Type of business Pty Ltd Area served Worldwide Users 30 million+ (April 2014) | Type of site Online Services CEO Andrew Bolton Number of employees 50 | |
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Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Danish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, other Key people Andrew Bolton, co-founder & CEOEmily Bolton, co-founder Founded April 2000, Sydney, Australia Motto Connecting Singles Worldwide Founders Andrew Bolton, Emily Bolton | ||
Cupid Media is an online dating company that operates 35 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 30 million singles have registered across the company's sites. Cupid Media is based on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
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History
Cupid Media was founded in April 2000 by Andrew and Emily Bolton in Sydney, New South Wales under the name Interactive Connections Pty Ltd. It was renamed Cupid Media in August 2006.
Originally starting with one dating site, AsianEuro.com, now AsianDating.com the company has now grown to 35 dating sites targeting multiple countries, languages and ethnicities around the world. Popular Cupid Media brands include Muslima.com, ThaiLoveLinks and FilipinoCupid.
The websites are built on Adobe ColdFusion and are available on iOS and Android devices via native HTML5 mobile sites.
On January 13, 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.
Business and products
Cupid Media operates a network of 35 dating sites that target lifestyles, ethnicities, countries and special interests.
Notable Cupid Media sites include: