A Listing of the More Popular Online Dating Sites
Online dating has become a global phenomenon and has witnessed the birth of dozens of websites on the internet. With all there are to choose from, the task of finding the right one can be very challenging. Some online dating sites offer a free membership, although they will encourage you to “bump up” to a paid membership. The following is a list of the 12 most popular online dating sites and the number of currently registered members (where available) that each site has.
• Chemistry.com (14 million members) – the sister site of Match.com, this site matches members based on profile information
• Compatible Partners (no numbers available) – eHarmony’s service which targets same-sex relationships
• eHarmony (15 million members) – potential matches are generated by virtue personality tests utilised in the pre-screening process
• Lovalife (no numbers available) – one of the world’s oldest dating companies
• Match.com (15 million members) – currently one of the largest meeting websites for singles
• OkCupid (under 500,000 members) – uses the answers to questions which are user-generated in order to match persons based on their stated preferences
• PlentyofFish (1.5 million members) – one of the more popular UK and US dating sites
• ShakeMyWorld (no numbers available) – was listed in 2008’s list of the Top 100 Dating Sites
• Spray Date (no numbers available) – Swedish based website and part of the Spray Network AB
• True.com (no numbers available) – background checks are run on potential members in order to insure that they are not felons or married
• Yahoo! Personals (no numbers available) – ranked as the top online dating site in the US according to Comscore Mediametrix and Nielsen Ratings
• Canoodle.com (no numbers available) – ranked as the largest search engine for online dating in the UK and the US.
