CRAIN'S NEW YORK - Nov 20 - IBISWorld estimates 8% of ~4k dating & matchmaking services nationwide are based in New York state. New Yorkers work ~49 hours a week. Most online daters spend most of their online-dating time on their smartphones. Online dating is about "improving on the real-world experience," said Mark Brooks, who owns an Internet-
dating industry consultancy Courtland Brooks. "Mobile apps cater to the economics of dating. When you're pursuing someone, you don't wait a few days before contacting them. If you don't stay in contact, someone else will." According to the Pew Research Center, 9% of American adults use or have used mobile dating apps.
by Deanna Cioppa
See full article at Crain's New York
Summarized by the Courtland Brooks team
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