Cupid Media
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Cupid Media, owned by Dating Group, is an online dating company that operates 33 active niche dating websites based on religion, ethnicity, lifestyle and special interests. The network of sites are available in multiple languages and since its founding in 2000, over 60 million singles have registered across the company's sites. Cupid Media is based on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
| Type of business | Pty Ltd |
|---|---|
Type of site | Online Services |
| Available in | English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Danish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, other |
| Headquarters | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Andrew Bolton |
| Key people | Andrew Bolton, co-founder Emily Bolton, co-founder |
| Industry | Online dating |
| Products | AfroIntroductions.com, BlackCupid.com, InterracialCupid.com, Muslima.com, FilipinoCupid.com, ThaiCupid.com, AsianDating.com, others |
| Employees | 50 |
| URL | www |
| Users | 60 million+ (December 2020) |
| Launched | April 2000 |
| Current status | active |
History
Originally starting with one dating site, AsianEuro.com, now AsianDating.com the company has now grown to 33 active dating sites targeting multiple countries, languages and ethnicities around the world. Popular Cupid Media brands include Muslima.com,[1] ThaiCupid [2] and FilipinoCupid.[3]
The websites are built on Adobe ColdFusion and are available on iOS and Android devices via native HTML5 mobile sites.
On 13 January 2013, Cupid Media confirmed that its password database had been breached and a section of its user base had been affected. Affected members were contacted by the company requesting them to change their password as well as additional security measures being put in place.[4][5][6]
On 28 July 2021, Dating Group announced its acquisition of Cupid Media.[7]
Business and products
Summarize
Perspective
Cupid Media operates a network of 33 dating sites that target lifestyles, ethnicities, countries and special interests including:
- AfroIntroductions
- AsianDating
- AussieCupid – no longer active
- BBWCupid
- BlackCupid
- BrazilCupid
- CambodianCupid – launched November 2020
- CaribbeanCupid
- ChinaLoveCupid
- ChristianCupid
- ColombianCupid
- DominicanCupid
- FilipinoCupid – an international dating site aimed at bringing singles from the Philippines together with singles from around the world. Ranked 1,734 most popular site in the Philippines with 5.5 million members.[8]
- GayCupid
- HongKongCupid
- IndianCupid
- IndonesianCupid
- InternationalCupid
- InterracialCupid
- IranianSinglesConnection – no longer active
- JapanCupid
- KenyanCupid
- KoreanCupid
- LatinAmericanCupid – bringing together Latin Singles from Central and South America.
- MalaysianCupid
- MexicanCupid
- MilitaryCupid – a special interests dating site that brings together Military singles with local singles.
- Muslima
- PinkCupid
- RussianCupid
- SingaporeLoveLinks
- SingleParentLove – no longer active
- SouthAfricanCupid
- ThaiCupid.com – a Thai online dating site that serves both the domestic Thai market and the international market. Ranked 206th most popular site in Thailand according to Alexa.com.[9]
- UkraineDate
- VietnamCupid
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