non-exhaustive list of online dating websites.


Name Description/Focus Registered users Alexa ranking Free
 Premium Web address
Chemistry.com A sister site of Match.com, members are matched up with other members based on their profiles. 7,248[1] Partial Yes/No; users can see 5 matches a day unless they are paid members www.chemistry.com
Compatible Partners eHarmony's service for same-sex relationships. 134,974[2] Non-freeNo Non-free www.compatiblepartners.net
eHarmony Dating site based upon pre-screening using personality tests. 15,000,000[3] 1,210[4] Non-freeNo Yes/No; free profile but subscription required for most features. www.eharmony.com
Lavalife One of the oldest dating companies in the world.[5] 12,142[6] Non-freeNo Non-freeYes www.lavalife.com
Lovetropolis.com Online dating and social connectivity via predictive matching system, profile browsing and interactive technology applications 500,553[7] Partial Yes/No; Members pay for profile approval/activation and then receive a free lifetime membership and access to all the site's features and functions[8] www.lovetropolis.com
Match.com One of the biggest online singles meeting sites 15,000,000[9] 415[10] Non-freeNo Non-freeYes www.match.com
MyLOL Teen Dating website 32,000[11] 118,275[12] Free Non-freeYes www.mylol.net
OkCupid Uses answers from user-generated questions to find matches that conform to a user's stated preferences. 420,000+ active (as of 2007)[13] 1,292[14] Free Yes/No; Free to join, search, messaging, and chat. Non essential features like sponsored profile promotion available for paid "A-List" members.[15][16] www.okcupid.com
PlentyofFish One of the most popular dating sites in the United States and United Kingdom,[17] 1,400,000 US-based unique users in November 2007 and 1.2 billion page views in December 2007.[18] 336[17] Free Yes/No; Users can take a test and pay a fee to be upgraded to the status of "serious member" to "signal to the community that they are serious about meeting someone." & "There will be no changes to existing users or new users."[19] www.plentyoffish.com
ShakeMyWorld Listed as one of the top 100 sites of 2008.[20] 267,851[21] Non-freeNo Non-freeBased on user creating activities. www.shakemyworld.com
Spray Date Run by Spray Network AB 4,607,998[22] Partial Non-freePremium users can see larger images and have more search options. www.spraydate.se
Luvfree.com Free online dating site 34,000[23] 191,270[24] Free www.luvfree.com
True.com Known for running background checks on its users to ensure they are not felons or married. 2,502[25] Non-freeNo Yes/No; Monthly subscription fee for communicating to other members. Searching and viewing partial profiles is included with free account like most dating sites. www.true.com
Yahoo! Personals Basic premium dating site with international sites. The top U.S dating site according to Comscore Mediametrix and Nielsen//NetRatings. 3[26](Alexa only records data for second-level domains) Non-freeNo Yes/No; free profile but subscription required for most features. personals.yahoo.com
Name Description/Focus Registered users Alexa ranking Free Premium Web address

References

  1. ^ "Chemistry.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  2. ^ "Compatiblepartners.net - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  3. ^ "eHarmony Diversity". Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  4. ^ "eHarmony.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  5. ^ Feature Story, "Cupid, Inc.: Spa owner Eveline Charles, Quantum Shift'07, is just one of the many members in the Ivey community in the business of love", In Touch, Winter 2009.
  6. ^ "Lavalife.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  7. ^ "Lovetropolis.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  8. ^ "Lovetropolis.com Pricing Information".
  9. ^ "About Match.com". Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  10. ^ "Match.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  11. ^ "MyLOL's aim". Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  12. ^ "MyLOL.net - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  13. ^ Don Aucoin, "Digital man: Eight years out of Harvard, Sam Yagan has helped build two online companies and he says he's not done yet", Boston Globe, Sep. 5, 2007.
  14. ^ "OkCupid.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  15. ^ "OkCupid Free Features".
  16. ^ "OkCupid A-List Features".
  17. ^ a b "PlentyOfFish.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  18. ^ Randall Stross, "From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year", New York Times, January 13, 2008.
  19. ^ "Plentyoffish Serious Member Upgrade". Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  20. ^ Internetworld: Sveriges bästa sajter: ShakeMyWorld
  21. ^ "ShakeMyWorld.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  22. ^ "SprayDate.se - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  23. ^ "LuvFree's aim". Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  24. ^ "LuvFree.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  25. ^ "True.com - Site Info from Alexa". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  26. ^ "Yahoo.com - Site Info from Alexa (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)". Retrieved 2009-11-22.

See also

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