| …According to CNBC
on January 15, 2003:
"Software dating services
are the #1 pay services on the internet...up to 87 million
in the last quarter, the industry will be a 1 billion dollar
industry by 2005"
…According to Jupiter Media
Matrix analysis of competitor information and review of population
and demographic statistics published by the US Census Bureau
and US Department of Commerce, the company estimates that
approximately 2.5 million people in the US purchased subscriptions
from online dating services in 2001.
MarketData Enterprises, Inc., Nov. 2002
…Matchmaking social networks have proven big business
with earnings in the $900 million mark in 2002. Projections of
$1.14 billion in 2003 and $1.46 by 2006. There is great room
for growth and new uses of social network applications.
More Online Dating Facts ...
…Baby-boomers make
up a pool of 29 million prime candidates for dating services
… 70%
of singles say online dating today is more mainstream, compared
to a few years ago
…59% of users said that in order to
meet someone; they are likely or very likely to join an online
dating service, compared with 29% two years ago
…53%
of men and 48% of women cite the convenience of online dating
as a reason why they would be likely to join this
service.
…More than 80% of both males and females say
that online dating is safer than meeting someone
at a bar |
