KOMMERSANT — Apr 2 — Online dating services were the biggest earners among Russian web-sites last year, analysts reported Friday. Dating web-sites gained $34 million in profits in 2006. The figure is expected to double this year. The total turnover of online dating services grew fourfold last year, to $35 million, according to a report iKS-Consulting released on Friday. RBC media holding launched LovePlanet. The Mamba company, which cooperates with major portals Mail.Ru, Rambler and Km.Ru, is estimated to control over 85% of the online dating market.
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Mark Brooks: I interviewed the head of Anastasiaweb, Mamba's key competitor, back in September of last year. See the interview here.
Mark,
Mamba and Anastasiaweb are not competitors. Mamba is local dating for Russians to communicate with Russians. Anastasiaweb is international dating where Americans and Europeans pay to contact Russian brides who want to leave Russia. International market is smaller than local and Anastasiaweb sales are not included in this report.