Cupidplc .com
Cupidplc.com operate a number of dating sites across the UK and a further 57 countries globally. Cupidplc.com are currently within the top five dating companies in the entire world. The flagship website of Cupidplc.com is Cupid.com, which caters for those seeking to meet a new partner with a view to embarking on a long term relationship. On top of this Cupidplc.com run many other dating services across the planet. As well as traditional dating sites Cupidplc.com operate services for those looking for more casual, flirtatious fun, a wide variety of niche dating sites and even their very own social network for those just looking for fun and friendship.
Offering a whole network of sites in this way allows Cupidplc.com to provide a wide range of choices for their customers, making it more likely that each will find what they are looking for. The innovative in-house FLEX platform used by Cupidplc.com is designed to be able to keep pace with both technological and market developments. Members of any one of the core Cupidplc.com sites can now access their accounts via mobile, apps and social networks as well as through their home desktop computer. This ability to adapt to new trends has been part of the cause of Cupidplc.com’s continued success.
In 2010 Cupidplc.com listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM. The primary purpose for this was to facilitate international expansion, especially in the US markets. Since then company growth has gone from strength to strength both organically and through acquisitions. In January 2010 Cupidplc.com were proud to be earning monthly revenue of £1 million. Just two years later Cupidplc.com were able to announce combined revenue for January and February 2012 in excess of £12 million. This speed of growth was largely due to a number of takeovers including the acquisition of Cupid Inc in the US.
Online dating has become vastly more popular over the past few years. New technologies and a general image overhaul combined with people in the western world learning to deal with increasingly busy lifestyles have made it a far more common activity than ever before. The global online dating industry is currently estimated to be worth £2 billion, with the US contributing around £800 million to that figure. Cupidplc.com have become well established in North America and throughout the rapidly expanding European market and continue to grow on an almost daily basis.