The US online dating industry is expected to grow by 9% YTY with revenues of $516 mln in 2005 coming from consumer subscriptions alone, said Jupiter Research. That’s slower than the 19% growth in 2004. There are 86 mln single adults who control annual spending of $1.6 trillion, according to Date.com. Online dating sites reach about 30% of that market currently.
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Online dating sites |
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Audience, 000 |
Growth, % | ||
| Site | July 2004 | July 2005 | |
| Yahoo! Personals | 6140 | 6942 | 13 |
| Match.com | 3704 | 3795 | 2 |
| Spark Networks | 3634 | 3628 | 0 |
| eHarmony.com | 1758 | 2482 | 41 |
| LoveHappens | - | 2137 | - |
| Love@AOL | 1418 | 2054 | 45 |
| True.com | 1671 | 1595 | -5 |
| HotMatchUp | 851 | 968 | 14 |
| Zencon | 860 | 960 | 12 |
| Date.com | 722 | 912 | 26 |
| Source: ComScore Media Metrix | |||
