Online Personals Watch: News on the Online Dating Industry and Business

Niche Dating Apps Are the Next Big Thing

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Aug 2 - The options range from apps for those committed to sobriety (Loosid) and people on the autism spectrum (Hiki), to matchmakers for fitness buffs (TeamUp), dog lovers (Dig), gamers (Kippo), vegetarians (Veggly) and amateur astrologists (Stars Align, NUiT and the Pattern). "S'More" helps users pair up by shifting the focus from physical appearances to mutual goals and interests. When matches first connect, they see only blurred versions of each other's profile photos, along with bios, hobbies and answers to prompts like "What are your top 3 qualities in a match?" As they exchange messages, their photos gradually un-blur. Christian Mingle was launched in 2001, while Grindr made its debut in 2009 and Tastebuds, which matches people based on their taste in music, showed up in 2010.

10 oddly specific, real dating sites

• Bristlr: For bearded men and women who love beards
• Zombie Passions: For those hung up on the "undead"
• Sea Captain Date: For seafarers seeking their first mates
• Clown Dating: "Everyone loves a clown"
• Mullet Passions: For anyone who likes a good party in the back
• Paranormal Dating: For those with metaphysical fixations
• Equestrian Cupid: Because horse gals and lads deserve love, too
• Sizzlr: For lovers of all things bacon
• Twindog: To help your furry friend find a canine best friend
• Ship: If you want your friends to do your swiping for you

by Rachel Wolfe
See full article at Wall Street Journal

Vegan Dating App Veggly Celebrates 1M Matches

VEGCONOMIST - Feb 12 - Veggly, the dating app for vegans and vegetarians, is celebrating over a million 'Veg-Matches' and predicts this number will surpass 2M by mid 2021. The founders of the app also reveals that the platform now has ~300K users around the world.

See full article at Vegconomist

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The Majority of Vegan Daters Would Refuse to Date a Meat Eater

PLANT BASED NEWS - Jan 6 - The polling by Veggly, the world's leading dating app for vegans and vegetarians, quizzed 7,400 users across the world. It revealed that 52% of vegan daters would not consider entering a relationship with a meat-eater. On top of that, ~12% would refuse to date a vegetarian, due to their intake of animal products.

by Maria Chiorando
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Vegan Dating App Veggly Exceeds 200K Global Users

PLANT BASED NEWS - Oct 26 - Vegan and vegetarian dating app Veggly says it has witnessed its growth eightfold in the last 16 months. The app has exceeded 200K global users.

by Liam Gilliver
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Veggly, Dating App for Vegans and Vegetarians, Reached 100K Users

PR NEWSWIRE - Mar 5 - The number of people using Veggly has increased fivefold since mid-2019, with ~100K users now. Alex Felipelli, Veggly's founder and CEO, designed the app to facilitate friendships, flirting and short- and long-term relationships among vegans and vegetarians, who often face challenges forming lasting romantic connections with omnivores. Veggly, which launched in 2018, is available in English, Danish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, with Polish scheduled to be available this year. 53% percent of users are female and 47% are male. 58% of users are vegan, 28% are vegetarian and 14% identify as in transition. The largest age group active on Veggly is 25-34 years old.

See full article at PR Newswire