Internet Dating Services
These Internet sites are ranked based on different metrics, such as number of registered members, visitors to the website during one month, and so on. These rankings have varied somewhat during the past few years. In June 2002, the top ten consisted of 1. Match.com In September 2003, the top ten online dating sites and services were ranked by Jupiter Research as Yahoo! Personals, DreamMates.com, SomeOneLikesYou.com, CupidJunction.com, Date.com, Matchmaker.com, FriendFinder.com, Kiss.com, uDate.com, and LavaLife.com. Since then, the category has been shaken up by newcomers, such as Friendster.com and eHarmony.com, and AmericanSingles.com. During 2004, the top position has been sliding to Yahoo! personals, with Match.com still in the top two. eHarmony.com has been the biggest gainer, holding no.10 spot for the month of June, 2004. Top Internet Dating Services - Members Of the top ten, Yahoo! Personals reportedly has over 9 million members with profiles. The overall Yahoo! site is the world's most visited website according to Alexa (an Amazon company) ranking. Match.com, meanwhile, reportedly has over 8 million members. Match operates more than 30 different dating sites, in 18 languages. AmericanSingles.com reportedly has over 7 million members. The site has another associated dating site at relationships.com. LavaLife.com is also very popular, with over 6 million members. The FriendFinder.com site was founded in 1996 and has been on the top ten for a long time. The strength of the site is very much in the network of associated web sites, such as Passion.com, SeniorFriendFinder.com, and AsiaFriendFinder.com. All in all, the FriendFinder.com network has more than 9 million members. Finally, eHarmony.com has more than 4 million members (and more than 3,000 confirmed weddings since 2000). |