Intended For : Friendships, dating, serious relationships
Regions : Global
Membership options : Free to join, premium subscription options
In Essence :
Match has over 1m gay subscribers and also includes a useful Match Nights feature that allows members to meet up and extend their social life.
Intended For : Dating serious relationships, gay marriage and partnerships
Regions : U.S. , UK, Canada
Membership options : Free sign-up, subscription for premium features
In Essence :
This is an eHarmony off-shoot site that was specifically established for the gay community. As per its sister site, it uses a sophisticated patented algorithm to produce the most compatible match suggestions.
Intended For : Gay men, dating, serious relationships
Regions : U.S. , global
Membership options : Free browsing, premium features
In Essence :
GayCupid has 427,000 site visits per month mainly from the U.S. (40%) but, as with all Cupid Media sites, it has global appeal as well.
Intended For : Gay men seeking casual dates
Regions : U.S., UK, Canada
Membership options : Free basic / premium subscription
In Essence :
A well-established global gay casual dating site with circa 395,000 members. The site has active chat options, blogs and a magazine. It’s run by Various Inc who dominate the casual dating site scene for both straight and gay singles sites.
Intended For : Gay, lesbian and bisexual dating
Regions : U.S., UK, Taiwan
Membership options : Free basic / premium subscription
In Essence :
OutPersonals is the gay niche offering from the well-established Various Inc group of sites who also own adultfriendfinder. It’s a popular, growing site and has in excess of 1.2m gay, lesbian and bisexual members.
Intended For : Gay mobile app dating
Regions : U.S. , Brazil, UK
Membership options : Free app download, premium messaging features
In Essence :
Grindr boasts of 27m members worldwide and is one of the most popular dating apps. The website numbers cited below don’t reflect the high mobile app usage.
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