Meetic
Meetic is a French online dating service founded in November 2001 and part of the Match Group since 2013.
Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Online dating service |
Founded | 2001 |
Headquarters | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
Key people | Marc Simoncini, CEO |
Revenue | €133.6 M (Europe, 2008) |
Parent | IAC |
Website | www www |
History
In November 2001 Marc Simoncini started Meetic as a dating website.[1] It became publicly quoted in October 2005.
In 2007, according to JupiterResearch, Meetic was the largest online dating service in Europe. The service had 525,000 subscribers in 2007.[2] The service's slogan was "Same game, new rules."[3]
In February 2009, the company acquired the European activities of Match.com and grew to more than 30 million subscribers.[4]
In December 2012, the Meetic Group bought Massive Media, the parent company of Twoo.com.[5][6]
In 2013 Meetic was acquired by IAC and thus became a part of the leading Match Group.[7] In December, Meetic launched a new product: the Stepout application where people can find out who likes them nearby.
References
- Sage, Adam (2007-10-18). "For French and internet dating, what's love got to do with it?". The Times. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- Fishbein, Jennifer (2007-10-05). "Europe's Love Affair with Meetic". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- Reuben Dating firms fight for UK hearts, Anthony (2007-07-18). "Dating firms fight for UK hearts". BBC. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- "Marc Simoncini annonce le mariage de Meetic avec Match.com". Zonebourse.com. Performance Bourse. 2009-02-20. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- "Meetic (IAC) buys Massive Media, the company behind Netlog and Badoo rival Twoo, for $25m". www.thenextweb.com. 23 December 2012.
- "Meetic purchases Belgian dating site Twoo.com to go international". www.rudebaguette.com. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- Match.com increases its stake in Meetic SA from 80.8% to 87.5% and Announces Planned Public Offer for all Outstanding Shares
External links
- Official website (UK)