From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis is a partial, non-exhaustive list of online dating website...

1. Comparison of online dating websites
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a partial, non-exhaustive list of online dating websites.
Name
Description/Focus
Registered users
Alexa ranking
Free
Premium
Supports same-sex connections
Web address
Messaging Other Users
Adult FriendFinder
Members can connect with other adult members based on profiles.
30,000,000[1]
512[2]

2. Partial
Yes/No; Free users can view profiles and respond to contact but cannot initiate contact. Paid users
have added benefits.
Yes
AdultFriendFinder.com
Non-free
AnastasiaDate
Connects Western men with women from Russia and former Soviet Republics - CIS.
4,000,000[3]
6,079[4]
Non-free
Yes
No
AnastasiaDate.com
Non-free
Ashley Madison
Members are matched up with other married adult members based on profiles.
17,815,000[5]
2,269[6]
Partial
Yes/No; Free users can view profiles and respond to contact but cannot initiate contact. Paid users
have added benefits.
Yes
AshleyMadison.com
Non-free
AYI.com
AYI.com is an American-based online dating website. It offers a completely integrated Facebook app,

3. iOS app, and Android app..
13,000,000[7]
32,418[8]
why not find out more
Partial
Yes
Yes
AYI.com
Partial
Badoo
Badoo enable users to meet new people in their area for chat, dating or to make new friends.
Available in 44 languages on the web and on 12 different mobile platforms.
197,000,000[9]
167[10]
Free
Yes; Charge for higher prominence, higher limits, invisibility, etc.
Yes
Badoo.com
Partial
BeautifulPeople.com
Dating website where membership is based on a vote, in which existing members rate how attractive
they perceive prospective members to be.
750,000
61,026[11]
Partial
Yes/No; free profile but subscription required for most features.
check it out

4. Yes
BeautifulPeople.com
Non-free
Chemistry.com
A sister site of Match.com, members are matched up with other members based on their profiles.
11,000,000[12]
7,355[13]
Partial
Yes/No; users can see 5 matches a day unless they are paid members
Yes
chemistry.com
Non-free
Compatible Partners
eHarmony's service for same-sex relationships
321,393[14]
Non-free
Non-free
Yes
compatiblepartners.net
Non-free
DateMySchool
Only site dedicated to verified college students and alumni (via education database). Strong
emphasis on privacy and safety. Can block by departments and schools. Members only see
intersection of what they are looking for and what other members are looking for.
179,000[15]
96,998[16]
Partial

5. Yes/No; All users can view profiles. Free messaging and status posting for undergraduates (5
messages/day limit). Alumni cannot initiate or respond to contact or post status updates. All Paid
users can message and post and they also have added benefits.
Yes
DateMySchool.com
Partial
eHarmony
Dating site based upon pre-screening using personality tests.
2,169[17]
Non-free
Yes/No; free profile but subscription required for most features.
No; redirects gay and lesbian visitors to Compatible Partners, their same-sex dating service.[18]
eharmony.com
Non-free
Gaydar
Profile-based dating website for gay and bisexual men, women, and couples.
8,638[19]
Yes
gaydar.co.uk
GayRomeo / PlanetRomeo
Worldwide social network, instant messaging and dating community for gay, bisexual and
transgender men.
6,740,000 registered and 1,107,000 active (last 6 weeks)[20]
1,488[21]
Free: communication, profile and picture views, search engine
Yes: video downloads, higher database limits, deactivation of advertising
Yes

6. gayromeo.com planetromeo.com
Free
Gleeden
Social network, instant messaging and dating community for extra-marital relationships.
29,473[19]
Non-free: Costs credits to send and read messages unlimited about of times to one user
Yes: Higher database limits, deactivation of advertising
Yes
gleeden.com
Lavalife
One of the oldest dating companies in the world.[22]
23,965[23]
Non-free
Yes
Yes
lavalife.com
Lovestruck.com
Online dating for single professionals in UK, Hong Kong and Singapore
300,000 registered[24]
79,965[25]
Non-free
Yes
Yes
lovestruck.com
Non-free
Mamba

7. Social-network-like dating site, primarily CIS/former Soviet Union, but some international presence.
Primary language is Russian, but all languages welcome (and searchable). Caters to all audiences.
11,673,451[26]
1,325[27] for named portal; also 3-5% of mail.ru (#31) and rambler.ru (#191), which offer access to
the same services and communication with the entire user pool through love.mail.ru and
love.rambler.ru subdomains
Free: communication, profile and picture views, simpler engine, blogs
Yes: Premium content like additional search criteria and double appearances in others' relevant
searches for "VIP membership". Single payments for regional advertising of profile (one-time
appearance in scrolling banner for $1 - user picture, link, short text for mouseover; bidding war for
stationary second banner + cost of $1/minute).
Yes
Mamba.ru
Free
Match.com
One of the biggest online singles meeting sites
96,000,000 registered;[12] 1,377,000 active (2009)[28]
412[29]
Non-free
Yes
Yes
match.com
Non-free
Matchmaker.com
Dating service founded in 1986, making it the oldest of the current online dating sites.
50,177[30]
Yes
matchmaker.com
Meetic

8. One of the biggest online singles meeting sites; N.1 in Europe (in June 2009, Meetic acquired
Match.com's European activities)
42,000,000 registered[31]
12,285[32]
Non-free
Yes
Yes
meetic.com
OkCupid (OKC)
Uses answers from user-generated questions to find matches that conform to a user's stated
preferences.
5,600,000+ active (as of 2010)[33]
483[34]
Free
Yes/No; Free to join, search, messaging, and chat. Non essential features like sponsored profile
promotion available for paid "A-List" members.[35][36]
Yes
okcupid.com
Free
Parship
Dating site for people looking for a long-term relationship, using a personality test. Available in
Europe and Mexico.
9,000,000 registered in Europe
440,756[37]
Partial
Yes/No; free profile but subscription required for most features.
Yes
parship.com

9. Non-free
Passions Network
A free personalized dating and social networking website, consisting of over 200 niche sites.
2,700,000[38]
765,249[39]
Free
No
Yes
passionsnetwork.com
Free
Perfectmatch.com
This dating website is using complex heuristic algorithms for finding matches.
80,785[40]
Non-free
Non-free
Yes
Perfectmatch.com.com
Non-free
PlentyofFish (POF)
One of the most popular dating sites United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Brazil
40,000,000 registered[41]
348[42]
Free
Yes/No; While it is free to use, POF offers premium services as part of their upgraded membership,
such as seeing the date and time a user viewed your profile and allowing you to see whether a user
read and/or deleted your message.[43]
Yes

10. pof.com
Free
ShakeMyWorld
Swedish. Listed as one of the top 100 Swedish web sites of 2008.[44]
1,941,084[45]
Non-free
Non-freeBased on user creating activities.
No
shakemyworld.com
SpeedDate.com
Online speed dating site, where users meet via text, audio, and video chat
9,000,000 registered[12]
3,852[46]
Partial
Premium users can continue communicating after unlimited free speed dates
Yes
speeddate.com
Spray Date
Run by Spray Network AB
Partial
Premium users can see larger images and have more search options
Yes
spraydate.se
Tastebuds.fm
Free dating site which matches people based on their tastes in music
192,677[47]

11. Free
Yes
tastebuds.fm
Free
Zoosk
Known for large international user base and integration with Facebook community.[48]
50,000,000[49]
1,379[50]
Non-free
Yes/No; Searching and viewing partial profiles is included with free account like most dating sites,
fee or monthly subscription for full communication with other members.[51]
Yes
zoosk.com
Non-free
Name
Description/Focus
Registered users
Alexa ranking
Free
Premium
Supports same-sex connections
Web address
Messaging Other Users
Defunct sites
True.com
Yahoo! Personals

12. [52]
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See also
List of social networking websites
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