Cupid Media

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Cupid Media
Type of business Pty Ltd
Type of site
Online Services
Available inEnglish, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Danish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, other
HeadquartersGold Coast, Australia
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s) Andrew Bolton
Key peopleAndrew Bolton, co-founder
Emily Bolton, co-founder
Industry Online dating
Products AfroIntroductions.com, BlackCupid.com, InterracialCupid.com, Muslima.com, FilipinoCupid.com, ThaiCupid.com, AsianDating.com, others
Employees50
URL www.cupidmedia.com
Users 60 million+ (December 2020)
LaunchedApril 2000
Current statusactive

Cupid Media, owned by Dating Group, is an online dating company that operates 33 active 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 60 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

Originally starting with one dating site, AsianEuro.com, now AsianDating.com the company has now grown to 33 active dating sites targeting multiple countries, languages and ethnicities around the world. Popular Cupid Media brands include Muslima.com, [1] ThaiCupid [2] and FilipinoCupid. [3]

The websites are built on Adobe ColdFusion and are available on iOS and Android devices via native HTML5 mobile sites.

On 13 January 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. [4] [5] [6]

On 28 July 2021, Dating Group announced its acquisition of Cupid Media. [7]

Business and products

Cupid Media operates a network of 33 dating sites that target lifestyles, ethnicities, countries and special interests including:

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